Phillips de Pury & Company has announced the launch of a new series of themed contemporary art auctions to be held in London and New York. The first, titled "Now: Art of the 21st Century" and showcasing art, design, and photography made this millennium, will kick off Phillips's fall auction season this September in London. Also planned are a Latin American auction in New York in October, a music-themed auction in London in November, and an auction about New York to take place there in December.

Simon de Pury, chairman of the auction house, says, "These sales will be ground-breaking and taste-making and be a great complement to our core auction program.”