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Featured Sotheby's projects
This week's top Sotheby's projects, carefully handpicked by Visie's expert curators, showcase the best in style and innovation.
Sotheby's · Auction Pre Show with Kurt Anderson
Sotheby's presents an exclusive auction preview hosted by writer and author Kurt Andersen. This production offers a guided walkthrough of the house’s upcoming fall art sales in New York City, highlighting a selection of impressionist, modern, and contemporary masterworks. Captured through a clean, live-action technique, the video moves through the gallery spaces to showcase high-profile paintings and sculptures. The edit focuses on the exhibition environment, providing an intimate look at the inventory ahead of the primary auction events.
Sotheby's · Christo & Jeanne Claude Unwrapped
Sotheby's presents Christo & Jeanne-Claude Unwrapped, a documentary-style exploration into the creative legacy and private studio space of the celebrated artist duo. The piece features an introduction from Simon Shaw, Vice Chairman of Global Fine Arts, filmed on location outside the artists' historic studio at 48 Howard Street in SoHo, New York. The video utilises live-action technique to bridge the gap between contemporary commentary and historical archives. Through a clean visual narrative, the production captures the architectural character of the duo’s living quarters and provides a glimpse into the environment where their large-scale environmental installations were conceptualised. Production for this feature was handled by Toby Jacobs.
Sotheby's · Steve Aoki at the Junction of Physical and Digital Art
Sotheby’s explores the evolving dialogue between traditional media and digital innovation in this portrait of DJ and artist Steve Aoki. The project captures the intersection of physical and digital art, tracing the influence of NFT culture on contemporary creative practice. Produced by Toby Jacobs, the piece features Aoki in a gallery setting, discussing his approach to cultural boundaries and modern art. The film utilizes a clean, live-action technique to document the dialogue, set against a backdrop of abstract works within the gallery space.
Project Sotheby's · Creators & Collectors
Creators & Collectors is an editorial project for Sotheby’s that explores the intersection of high fashion and aesthetic curation. Photographed by Quentin De Briey and styled by fashion editor Tony Irvine, the series features model Lennon Sorrenti across a range of interior and outdoor settings, from rustic stone architectures to minimalist studio spaces. The imagery leans into a nostalgic, editorial atmosphere, characteristically defined by the use of chiaroscuro, grainy analogue film textures, and soft natural light. Supporting the visual narrative, hair stylist Rachel Lee and makeup artist Tina Hoffmann contribute to the understated, clean aesthetic of the portraits. The project utilizes a mix of monochrome palettes and warm, earthy tones to frame sculptural garments and intricate lace detailing against textured, organic backgrounds.
Project Sotheby's · The colours of Morocco
The Colours of Morocco project for Sotheby's presents a series of fashion-led images that investigate the interplay between structural form and vivid pigment. Photographer Viviane Sassen and fashion editor Alexandra Carl collaborate to bridge the gap between documentary portraiture and abstract composition, utilizing Morocco's architectural history and natural environment as a foundational canvas. Each frame incorporates Sassen’s signature mixed-media techniques, weaving translucent color overlays, painted gestures, and layered textures directly into the photographic surface. The execution leans into a graphic aesthetic, contrasting the raw materiality of stone, dye vats, and textiles with saturated color fields and sharp, geometric shadow play. This exploration of the tactile and the surreal captures a dialogue between organic textures and modern interventions.
Project Sotheby's · Sotheby's June 2025
Sotheby's June 2025 editorial campaign explores the intersection of high fashion and organic environments, utilizing a documentary-inspired visual approach. The series documents a model navigating lush tropical landscapes, volcanic coastlines, and residential exteriors, emphasizing the interplay between intricate garment textures and the raw elements of the natural world. Photographer Olivier Kervern employs a consistent analogue aesthetic across the project, leaning into grainy monochrome and warm tones. Fashion editor and stylist Tony Irvine complements this grounded approach with a selection of draped silhouettes and layered fabrics, while casting by Rachel Chandler, featuring model Sam Davis, reinforces the project's atmospheric, elemental focus.
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