World’s top auctioneer leaves Christie’s
Having joined the auction-house seven years ago, Loïc Gouzer was co-director of the Post-war and Contemporary Art departments. Amongst his many achievements, in November 2017 he held the sale of Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi for $450.3m – the world record for a work sold at auction. More recently, he made David Hockney the most expensive living artist after selling his painting Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) for $90.3m. More information available via Artnews.
Departure of Contemporary Istanbul fair Director
After his arrival in 2016, Kamiar Maleki is leaving his post as Director of the country’s biggest art fair. The next edition of the fair will take place in September 2019. Read further via artnet.
Kamiar Maleki. Courtesy Contemporary Istanbul.
