Christie’s is preparing for an evening sale this coming May featuring a series of unconventional and peculiar works that would normally not appear in a large-scale auction, with a piece by Bruce Nauman as the centerpiece, and a theme of failure as its unifying concept.  “It’s a season where there’s not going to be many estates or collections,†says organizer Loic Gouzer. “We’ve entered this different era — you can feel an undertone of schadenfreude that the market may be slowing down. I like pursuing the idea that this whole sale is bound to fail.â€
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