Celebrating 135 Years of the South London Gallery | Christie's
The South London Gallery commemorated its 135th anniversary with a special fundraising exhibition, "Forever," staged in partnership with Christie’s. The event also coincided with director Paul Cox’s 25th year at the helm, underscoring the institution’s longevity and evolving mission to remain free and open to all. The collaboration with Christie’s is designed to generate critical capital for essential repairs to the Victorian building and its gardens, while also giving the gallery a financial runway for future programming. Over 30 artists contributed works at no cost, including high‑profile names such as Anthony Gormley, Tracey Emin and Raqib Shaw, signaling strong sector support. Highlights included Alvaro Barrington’s first UK institutional show, a reworked piece originally displayed at the Tate, and Christina Quarles’s luminous painting on suede matte board that captures dream‑like figures. Veteran painter Frank Bowling also featured, demonstrating his ongoing investigation of paint’s materiality. By securing funds and attracting marquee talent, the exhibition positions the South London Gallery to preserve its historic premises, expand its curatorial ambitions, and reinforce its role as a community‑focused cultural hub in London’s art ecosystem.
Three Watches that Refused to Follow the Rules | Christie's
Christie's recent auction spotlighted three watches that deliberately flouted conventional design rules, underscoring a growing appetite for avant‑garde horology. The 1970 Cardier Benois Alon London dazzles with its swinging, oversized case that captures the era’s rebellious spirit. PG’s “soar” piece blurs...
Two Matildas, One Extraordinary Collecting Legacy | Christie's
The video profiles the Stream Family Collection, assembled by two visionary women named Matilda—Matilda Geddings Gray and her niece Matilda Gray Stream. It highlights how their independent spirit transformed a family fortune into one of America’s most celebrated private art...
Discover the Hushed Beauty of ‘Blue House’ by Noah Davis | Christie's
The video spotlights Noah Davis’s painting “Blue House,” a vivid depiction of a West Adams residence that serves as a visual diary of the artist’s surroundings. By anchoring the work in a specific neighborhood, Davis translates the built environment into...
Important Watches: Featuring “Kronos: Titans of Time” “The Eternity” And “The Chronicle” Collections
Christie's Asia marks its 40th anniversary by unveiling three haute‑horlogerie collections—“Kronos: Titans of Time,” “The Eternity,” and “The Chronicle.” The pieces, presented in a short cinematic video, are positioned as flagship offerings that blend traditional watchmaking with contemporary storytelling. “Kronos” emphasizes...
Roy Lichtenstein's 'Anxious Girl' Comes to Christie's
Christie's announced the upcoming sale of Roy Lichtenstein’s 1964 painting “Anxious Girl,” a work that has never been exhibited publicly. The piece positions the pop‑art master within a five‑century lineage of portraiture, echoing the tradition of iconic female figures rendered by...
National Geographic and Christie's Present Art, Storytelling and Environmental Impact
The event, hosted at Tishman Spire’s Zo platform, brought together Christie's, National Geographic and art‑focused partners to explore how visual storytelling can drive environmental impact. Speakers highlighted Christie's pioneering sustainability roadmap— the only auction house with a clear, documented ESG...
Kronos: Titans of Time Collection
Christie's Asia marks its 40th anniversary with the launch of Kronos’s “Titans of Time” collection, a curated line of high‑end chronographs that blend extreme durability with artistic storytelling. The series positions each watch as a “titan” capable of withstanding grass,...
Edgar Degas’ Fascination with the Beauty of Ballet | Christie's
Christie's video explores Edgar Degas’s lifelong obsession with ballet, focusing on a large‑scale pastel that depicts four dancers backstage at the Paris Opera. The narrator highlights how Degas often worked from a single model, arranging the figures to suggest a...
Edouard Manet's 'Pivoines Dans Une Bouteille' | Christie's
Christie's is set to auction Edouard Manet’s 1863 painting ‘Peonies in a Bottle,’ the first high‑quality work from his short‑lived peony series. The canvas, created in the wake of the Salon des Refusés that launched Manet into notoriety, has not...
Jackson Pollock's 'Number 7A, 1948,' From the Private Collection of Si Newhouse | Christie's
Christie’s recent showcase of Jackson Pollock’s “Number 7A, 1948,” from the private collection of media magnate Si Newhouse underscores the painting’s iconic status within Abstract Expressionism. The work, a dense web of dripped and splattered paint, marks a decisive break from...
Inside the Incredible Collection of Si Newhouse | Christie's
Christie's recent video tours Si Newhouse’s private collection, highlighting sixteen masterpieces that span the first half of the twentieth century. The selection, curated by Newhouse, is presented as a chronological narrative of modern art’s most decisive breakthroughs. The tour begins with...
Meet Pierre-Auguste Renoir's Muse Nini Lopez | Christie's
The Christie's video spotlights Pierre‑Auguste Renoir’s most celebrated sitter, Nini Lopez, and the 1870s masterpiece “Femme aux Lilas,” now on view for potential buyers. Lopez, a Montmartre artist’s model, appears in more than twenty of Renoir’s canvases, with “Femme aux Lilas”...
Unseen Since Its Manufacture in the 1930s - a Unique Audemars Piguet Wristwatch | Christie's
Christie’s latest auction spotlights an extraordinary Audemars Piguet wristwatch, the sole surviving example of a mono‑push chronograph produced between 1930 and 1937. It is the first of only six such pieces ever crafted in the brand’s 150‑year history, and the...
Three Extraordinary Watches
The video showcases three extraordinary timepieces unveiled at a recent high‑end watch sale, highlighting their design, mechanical ingenuity, and rarity. The Deep Space Ton by Vanelter captivates with a “unique vision of time,” a poetic complication, and a surprisingly lightweight case...