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Dior’s Kim Jones Curates Sotheby’s Latest Sale

The March 6 auction will include works by David Hockney, Simone Leigh, George Condo, and Joan Mitchell

By Ashley Petras
Person sitting at a table, resting their face on one hand, wearing a dark suit with a watch, against a dark backdrop.
Kim Jones. Photo: Nikolai von Bismarck/Sotheby’s

Since Kim Jones’s appointment as artistic director of Dior Homme in 2018, he has found creative ways to collaborate with contemporary artists for his collections. Among these swoonworthy interventions are the futuristic pastel pink runway that Daniel Arsham created for the summer 2020 collection and a series of shirts and knitwear embroidered with works by Raymond Pettibon for his fall 2019 presentation. It’s fitting, then, that Sotheby’s tapped Jones to select some of his favorite pieces for its upcoming auction Contemporary Curated. Held in New York, the March 6 sale will encompass seven decades of work, including pieces by Joan Mitchell, Simone Leigh, George Condo, Yoshitomo Nara, and Wayne Thiebaud. An exhibition of the works will be on view at the auction house’s Manhattan headquarters from February 28 through March 5.

Here are a selection of pieces he curated from the sale:

Abstract painting with two figures embracing, one with a colorful outfit and the other in darker tones, set against a dynamic background.
Jonathan Lyndon Chase, Waiting Outside, 2016. Estimate: $8,000–$12,000. Courtesy of Sotheby’s

Surreal painting featuring four abstract, whimsical characters with exaggerated features in a warm-toned background.
George Condo, The Strangers, 2009. Estimate: $500,000–$700,000. Courtesy of Sotheby’s; artwork © 2020 George Condo / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, NY

Mannequin head wearing a tall, intricate blue and black rolled paper headpiece on white background.
Simone Leigh, Decatur (Cobalt), 2015. Estimate: $60,000–$80,000. Courtesy of Sotheby's

Illustration of a lush garden with heavy rain and a car parked on a driveway beside a building.
David Hockney, Lake House, Como, Rain, 2003. Estimate: $250,000–$350,000. Courtesy of Sotheby’s; artwork © David Hockney

Wall-mounted shelving unit with multiple colored compartments, including red, black, white, and gray sections.
Donald Judd, Untitled, 1987. Estimate: $600,000–$800,000. Courtesy of Sotheby’s; artwork © 2020 Estate of Donald Judd / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, NY

Beige trench coat with a richly embroidered, colorful metallic interior hanging on a wall hook.
Nick Cave, Hustle Coat, 2017. Estimate: $40,000–$60,000. Courtesy of Sotheby’s; artwork © Nick Cave