Growing, growing and far from gone

The rise and rise of Hong Kong's stature as a key player in the international auction scene, all through the most challenging months of the pandemic, augurs well for the city's future as a pre-eminent, world-class arts hub. Joyce Yip reports.

By Joyce Yip | HK EDITION | Updated: 2021-09-17 13:39
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Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara's Missing in Action was sold for HK$123,725,000 (US$15.9 million) at an evening sale hosted by Phillips in June. [PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY]

"Our art, website, (video) channels, our WeChat program for China we had these in place (even) before the pandemic, but needed the opportunity to embrace the technology," he said, adding that Christie's Asian buyers went from 25 percent to 39 percent of the total number of customers in the first six months.

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