NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s announced the fall 2010 edition of First Open, a sale of edgy Post-War & Contemporary Art to be held on September 22, 2010 in New York. The offering runs the gamut with works by artists — such as Jean-Michel Basquiat, David Hockney, Donald Judd ,Yayoi Kusama, Frank Stella, Thomas Struth, John Wesley and Lisa Yuskavage — and is geared to appeal to both seasoned and novice collectors alike. The auction to feature 249 lots is expected to realize upwards of $5 million. “As the bellwether Post-War & Contemporary Art sale of the Fall season, First Open signals the shape of market and looks to define the November auction to come,” said Koji Inoue, Head of First Open at Christie’s. “With an exciting and diverse selection of Post-War & Contemporary art, the sale aims to highlight the importance of both broadly recognized movements as well those that aren’t perennially in the