DALLAS, TX.- With a vibrant and engaged collecting community and an exciting and evolving calendar of cultural events, Dallas is the perfect venue for Christie’s to present a significant pop up exhibition of Post-War and Contemporary art in April. More than thirty works of art by top international blue chip and emerging artists will be presented for a week in the Design District, giving both new and seasoned collectors an opportunity to diversify their collections with works estimated between $40,000 up to $1.2 million. The preview of highlights from Christie’s Spring Sale of Post-War and Contemporary Art will take place on 171 Oak Lawn Avenue on April 8-12 and will be the perfect opportunity to discover emerging artists and explore lesser-known works by established artists.

Coinciding with the opening of the exhibitions of Kazuo Shiraga at the Dallas Museum of Art, and Nate Lowman at Dallas Contemporary, Christie’s will present two works by these artists:

Kazuo Shiraga’s Kukyo embodies the avant-garde spirit of the pioneering Japanese artist. Painted directly with the artist’s feet as he suspended himself above the canvas from a rope hanging from the ceiling, the painting represents a unity of the central tenants of post-war abstraction with performance art. Kazuo Shiraga was one of the earliest members and leading lights of the Gutai Art Association, Japan’s most influential avant-garde collective of the post-war era.

Several iconic pop art works by Andy Warhol from the 1960s, including Gun, Cars (Eight Buicks) and Kellog’s Corn Flakes Box will also be presented, along with works by emerging sought after artists Louis Eisner, Seth Price and Kaws.

Christie’s will partner with Bugatti for this exceptional exhibition in Dallas. The name Bugatti is usually associated with unparalleled cars, Ettore Bugatti being the forefather of modern automobile engineering, his father Carlo Bugatti and his brother Rembrandt Bugatti were celebrated artists, accomplished sculptors, painters and furniture makers.

This exhibition will offer the opportunity for collectors to admire one of only three 1,200 hp Rembrandt Bugatti Vitesse sports cars from the Bugatti Legends Edition. The Bugatti Legends Edition honors six important personalities from the automaker's history. All of the six Legends models are strictly limited to three vehicles each and all have been sold. This exceptional super sports car fuses beauty and elegance and has the reputation for being the fastest production roadster in the world. In reference to the artist and Legends car’s namesake, Rembrandt Bugatti’s signature has been laser-engraved onto the oil and gas cap. In the car’s interior, the rear center box between the seats has an especially striking design. It proudly sports Rembrandt Bugatti’s famous elephant sculpture, the hood ornament of the Type 41 Royale and today is the symbol for both the brand and the Legends Edition.