Matthew Wong's Shangri-La | Christie's

An invitation into any artist’s imagined world involves an intimacy rarely encountered outside of portraiture, but Matthew Wong does this without fear by relying on our one nugget of shared understanding – Shangri-la. What is paradise after all but knowing and being known? "You sit in front of this painting, and it overwhelms you." - reveals our specialist Isabella Lauria, - "We get lots in our dreams, and this painting makes me feel lost in the best way." Post-War and Contemporary Art Day sale, October 7 2020 View sale highlights: https://ift.tt/2G7zp3d -- Subscribe to Christie's YouTube: http://goo.gl/Vmh7Hf Sign up to Christie's Weekly: https://goo.gl/kc8qpV Follow Christie's on: Facebook: https://ift.tt/2elC9Zg Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChristiesInc Instagram: https://ift.tt/2iJ3lGm Pinterest: https://ift.tt/2elCafM