“When I entered the Songeun Museum of Art, where the Pinot Collection exhibition was held, the magnificent yet cozy architecture of Herzog & De Meuron and the inexplicable voice of Maria Callas were fantastic. “It wasn’t the exhibition we planned, but it was a great opportunity to invite Christie’s customers.”
said Christian Albou, Christie’s Asia Pacific vice-president (co-head of 20th and 21st century art), who planned the Francis Bacon and Adrian Guanyi duo exhibition in 2022 and the Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol exhibition in 2023. The Pinault Collection exhibition was an exhibition showcasing the collection of François Pinault, owner of Christie’s and founder of the Kering Group.
Albu, who met at Christie’s Asia Pacific headquarters at The Henderson in Hong Kong on the 26th, said, “We were able to plan a large exhibition thanks to Korean collectors’ passion and curiosity about art,” and added, “I think Christie’s presence in Seoul has increased day by day over the past three years, and we are looking forward to further development.” “I hope to present an exhibition that does this,” he added.
Albu, who started working at Christie’s London in 2012, joined the Hong Kong team in 2020. In May 2022, Pablo Picasso’s ‘Buste d’homme dans un cadre’, which was in actor Sean Connery’s collection, was sold for 175 million Hong Kong dollars (about 29.4 billion won), and in December 2021, Gerhard Richter’s ‘Abstraktes’ was sold for 175 million Hong Kong dollars (about 29.4 billion won). Bild 747-1′ (HK$140 million, approximately KRW 23.5 billion), and Adrian Gueny’s ‘Pie Fight Interior 12’, sold for HK$81 million (approximately KRW 13.6 billion), a key figure who set the record for the highest price ever sold at an artist’s auction. am.
In particular, it received favorable reviews for exhibiting works that were difficult to see in Asia. The Bacon and Genie two-person exhibition was held in Hong Kong for 9 days, and 12,000 people lined up to see it. Albu said about this, “It was a result that exceeded expectations.”
“It must have been a life-changing experience that had a positive impact on young writers and students who were exposed to the works of Bacon and Genney for the first time in their lives. “I was proud to see that in Seoul, not only the general public but also a variety of audiences visited, from celebrities to politicians such as the mayor of Seoul.”
When asked if he plans to hold an exhibition next year, he remained silent, saying, “I will discuss with Christie’s Seoul branch and do my best to present the best exhibition.”
At the ’20th/21st Century Art Evening Auction’ scheduled for this evening, works by Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet also attracted attention. I asked him, who is introducing the works of Western masters at an auction in Hong Kong, ‘If you were to introduce a modern and contemporary Western artist who is not well known to Korean collectors, who would it be?’
He said, “Korean collectors have seen and experienced many things in person in London, Paris, and New York, so it is important to know what collectors like rather than introducing them first.” “I was surprised that they even held an exhibition,” he said. He added, “There are so many good writers I want to showcase, but what comes to mind right now is Herbin Anderson, a disciple of Peter Doig. “But I want to hear the stories of Korean collectors first,” he said.
When asked whether Kim Hwan-ki’s ‘9-XII-71 #216’ (sold for approximately 7.8 billion won), which was scheduled to be auctioned on this day, will break the record set by ‘Universe’ (approximately 13.2 billion won) in 2019, he responded, “Basically, the size is “It is smaller and has a different composition,” he said. “It would be nice to break the record, but more than that, I am happy to be able to present it together with the works of other masters such as Monet, Van Gogh, and Zaouki.”
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