Phillips held its first "20th Century and Contemporary Art" Evening Auction at its new headquarters in Hong Kong's West Kowloon Cultural District.

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[Reporter Tu Yingru/Taipei Report] The internationally renowned auction house Phillips' new Asian headquarters was officially opened in the West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong in the middle of last month, and the grand "20th Century and Contemporary Art" evening auction and Japanese and received HK$350 million (approximately NT$1.36 billion) and HK$122 million (approximately NT$470 million) respectively. In addition to the high prices, Nara Yoshitomo's "Looking for Treasure" and Yayoi Kusama's "Pumpkin" were auctioned, The 2 auctions broke the auction records of more than 10 artists, including the American artist Brett.

Crawford (Brett Crawford), Botai mixed-race artist O.

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Laval (Oh de Laval), Thai artist Alex.

Paintings by Alex Face et al.

Jonathan Crockett, chairman and auctioneer of Phillips Asia, sold Yoshitomo Nara's "Looking for Treasure", which sold for nearly HK$84 million (approximately NT$330 million).

Su Wanting, Director of Phillips Hong Kong 20th Century and Contemporary Art Day Auctions, said that the results of the first 20th Century and Contemporary Art Hong Kong Spring Auction held in the new space this year increased by 33% compared with last spring auction, and the daily auction also refreshed the auction of 10 artists Records, while Eastern and Western art masters such as Yayoi Kusama, Gerhardt.

Richter, Park Seo-fu, and rising stars in the art world such as Ayako Rokkaku, Jia Aili, Michaela.

Works by artists such as Earlwood-Dan were among the top 10 transactions.

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This month, Phillips will hold another exhibition of works by Yayoi Kusama and Chiharu Shiota at the new headquarters, and will hold several auctions in May.

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