Contemporary Asian art sale on Nov 30-Dec 1

KOLKATA: Christie���s Autumn sales of Asian Contemporary Art will take place on November 30 and December 1 at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre. The sale featuring works from several important Indian Contemporary artists, will be offered in the Evening Sale, including Doot (Ambassador Car) by Subodh Gupta estimated at $5,12,800-7,69,200.

The auction has also included a selection of Chinese Contemporary art from the collection of famed American filmmaker Oliver Stone.

���The depiction of the Ambassador car by Gupta is a limited series within the artist���s oeuvre that both idolises and provides a social critique of its subject matter: the veritable icon that is ubiquitous on Indian roads and yet a curious 50s style relic threatened with extinction as newer imported cars become more popular to the burgeoning middle and upper classes,��� Christie���s spokesperson Kate Swan Malin told ET.

According to Ms Malin, the Chinese Contemporary art pieces offered from celebrated movie director Oliver Stone���s collection include prime works from Zhang Xiaogang, Liu Wei, Gu Wenda, and Tang Zhigang. ���With the analytical and often deconstructive viewpoints on society, culture, and the role of the individual and the nation, these artists placed a mark on the category of Chinese Contemporary art, making it relevant to an audience beyond Asia.