Christie’s International Real Estate Announces Partnership with Art Miami

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Christie’s International Real Estate, the world’s leading luxury real estate network, and Art Miami, Miami’s original and longest-running contemporary art fair, today announced that Christie’s International Real Estate will serve as the “Official Luxury Real Estate Partner” for Art Miami, taking place December 4 through 9 in South Florida during what is known as Art Week. The sponsorship extends to Art Miami’s new sister event, CONTEXT Art Miami, an international emerging and cutting-edge contemporary art fair that will be adjacent to the Art Miami Pavilion.

“Ours is the only real estate network owned by a fine art auction house”

Thousands of collectors, dealers, curators, and artists worldwide will converge in Miami to participate in the 23rd annual and globally acclaimed event. With the combination of Art Miami's and CONTEXT's exhibiting galleries, the city’s trendy Wynwood Arts District will be transformed into a thriving international destination, featuring 190 galleries from 21 countries within 250,000 square feet of curated indoor and outdoor exhibition space. The outdoor entertainment area connecting the two fairs will include a café and bar, performance stage and curated projects.

Throughout the fair, Christie’s International Real Estate will host a booth to showcase luxury residential real estate offerings, affording Art Miami visitors an appreciation of the global scope of the spectacular homes represented by its network of Affiliates. On display will be properties from the 127 brokerages from across the globe, which comprise the Christie’s International Real Estate network. Nine firms from the network are co-sponsors and will be on site during the weeklong event. They are:

Esslinger-Wooten-Maxwell Realtors in Miami
Premier Estate Properties in Boca Raton
Michael Saunders & Company in Sarasota
Hilton & Hyland Real Estate in Beverly Hills
Pacific Union International in San Francisco
Sibarth Real Estate in Saint Barthélemy
Landscope-Christie’s International Real Estate in Hong Kong
Illustrated Properties Real Estate in North Palm Beach
Joshua & Co. in Aspen

Art Miami and CONTEXT are held in custom designed state-of-the-art pavilions in Midtown Miami, within the evolving Wynwood Arts District of Miami. The Fairs will collectively showcase the best in emerging, cutting-edge, contemporary and modern art. This includes paintings, drawings, sculpture, photography, video, new media, and prints from Europe, Asia, Latin America, India, the Middle East, and the United States, in addition to numerous specially curated exhibitions.

“The Christie’s brand is an iconic symbol in the world of fine art,” added Nick Korniloff, Director and Partner of Art Miami. “Our clients have many commonalities. These individuals are not only accustomed to traveling abroad in search of quality works of contemporary art, but often own multiple homes in luxury destinations. It is truly an ideal relationship.”

“Ours is the only real estate network owned by a fine art auction house,” says Bonnie Stone Sellers, Chief Executive Officer. “Connecting fine art with luxury real estate is at the core of the distinct synergy we offer our clientele and our Affiliates worldwide. We look forward to participating in this renowned and internationally celebrated event and introducing to Art Miami’s audience the highest levels of client service and luxury expertise in residential real estate that our name represents.”

Christie’s International Real Estate is an invitation-only Affiliate network composed of the world’s most proven and qualified real estate specialists. The company has central hubs in London, New York, and Hong Kong; field offices in Beverly Hills, California, Chicago, Illinois, and Palm Beach, Florida; and approximately 127 Affiliates in Europe and the U.K.; North, Central, and South America; and the Caribbean as well as Asia, Africa, and Oceania. The company has recently embarked on an aggressive expansion programme to identify exceptional brokerages in key markets with an aim to invite the most deserving to join our network of luxury real estate specialists. In the past six months alone, the network has added new Affiliates in Hong Kong, the United States, Europe, Africa, Canada, and the Caribbean. For additional information about Christie’s International Real Estate, please visit www.christiesrealestate.com.