Changes at Christie's Auction House are ushering in a new, more diverse wave of talent.
in Manhattan, where the young Black man and rising junior at Morehouse College is interning in the public relations department. As recently as two years ago, it’s almost certain that Jalen would have been the lone minority in the program, and that’s if he was able to get in at all. Prior to 2021, the only way to land an internship at the renowned auction house was through referral from someone who worked there. Amid 2020’sJalen Turner, part of the Christie's intern class.
Jalen who discovered the internship through an Indeed search, is among those students. As is Talisa Mohammed, a rising senior at Texas A&M University who interned in the public relations department last summer and returned this year to work alongside the social media team.Photos by Lelani Foster. Courtesy of Christie's
“I went to a small college in South Texas that wasn't really known for art history,” says Avani, who studied at Trinity University. “I didn't know anybody who worked in the art world; it seemed so foreign.” Despite feeling like acceptance was a long shot, Avani applied to the program and “was pretty shocked” when she got the offer. “I rolled into Rockefeller Center and I was like, ‘this isn't real life.
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