Christie's introduces Chinese & Asian contemporary design sale

PanARMENIAN.Net - Following the enthusiastic response to the inaugural auction of “Chinese Contemporary Design” last year in Shanghai, Christie’s this season introduces “Chinese and Asian Contemporary Design”. The sale will combine the best of Chinese and Asian contemporary design and continue the dialogue between modernity and tradition across the continent, Art Daily reports.

The auction will be held on October 24, 2015 in Shanghai and will celebrate the dynamism of Asian decorative art and design, its exceptional craftsmanship and modern day utility.

“Chinese and Asian Contemporary Design” features a unique selection of 35 lots especially made for the auction by masters from China, Japan and Korea.

The sale challenged the masters and artists to undertake new artistic endeavours. For example, ‘ECHO’, a pair of red enamelled eggshell porcelain bowls, marks the very first time the artist Ding Yi has worked with ceramics and ‘DA TIAN DI’ (SKY AND EARTH) boasts a combination of the high-tech carbon fibre and traditional lacquer. Innovations introduced through new media and techniques lend the objects new forms, textures and perspectives.

To further unravel the magic of living with art, Christie’s has invited three internationally renowned architects and designers to create in drawings their own interior inspired by the pieces offered in the sale. These concepts by Cho Byung Soo (Korea), Kengo Kuma (Japan) and Jiang Qionger (China) will be revealed at a later stage.

Géraldine Lenain, International Director, Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, said, “The success of ‘Chinese Contemporary Design’ in 2014 is a strong indication of the level of global interest towards objects and traditions originating from China and imbued with contemporary design philosophy. The subsequent response from our collectors further inspired us to broaden the concept beyond cultures, and prompted us to use an innovative approach to showcase how to live with art. I am looking forward to the upcoming season and to the exchange of views with our Chinese and international collectors.”