Biennale Brinkmanship and AI’s Ethical Abyss

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Museums in Shenzhen and Guangzhou are building bridges between Hong Kong and mainland China https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/03/24/new-museums-in-shenzhen-and-guangzhou-are-building-bridges-between-hong-kong-and-mainland-china The Met’s blockbuster Raphael exhibition looks beyond the artist’s idealised Madonnas https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/03/23/the-mets-blockbuster-raphael-exhibition-looks-beyond-idealised-depictions-of-the-madonna-and-christ-child British artist Simon Fujiwara’s new Luxembourg exhibition tackles Guernica, syphilis and the death of a Japanese pornstar https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/03/23/british-artist-simon-fujiwara-guernica-syphilis-and-the-death-of-a-japanese-pornstar-in-luxembourg-survey-exhibition French government blocks sale of newly discovered drawing by German Renaissance master Hans Baldung https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/03/23/french-government-blocks-sale-of-newly-discovered-drawing-by-german-renaissance-master-hans-balfdung Art Basel’s Parent Company Plans New ‘Ideas Festival’—and More Art Industry News https://news.artnet.com/market/paint-drippings-art-industry-news-mar-23-2756667 The Angel of History Is Stuck in Jerusalem https://hyperallergic.com/the-angel-of-history-is-stuck-in-jerusalem/ See Inside the Venice Biennale’s Newly Renovated Central Pavilion Ahead of the 2026 Edition https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/news/venice-biennale-central-pavilion-renovation-1234778535/ Is There an Ethical Path for AI Art? https://hyperallergic.com/is-there-an-ethical-path-for-ai-art/ Whitney Biennial Shies From the Moment https://hyperallergic.com/whitney-biennial-shies-from-the-moment/ Venice’s Mayor Warns That Russia’s Pavilion Will Be Closed If It Peddles Propaganda at Biennale https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/venice-mayor-warns-russias-pavilion-closed-propaganda-biennale-1234778484/