UNTITLED, 1966, © CAROL RAMA, COURTESY OF FERGUS MCCAFFREY, NEW YORK AND TOKYO.
HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU Carol Rama's Untitled (1966), with glass eyes and ink on paper, is available from Fergus McCaffrey, one of 32 dealers who have joined the newly launched Sotheby's Gallery Network.
take its September brick-and-mortar event online. The 42 art galleries involved represent works from Egyptian antiquities and Chinese ceramics to Impressionist and Modern paintings. It was a shotgun wedding of sorts, as the Biennale’s Grand Palais venue remained closed due to the pandemic. “At first glance, these works may not seem connected, but [with the fair online, we have] brought together the best of art and history,” said Old Master dealer and Biennale president Georges de Jonckheere, in a statement released by Christie’s on the eve of the event. In late summer, these head-scratching scenarios
took another sharp turn when the Russian-owned Phillips auction house announced a close collaboration with Mainland Chinese–owned Poly Auction to conduct sales of 20th-century and contemporary art at the JW Marriott in Hong Kong beginning this November. “The art auction industry is currently undergoing significant changes,” says Jiang Yingchun, chairman of Poly Auction, adding that “we are witnessing a constant stream of breakthrough innovations and exciting collaborations.” Jiang’s sound bite muffled the aftershocks still being felt from that explosive marriage. NOVEMBER—DECEMBER 2020 | AVENUE MAGAZINE
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