Night Market
A charitable auction
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Event date 22 July - 2 August -
Event location New York
Christie’s presents Night Market, an online auction and exhibition taking place in New York from 22 July – 2 August, in partnership with Civil Art. Supported by Christie’s ED&I Committee, Night Market is a philanthropic project aiming to shine a light on the rich culture of the API creative communities.
Marketplaces are historical epicenters for cultural exchange. Night Market continues this cross-pollination of sensibilities and ideas by showcasing the work of artists, scholars, and creatives with diverse narratives and perspectives. Night Market brings together the work of over thirty artists, with emerging names including Sung Hwa Kim, Yuri Yuan and Bony Ramirez to be exhibited alongside contemporary pioneers such as Hiroshi Sugimoto and Zhang Huan.
Download the curatorial statement for Night Market written by Amanda Ba.
Proceeds of this auction will go towards the participating artists, Civil Art and Apex for Youth.
Highlights
Charitable partner
Civil Art
Founded in 2022, Civil Art, fiscally sponsored (Player’s Philanthropy Fund) 501(c)(3) non-profit organization & principal exhibitor, empowers the Asian Pacific Islander (API) community by making the contributions of API creatives (across multiple disciplines including visual and performance art, design, culinary arts, literature, and curatorial scholarship) accessible to a wider demographic through educational programming, editorial platform, community gatherings, and other events. Civil Art’s public programming highlights the way in which the contributions of API creatives communicate cultural narratives, including by employing themes that speak to the multiplicity of the API community’s identity. This programming accordingly raises awareness of the community’s diverse histories while fostering opportunities for intra-community connection, understanding, and further creative development.
I hope that Civil Art can become a moment of empathy and self-empowerment for the API community and a point of accessibility and learning for those who are yet aware of my community’s rich and diverse culture—Ho Jae Kim, Co-Founder & CEO, Civil Art
Charitable partner
Apex for Youth
Apex for Youth empowers Asian American youth from low-income and immigrant backgrounds to unlock their potential and a world of possibility. We achieve this by cultivating positive self-identity through transformative relationships with adults and their communities. Through programming focusing on health and well-being, education, and community engagement, our volunteers support and mentor students of all ages to help them develop a vision for their future. We are in active pursuit of a better life for our youth and our community.
We are honored and grateful to be a recipient of the proceeds from Night Market through the incredible partnership of Civil Art, Christie’s, and its participating artists who, like us promote education and culture, and uplift individuals and the community.—Jiyoon Mary Chung, Executive Director, Apex for Youth
Leading sponsor
East West Bank is a U.S. commercial bank headquartered in Los Angeles and is the largest state-chartered bank in California, with over $70 billion in assets. Founded in 1973, the Bank provides financial services to help customers reach further and connect to new opportunities. The East West Bank Art Program showcases the work of contemporary artists to raise awareness, spark conversation, and foster understanding of diverse communities. East West Bank operates 120 locations in the United States and Asia. For more information, visit www.eastwestbank.com.
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