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"This building gives us the opportunity not only to bring art from around the world to Shanghai, but to bring the art of China to the rest of the world," said CEO Steven Murphy.

"China now plays a hugely important role in the global art market. Nearly one third of all buyers are from Asia and in the last year, 20% of all new clients to Christie's globally came from Greater China."