Whitney Museum Names Chief Curator
Kim Conaty will steer exhibitions and the permanent collection, saying she will pay close attention to work by Latino and Indigenous artists.
Kansas City’s Nelson-Atkins Museum to Sell Monet for $25 Million
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of art in Kansas City, Mo., and the family of a donor are selling Moulin de Limetz, a 1888 painting by Claude Monet.
‘Blasphemous’ Painting of Jesus Slashed, Artist Attacked at Exhibition in Italian Church
A petition calling for the removal of Andrea Saltini‘s painting, which appears to depict the lifeless figure of Jesus receiving oral sex.
Christie’s Secures Sale of $30 M. de la Cruz Collection
The expansive collection of Cuban-born, Miami-based philanthropist and art collector Rosa de la Cruz will be sold at Christie’s over a series of auctions starting this May during the New York evening sales.
Trio of Basquiat Paintings Could Bring More Than $86m at Phillips in May
The largest painting in the group, “Untitled (ELMAR)” (1982), will be offered during the marquee spring sales in New York with a $40m to $60m estimate