CRISTINA TAFURI IS A EXHIBITION DESIGNER AND PROJECT MANAGER WITH A FOCUS ON FINE ART AND DESIGN. SHE RECEIVED HER MASTERS FROM NYU STEINHARDT IN VISUAL ARTS ADMINISTRATION, AND HER BA FROM THE NEW SCHOOL IN THE HISTORY OF ART & DESIGN AND exhibition design.
HER PORTFOLIO INCLUDES EXHIBITIONS FOR CHRISTIE'S, Lévy Gorvy, GAGOSIAN GALLERY, MACCARONE GALLERY, R&COMPANY, MARC STRAUS, MOMA PS1, LACMA, THE NATIONAL ACADEMY MUSEUM, The Brooklyn historical society, The New Britain Museum of American Art, AND VARIOUS ART FAIRS AROUND THE WORLD including Art Basel, fiac, tefaf New York, SALON ART + DESIGN, frieze and frieze masters.
She has consulted on a number of luxury residential buildingS and iconic corporate and hospitality environments in NYC. She has also acted as visual merchandising lead and spacial project manager for luxury retailers including Barney's, ABC Home, and Kate Spade.
in 2021 she joined the phillips private sale team, and has become the head of global exhibitions for PhillipsX - a dynamic selling exhibition platform operated by the Private Sales team at Phillips, THE DESTINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL COLLECTORS TO BUY AND SELL THE WORLD’S MOST IMPORTANT MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART, DESIGN AND LUXURY ITEMS.
THROUGH PHILLIPSX, OUR INFLUENCE EXTENDS BEYOND THE REALM OF AUCTION AND INTO THE BROADER GLOBAL CULTURAL LANDSCAPE BY OFFERING A BOUNDARY-LESS DISCOVERY, SELLING, AND BUYING EXPERIENCE BASED ON THE TRADITIONAL RETAILS GALLERY MODEL. PHILLIPSX HIGHLIGHTS NOTABLE ARTISTS AND CREATORS OF THE 20TH AND 21ST CENTURIES, CREATING NEW AND IMPORTANT DIALOGUES AROUND ESTABLISHED AND EMERGING ARTISTS, MOVEMENTS, GENRES, AND MEDIUMS. THROUGH PHILLIPSX, OUR TEAM CONTINUES TO MODERNIZE COLLECTING EXPERIENCES WITH IMAGINATION, EXPERTISE, AND RELEVANCY.
