• Issue
  • Jul 01, 2021

Auction Report: A Shaky Comeback

YOSHITOMO NARA, Berlin Barrack, Room 1, 2017, mixed-media installation, 263 × 317 × 279. Courtesy Poly Auction, Hong Kong.

Live auctions in Hong Kong and New York saw eager buyers, with the usual blue-chip artists securing premium prices. However, a number of much-vaunted lots fell short of expectations.