The Art World This Week

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.

The New York Times >

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.

Barron’s >

‘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.

The Art Newspaper >

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.

ARTnews >

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

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