Summer 2024 | New York

Civil Art and Christie’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) welcome their audiences to witness cultural exchange through arts at the center of the world, New York City. To emphasize the idea of inclusivity, this year’s collaboration with Christie’s CSR will take upon the theme of Marketplace.

Historically, marketplaces were cities’ epicenters, where individuals of various classes, religions, and nationalities came together and exchanged cultural goods. With commerce, beliefs and ideas cross-pollinated, and civilizations that fostered trade became history’s most prominent landmark.

Civil Art and Christie’s invite artists, scholars, and creatives to showcase the best of cultural exchange at the Rockefeller Center. With awareness and wholesomeness, histories and narratives of diverse communities can become embraced by larger audiences.

Program Overview

EXHIBITION: NIGHT MARKET

SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS
Night Market at the Rockefeller Center

PUBLICATION

Night Market: The Exchange of Dreams

SUPPLEMENTARY PROGRAM

Mentorship Program, Exhibition Walkthroughs and Tours, Panel Talk, Pop-Up Store & Red Carpet Party

EXHIBITION

Night Market

June 2024 | Charitable Auction & Exhibition

To emphasize inclusivity in the context of cultural exchange on a multigenerational level, Civil Art and Christie’s create a dialogue between Masters and Contemporary artists of diverse backgrounds and ethnicities.

Curatorial Concept

MASTER
ARTISTS

Historical artists who are recognized by museums and insitutions.

Example Artists (TBC) Hiroshi Sugimoto, Zhang Huan, Yoko Ono, Nam Jun Paik, Ruth Asawa, Tehching Hsieh, Yoshitomo Nara

CONTEMPORARY
ARTISTS

Current and living artists who are making a significant impact in the contemporary art world.

Example Artists (TBC) Emily Mae Smith, Dominique Fung, Asif Hoque, David Fordjour, Nadia Waheed, Cole Lu

SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS

Night Market at the Rockefeller’s Center

Civil Art extends the educational and communal potential of art by providing a diverse platform for a wide range of audiences to approach the exhibition, Night Market.

ART AND DESIGN BOOTHS

Elorea, Kettl Tea, IISE, Hudson Wilder, Harper’s Books, You and Me Books, Andrew Kwon, MoMA Design Store

CULINARY BOOTHS

HAND Hospitality, Yip Studio, Taika, Nguyen Coffee Supply, Ban Be, Selma, Nudibranch

NON-PROFIT BOOTHS

CIvil Art, Heart of Dinner, CIDA, Lower Manhattan Girls Club, Pioneer Works, The Drawing Center

PERFORMERS BOOTHS

Peggy Gu, Midnight Dining Club, Japanese Breakfast, DJ Shu G, Dumbfoundead

SUPPLEMENTARY PROGRAMMING

Mentorship Program

Civil Art X Latitude Gallery
Mentorship session (6 weeks) + 4-week group exhibition

Civil Art and Latitude Gallery launches Mentorship Program to nurture emerging artists from MFA programs of RISD, Yale, Columbia, Hunter etc.

The pilot program kicks off in the summer of 2024 alongside Civil Art's Night Market with Christie's CSR. Civil Art and Latitude Gallery will provide month-long initiatives, including group exhibitions and other hands-on experiences with established artists for emerging student artists to advance their careers.

Installation View at Latitude Gallery