PRESS RELEASE | NEW YORK | SEPTEMBER 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Online-Only Sales
OF POST-WAR AND CONTEMPORARY ART
New York - Christies is pleased to announce a series of online -only curated and themed sales of Post-War and Contemporary art. These online sales are the perfect channel for selling art internationally; the timed online format allows clients to browse, bid, receive instant updates by email or phone if another bid exceeds theirs, organize shipping, and give payment from anywhere in the world. In our flat world, buying art online is a natural evolution of the global marketplace. In order to continue developing our eCommerce platform and build the quality of our existing auctions, the Post-War and Contemporary Art department in New York is introducing a new series of online sales curated according to themes or dedicated to specific artists. These sales will be a hybrid with a printed catalogue and a public viewing coinciding with the November sale season. We will bring together a wide range of carefully selected artwork, at price points that will attract new and existing collectors. Consignors and buyers will enjoy the same rigorous standard of production associated with live sales-only the means of purchase will change. The sales will also provide consignors with global visibility for their works, as well as appeal to new collectors who havent traditionally participated in our live auctions, declared Andy Massad, Senior Specialist and Sponsor of the Post-War and Contemporary Art Online-Only Sales. Focused around various themes as well as more general offerings, these new sales will ensure high visibility among collectors and will also be closely aligned to the Christies Young Collectors initiative, which will launch later this year. ABOUT CHRISTIES ONLINE-ONLY SALES Since 2011, Christies has been offering time-based online only auctions of fine art, jewelry, fashion, decorative arts, photographs, and memorabilia. All property auctioned online is treated with the same high-touch dedicated cataloguing, inspection, and review as with any property offered by Christie's. Potential winning bidders are shown an estimate of the total cost, which factors in buyer's premium, taxes, and shipping costs. Once registered, bidders receive instant updates by email or

phone when other bids exceed their own. All payment is by credit card, and bidding registration is open to all clients. CHRISTIES ONLINE PRESENCE Christies online presence is continually expanding: in 2013 alone, Christies saw over 5.6 million visitors to our website, a 23% increase over 2012. During the same period, traffic from mobile devices more than doubled, with over 6.7 million visitors. In the first half of 2013, Christies organized total of nine online auctions with lots from various departments and categories. These sales attracted 144,000 visitors to the Christies website from 142 countries (US: 45%, UK: 19%, France: 4%, Canada: 3%, Italy: 3%, Germany: 2%, Australia: 2%, Netherland: 2%, Hong Kong: 2%, Switzerland: 1%), 72% of whom had never visited the site before.

CALENDAR September 20th October 4th, 2013 First Open: New Media

SIGALIT LANDAU Barbed Hula single-channel DVD loop duration: 1:48 minutes Executed in 2001 Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000

GABRIEL OROZCO Black Kites Perspective (back left) Cibachrome print 16 1/4 x 20 1/4 in. (41.2 x 51.4 cm.) Executed in 1997-2008. Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000

HIROSHI SUGIMOTO Lightning Fields 119 gelatin silver print 23 x 19 3/8 in. (60.3 x 49.2 cm.) Executed after 2009 Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000

Timed to coincide with the September First Open sale of Post-War and Contemporary Art and the October sale of Photographs, this two-week Online-Only First Open / New Media sale will present over 40 works by Jennifer Steinkamp, Julian Opie, Marilyn Minter, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Rodney Graham, Louise Lawler, Cindy Sherman, Doug Aitken, Piotr Uklanski, Gabriel Orozco, Roe Ethridge, Sigalit Landau and Massimo Vitali to name a few, and estimated between $3,000 and $80,000.

New Media has infiltrated every aspect of contemporary life, enhancing and redefining the way we communicate, interact, research and consume information. Innovation in the digital age has created boundless opportunities in how we experience and what can be characterized as art. From appropriation art and performance, through photographic manipulation and computer generated imagery, this sale will explore the various ways that artists have, even before the subsistence of interactive technologies in everyday life, placed technology and digital media at the forefront of artistic innovation. There is no better platform to explore this concept than via the online sale. November 7th - 19th 2013 Post-War and Contemporary Art: Online Only

PRESS CONTACTS: Capucine Milliot (Christies)

+1.347.403.1564

cmilliot@christies.com

About Christies Christies, the world's leading art business, had global auction and private sales in the first half of 2013 that totaled 2.4 billion/ $3.68 billion. In 2012, Christies had global auction and private sales that totaled 3.92 billion/$6.27 billion making it the highest annual total in Christies history. Christies is a name and place that speaks of extraordinary art, unparalleled service and expertise, as well as international glamour. Founded in 1766 by James Christie, Christie's has since conducted the greatest and most celebrated auctions through the centuries providing a popular showcase for the unique and the beautiful. Christies offers over 450 auctions annually in over 80 categories, including all areas of fine and decorative arts, jewellery, photographs, collectibles, wine, and more. Prices range from $200 to over $100 million. Christie's also has a long and successful history conducting private sales for its clients in all categories, with emphasis on Post-War and Contemporary, Impressionist and Modern, Old Masters and Jewellery. Private sales totaled 465.2 million ($711.8 million) in the first half of 2013, an increase of 13% on the previous year, and for the third successive year represents the highest total for the period in both company and art market history. Christies has a global presence with 53 offices in 32 countries and 12 salerooms around the world including in London, New York, Paris, Geneva, Milan, Amsterdam, Dubai, Zrich, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Mumbai. More recently, Christies has led the market with expanded initiatives in growth markets such as Russia, China, India and the United Arab Emirates, with successful sales and exhibitions in Beijing, Mumbai and Dubai. *Estimates do not include buyers premium. Sales totals are hammer price plus buyers premium and do not reflect costs, financing fees or application of buyers or sellers credits.

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