Steven Murphy, former chairman of Christie's, sees the US west coast as the place for the next boom in art sales. Photo: K. Y. Cheng
Steven Murphy, former chairman of Christie's, sees the US west coast as the place for the next boom in art sales. Photo: K. Y. Cheng

Move over Asia, next art market boom will be on US west coast, says ex-Christie’s CEO who launched its China auctions

Steven Murphy points to Silicon Valley titans’ developing taste for art and, in the week Christie’s opens in Beverly Hills, predicts market there will take off once enough art businesses see it as integral to their performance

Steven Murphy, former chairman of Christie's, sees the US west coast as the place for the next boom in art sales. Photo: K. Y. Cheng
Steven Murphy, former chairman of Christie's, sees the US west coast as the place for the next boom in art sales. Photo: K. Y. Cheng
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