Going Once No. 400 | Trevor Traina’s photo collection

Trevor Traina’s photographs collection, Marina Abramović, Women of restitution, Ahmed Mater exhibition, Eduardo Chillida, and more ͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­ [Christie's]( [Christie's]( [Going Once] [Going Once] 12 AUG 2024 This week’s stories A living history of ‘the medium of our time’ [ ]( Ambassador Trevor Traina has built a photographs collection that ‘tells a few different stories’, chronicling the medium’s profound post-war transformation [Read more]( [ ]( ‘We are all responsible for the ocean’: Abramović leads over 20 artists to donate works for Blue Marine Foundation [Read more]( [ ]( The art of restitution: from Monuments Women to Christie’s Grant for Nazi-era Provenance Research [Read more]( [ ]( Ahmed Mater’s mid-career retrospective in London features preview of his awe-inspiring commission for AlUla [Read more]( [ ]( How Eduardo Chillida, footballer-turned-artist, used his sporting prowess to forge ‘the ability to control space’ [Read more]( [More Stories]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Editor’s picks [ ]( Tony Smith is known for his hard-edged sculptures that fuse intuition and geometric abstraction. The polyhedral forms that make up [Ten Elements]( from 2004, can be arranged in any configuration, generating an infinite spatial dialogue between the monumental shapes while offering new understandings of our surroundings [VIEW LOT]( Price on request Private Sales [ ]( The Hermès Himalaya Kelly has gained a reputation as ‘the rarest handbag in the world’. Echoing the majestic Himalaya mountains, each bag is painstakingly hand-dyed by the maison’s expert artisans to achieve its signature snowy-white gradation. Set with 229 diamonds [this bag]( is the pinnacle of luxury [VIEW LOT]( Price on request Private Sales [ ]( Maggie Moran’s painting practice blends ‘traditional methods’ with ‘nontraditional subject matter’. In her ‘Modern Renaissance’ series, Moran, a product owner in Christie’s Technology Group, puts a new spin on classical art. Her 2024 work, [Manspreading]( transports Batoni’s Apollo, Music and Geometry to the limits of the NYC subway [VIEW LOT]( Estimate: $5,000-6,000 until 23 August , Online [ ]( Chihiro Ito’s [Reel to Reel -to Jonas Mekas-]( remembers the Lithuanian-born filmmaker known as the ‘godfather’ of American avant-garde film. Ito, an art handler at Christie’s New York, was a resident at Jonas Mekas Studio from 2023 to 2024. He created this 35mm projector work after extensive research into the filmmaker’s archives [VIEW LOT]( Estimate: $1,000-2,000 until 23 August , Online [Browse all]( --------------------------------------------------------------- What’s on Last chance to visit | London [Ahmed Mater: Chronicles, until 22 August]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Open for bidding | Online [Inside Job: Christie’s Staff Art Show, until 23 August ]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Spotlight on [ ]( • [In the Frame with Refik Anadol]( the digital artist speaks about his wide-ranging inspirations, from architecture to navigating the natural world with AI [ ]( Anytime, Anywhere [Private Sales: Our best kept secret]( ART AND LUXURY, READY TO TAKE HOME [BUY Now]( [ ]( Christie’s Education [Study in London, New York, Hong Kong and Online]( Learn more about the art world [UPCOMING COURSES]( [Upcoming auctions]( [Plan your visit]( [How to buy]( [How to sell]( [Christie's]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us [INSTAGRAM]( | [FACEBOOK]( | [YOUTUBE]( | [WECHAT]( [© CHRISTIE'S 2024]( [Web version]( | [Privacy policy]( | [Unsubscribe]( William Eggleston (b. 1939), Greenwood, Mississippi (Red Ceiling), 1973. Dye transfer print. 12¼ x 18½ in (31.1 x 47 cm). Estimate: $200,000-300,000. Offered in An Eye Towards the Real: Photographs from the Collection of Ambassador Trevor Traina on 3 October 2024 at Christie’s in New York. © Eggleston Artistic Trust // Marina Abramović, Fire Island. Photo: Marco Anelli // Rose Valland, 1946. Photograph the Everett Collection Inc / Alamy Stock Photo // Ahmed Mater’s site specific installation Ashab Al-Lal, Wadi AlFann, AlUla, Saudi Arabia. Photo: Courtesy of Ahmed Mater // Eduardo Chillida with his 1976 work Peine del viento XV (Comb of the Wind XV), San Sebastián, 1980s. Photo: Eduardo Chillida Archive. Artwork: © Zabalaga-Leku, DACS, London 2024 // Ahmed Mater (b. 1979), Lightning Land, 2017. © Ahmed Mater, Courtesy of the Artist // Jimin Kim, ‘C’ for Christie’s, 2024. Korean water paint and ink on rice paper. 15¾ x 11⅞ in (40 x 30.1 cm). Estimate: $400-600. Offered in Inside Job: Christie’s New York Staff Art Show until 23 August 2024 at Christie’s Online. // Living Architecture: Casa Batlló, 2022, courtesy of Refik Anadol