Following a year in uncharted territory, Christie’s CEO Guillaume Cerutti takes stock of his company’s performance and ventures a look ahead to the challenges of 2021, which include increasing art market access to a broader range of clients and property. Cerutti highlights the bright spots in Christie’s 2020 auction results—especially the strength of the Asian market even as European and American buyers continue to grapple with the constraints of the pandemic—as well as the novel strategies his team has used to transform the sales calendar from in-person events to livestreams.
Guillaume Cerutti was appointed Chief Executive Officer, Christie’s in January 2017.
Mr. Cerutti graduated from the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris and from the Ecole Nationale d'Administration (1991). He first served as a member of the...
Marion Maneker is president and editorial director of Art Media, the Penske Media Corporation division that includes ARTnews, Art in America, and Art Market Monitor. Maneker has covered the art market for more than 20 years at New York magazine,...