Arsalan Mohammad

Berlin, Germany

Editor at Sotheby's Magazine

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Articles

Acid Reflex: In Conversation with Miles Aldridge

2 weeks ago | sothebys.com | Arsalan Mohammad |to Sotheby’s

London-based photographer Miles Aldridge is the son of influential 1960s illustrator Alan Aldridge. He grew up within a Technicolor kaleidoscope of cultural textures, ranging from quirky 50s pop culture to Surrealism, via film noir, to his father’s psychedelic creations for The Beatles, Elton John, The Who and many more.
A Verray Parfit Gentil Knight: Richard Ansett’s Portraits of Grayson Perry

3 weeks ago | sothebys.com | Arsalan Mohammad |to Sotheby’s

Some artistic relationships are creative serendipity: blessed comings-together of artist and amanuensis intent on a shared vision and process. Such is the dynamic between ladylike British treasure Sir Grayson Perry and maverick photographer Richard Ansett. Since meeting Perry, at the 2013 BBC Reith Lectures, Ansett has worked with this most flamboyant of artists, celebrating their shared love and empathy for British culture’s odder quirks and characteristics.
Sotheby’s Inaugural Auction in Diriyah Achieves $17M

2 months ago | sothebys.com | Arsalan Mohammad |to Sotheby’s

The auction was divided into two sections. The first, helmed by Sotheby’s Chief Auctioneer Oliver Barker, consisted of a selection of global and regional fine art from renowned Arab and Iranian artists past and present. Defying presale estimates and capturing the imagination of the room, the quality and range of art on offer performed magnificently, setting a couple of new records along the way and affirming the passionate energy present in the Saudi Arabian art market.
Husein Alireza Curates Sotheby’s First Auction in Saudi Arabia

Jan 23, 2025 | sothebys.com | Arsalan Mohammad |to Sotheby’s

In reaching the quarterfinals in rowing at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Husein Alireza – the first Saudi Arabian to ever do so – triggered a wave of pride from his home country. Not only was he a dashing young sports icon achieving global success, he was also a figurehead for a new era of Saudi achievement and sporting excellence. Having gone on to represent the Kingdom again, at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Alireza’s face is now a familiar one within the elite cadre of Saudi Arabia’s global athletes.
Ken Fulk Curates ‘Visions of America’

Jan 17, 2025 | sothebys.com | Arsalan Mohammad |to Sotheby’s

Even though Ken Fulk, one of America’s most brilliant interior designers, is steeped in his country’s kaleidoscopic history, his practice is resolutely rooted in the present. An autodidact polymath with a vast appetite for cultural stimuli drawn from across a spectrum of influences, Fulk’s immense renown is based on decades honing a highly individualistic approach.
Storytelling through Space: In Conversation with Designer Pierre Yovanovitch

Dec 3, 2024 | sothebys.com | Arsalan Mohammad |to Sotheby’s

One of the most respected and acclaimed interior designers at work today, French-born Pierre Yovanovitch has launched his own furniture line, reveling in his love of woody Modernism and Scandinavian motifs. This December, he’s the guest curator of Sotheby’s Important Design auction in New York. Designer Pierre Yovanovitch was born in Nice, the balmy coastal French city perched on the Mediterranean, where he grew up in bucolic beauty and a languid, southern climate.
Sotheby’s Autumn Auctions of Modern and Contemporary Art Top $700M in Sales

Nov 27, 2024 | sothebys.com | Arsalan Mohammad |to Sotheby’s

Thirteen auctions of modern and contemporary art across Sotheby’s four primary locations achieved approximately $713.9 million of sales. From Surrealism to Sydell Miller, Banksy to that banana, fall was full of excitement at Sotheby’s auction rooms in New York, London, Paris and Hong Kong.
How Two Stunning Wucai ‘Fish Jars’ Achieved £9.6M at Auction

Nov 14, 2024 | sothebys.com | Arsalan Mohammad |to Sotheby’s

The pair of rare porcelain treasures from China’s Ming Dynasty reached nine times their high estimate. On 6 November, a pair of exceptionally rare, 16th-century Ming dynasty Chinese wucai “fish jars,” originally commissioned by the Jiajing Emperor, sold at auction for £9.6 million ($12.5 million) at Sotheby’s London – over nine times their high estimate.
A $4.6M Sale of Ansel Adams Photographs Sets 41 Auction Records

Oct 23, 2024 | sothebys.com | Arsalan Mohammad |to Sotheby’s

The exceptional sale of prints from the Meredith Collection reaffirm Adams’s legacy as one of the 20th century’s greatest photographers. Forty years after his death aged 82, Ansel Adams is known as one of the greatest artists of the 20th century – a reputation that was emphatically reaffirmed at a record-breaking sale at Sotheby’s New York on 17 October.
What Is Surrealism? A Dictionary of Terms

Oct 10, 2024 | sothebys.com | Arsalan Mohammad |Sotheby's London

Surrealism is an avant-garde movement that emerged in the early 20th century, primarily in Paris which has had a significant influence on art, literature, film and philosophy. It’s been 100 years since André Breton published the first Surrealist Manifesto, announcing a new artistic movement dedicated to the exploration of dreams and uncanny, whimsical logic.