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    Behind the Bid
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    The Bids Series

    By Li-En Chong

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    About this series

    Behind the Bid opens a door to the secretive world, where class identity determines the rules. Outsider protagonist Enid is desperate to gain a foothold in this world of glitz and glamour as a graduate intern in an international auction house. Influenced by social media and suffering from It girl envy, Enid believes she will do anything it takes

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAnewPress
    Release dateAug 10, 2021
    Behind the Bid

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      Behind the Bid opens a door to the secretive world, where class identity determines the rules. Outsider protagonist Enid is desperate to gain a foothold in this world of glitz and glamour as a graduate intern in an international auction house. Influenced by social media and suffering from It girl envy, Enid believes she will do anything it takes

      Behind the Bid opens a door to the secretive world, where class identity determines the rules. Outsider protagonist Enid is desperate to gain a foothold in this world of glitz and glamour as a graduate intern in an international auction house. Influenced by social media and suffering from It girl envy, Enid believes she will do anything it takes

    Author

    Li-En Chong

    "Born in Malaysia, Li-En Chong was educated at Garden International School Malaysia; Roedean School, Brighton and subsequently read Art History and English at the University of Nottingham in England. Upon graduation, she jointly curated exhibitions at the Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia, National Art Gallery Malaysia and Singapore Art Museum. With an avid interest in Southeast Asian art, she sat on the selection committee on the Malihom-Royal Bank of Scotland residency programme from 2006 - 2011 and was invited to speak at the Association of Art Historians 33rd Annual Conference in 2007.Li-En is a published writer and contributed a weekly art review to The Star, a national newspaper from 2002 - 2006. Li-En authored "Teaching Art in Singapore & SouthEast Asia - A Teacher's Resource" for the Singapore Art Museum; co-authored "Malaysian Photograph. History and Beyond" and "The Loke Legacy: The Photography Collection of Dato' Loke Wan Tho" for the National Art Gallery Malaysia. As a student, Li-En interned at Sotheby's Watches and when the opportunity arose to join Bonhams in 2007, she developed her passion for horology. In 2009, she joined Christie's, fine-tuning her specialist skills. During this period, Li-En also sat for Levels 1 and 2 of the Wine and Spirits Education Trust examinations and undertook the IWC and Jaeger-LeCoultre horology courses. Rejoining the Bonhams team as Head of Sale in 2011, Li-En was responsible for developing the watch auction market in Southeast Asia. In 2014, Li En opened her own company, Fine Calibre, to deal in rare and fine timepieces. Since her move to New York in mid-2016, Li-En obtained her Masters in Non-profit Management at Columbia University. Following graduation, Li-En spent two years as an art consultant at the Asian Cultural Council. She was an Assistant Development Manager at Asia Society Museum and is currently a co-founder of The Yellow Whistle campaign www.TheYellowWhistle.org"

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