Christie's throws open multi-purpose art space at Shanghai's Bund

KOLKATA: One year after its ground-breaking inaugural sale in mainland China, Christie's has thrown open a new home and a multi-purpose art space at Shanghai's historical Bund.

To mark the occasion, Christie's will present its Shanghai autumn auctions on 24 October featuring an evening sale of Asian and Western 20th Century and Contemporary Art, a Prestigious Lifestyle sale, and the launch of a new category of Chinese Contemporary Design.

A private selling exhibition, The Art of The Horse, will be the opening exhibition at Christie's Shanghai on 21 October and tours to Hong Kong in November.

Located in the heart of The Bund - the symbol of the city, Christie's Shanghai is housed at the Ampire Building which was built in 1907 and has been part of the urban landscape over the past century.

The combination of heritage and style is a perfect match for Christie's. Covering an area of nearly 1,000 square meters for exhibition galleries and offices, Christie's Shanghai will serve as a convening place for collectors and art lovers by holding exhibitions, lectures, events, private sales, and embody the same spirit of similar spaces developed by Christie's in New York, London and Paris.