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Christie’s Middle East to host four online sale

Christie's Middle East to host four online sale

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Christie’s Middle East to host four online sale

Christie’s will host sales of Watches, Middle Eastern Modern and Contemporary art, a special curated art sale as well as a charity auction to support Beirut across October and November 2020. Due to the uncertain health situation we have moved our regular offering online this season. The series of sales will include the most valuable online watch auction ever held with a pre-sale estimate of over $4 million and, for the first time, a special section within the Modern and Contemporary sale dedicated to Middle Eastern Design.

Caroline Louca-Kirkland, managing director Christie’s Middle East commented: “We mark this autumn season with kickstarting a fresh strategy for the category, in alignment with the evolving and maturing regional market and focusing on strong quality works. As market leaders Christie’s is taking initiative in cultivating interest through strong teamwork and collaboration, with greater leverage from a regional and international standpoint. We will be infusing our traditional auctions with a design section and presenting a separate guest curated sale connecting the Middle East with other geographies.”

We Are All Beirut
Browsing online from 4 to 10 November
Bidding online: 11– 24 November
Two weeks after the devastating explosion in Beirut city, Christie’s announced its charity auction “We Are All Beirut” which will take place on our online platform between Wednesday 4 to Tuesday 24 November. We have seen strong support from collectors and artists generously wanting to donate works. The auction will be a combination of contemporary art, design and jewellery. We will announce details of our partner NGO, in due course.

Watches Online: The Dubai Edit
Browsing online from 10-14 October
Bidding online: 15 – 29 October
This online auction will represent the largest ever offered to the market in terms of value, which is in excess of US$4,000,000. On offer are collectable watches ranging from modern to vintage, from Patek Philippe to F.P. Journe. The auction also includes an Important Private Asian Collection – Part 4 – with well-priced, modern & contemporary watches.

Middle Eastern Modern & Contemporary Art
Browsing online: 4-10 November
Bidding online: 11-24 November
Christie’s celebrates our 15th sale season with a revisited approach to our traditional sale format, including a newly curated design section. Maintaining our strong caliber of modern art, we also are presenting a diverse selection of contemporary works. Strong modern works by Farid Belkahia and Sohrab Sepehri, are met with important works by Farhad Moshiri and Samia Halaby, reflecting the diversity of artistic talent, and the ever-changing and versatile tastes of an evolving art collecting community.

For the first time the auction will offer a section of Middle Eastern Design curated by the renowned architect and designer Viktor Udzenija, who’s studio is based in Dubai.

The Guest Curated Art Auction – Matters of Material
Browsing online: 4-10 November
Bidding online:11-24 November
Guest curated by Dina Nasser-Khadivi an independent art advisor and Christie’s International Consultant, this sale will be presenting a selection of works by Contemporary artists from the Middle East, Latin America and Africa showcasing how media and materials can be used and recycled into powerful statements and works of art. A concept embracing innovation and multi-cultural connections, it will aim to continue supporting diversity in the market, this will be the first of a series of curated sales supported by Christie’s.

 

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Survey: Dubai is seen as the safest location to host international exhibitions

Survey: Dubai is seen as the safest location to host international exhibitions

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Survey: Dubai is seen as the safest location to host international exhibitions

Dubai is seen as the safest location to host international exhibitions and conferences in the coming months, while trade fairs will play a critical role in a post-covid ‘restart’, according to new research.

A recent market survey of more than 4,000 professionals from 130 countries explored the impact of COVID-19 on the global exhibitions industry, delving into key areas such as travel, budgets, and the importance of trade fairs in a post-pandemic world.

The study covered a wide range of industry sectors from the auto aftermarket and commercial security to beauty and cosmetics, showing that 77 percent of respondents viewed Dubai as the safest destination to attend an exhibition post covid-19, followed by Germany (41 percent), Saudi Arabia (19 percent), France (17 percent), and Italy (15 percent).

Nearly two-thirds (62 percent) agreed that as the novel coronavirus recedes and a semblance of normality returns, exhibitions will be more important for business (31 percent), or just as important (38 percent), compared to the past. A further 64 percent plan to attend exhibitions in the next eight months, while 36 percent have been given the green light to do so before the end of this year.

The July 2020 ‘Exhibitions post COVID-19’ survey was commissioned by Messe Frankfurt Middle East (MFME), one of the region’s largest trade fair organisers with major events such as Automechanika Dubai, Intersec, and Beautyworld Middle East among its portfolio of more than 16 exhibitions and conferences.

It arrives as the UAE continues to inject confidence back into its economy; last month, international travellers were welcomed to the country for the first time in nearly four months, while on July 16, the Dubai World Trade Centre hosted the AI Everything conference, the first ‘real life’ event at the venue since March.

“As with many business sectors, the trade fair industry felt the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in Dubai, which has a thriving exhibition sector at the Dubai World Trade Centre,” said Simon Mellor, Messe Frankfurt Middle East’s CEO.

“The purpose of the ‘Exhibitions post covid-19’ study was to investigate how this global virus affected businesses of MFME stakeholders, and how we can address their concerns collaboratively with our peers. We will continue to run the survey over the course of the year and look to engage more parties as it evolves over time.”

Added Mellor: “The good news for the exhibitions industry is it’s still a critical component for business success, as this research has indicated. Clearly there is an appetite for the events sector to pick up in Dubai, with this evident during the AI Everything conference at DWTC, which marked the return of physical events in Dubai.

“Globally, Messe Frankfurt has ‘restarted’ exhibitions with the opening of Intertextile Shenzhen Apparel Fabrics on 15 July 2020 in China, and we’re on track to deliver two of our most important shows in Dubai. These will take place with stringent health and safety measures to help keep our attendees safe.”

 

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