Jacky Tsai × Sotheby’s — Charity Auction at GUM, Moscow
A gala in support of the MMOMA Education Center

20th Feb 2018
GUM Demonstration Hall, Moscow

The gala dinner in GUM’s Demonstration Hall, Moscow, 8 February 2018.

On 8 February 2018, Jacky Tsai’s works were presented at a Sotheby’s charity auction and gala dinner in the Demonstration Hall of GUM, Moscow. Held during the “Happy Chinese New Year! GUM” festival, the evening brought together diplomatic guests, cultural figures, collectors and supporters of the arts in aid of the Moscow Museum of Modern Art’s Education Center.

Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets and H.E. Li Hui, China’s Ambassador to Russia, address the guests.

The Charity Auction

The auction was conducted by Lord Mark Poltimore, then Deputy Chairman of Sotheby’s Europe and Chairman of Sotheby’s Russia, with Andrei Malakhov hosting the evening. Six works by Tsai, including original pieces and limited-edition screenprints, were offered. All six sold, with the proceeds donated in support of the MMOMA Education Center.

Andrei Malakhov and Lord Mark Poltimore during the charity auction.The works presented for the charity auction in support of the MMOMA Education Center.

A Cultural Gathering at GUM

H.E. Li Hui, then Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Russia, and Olga Golodets, then Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, welcomed the guests. Teimuraz Guguberidze, General Director of GUM and a key figure in the wider GUM project, was also present. The official photographs record Li Hui and Guguberidze viewing the works together before the evening’s proceedings.

H.E. Li Hui and Teimuraz Guguberidze, General Director of GUM, view Tsai’s works.

A guest reading the Sotheby’s auction catalogue at the gala dinner.

Guests in conversation at the gala dinner, with Tsai’s works displayed behind them.

In Support of Arts Education

Presented alongside Tsai’s large-scale installations at GUM and his solo exhibition at MMOMA, the auction connected his artistic presence in Moscow with support for arts education. Within the hall, the display of the works, the formal dinner and the live bidding formed a single occasion for cultural exchange and charitable giving.

The formal gala setting, with long tables, red floral arrangements and Sotheby’s bidding paddles.

Photographs: GUM official event archive and artist archive.