Biennale Uprisings, Looted Legacies Unravel

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. New Louvre Chief Christophe Leribault Reveals His Vision for the Museum Post-Heist https://news.artnet.com/art-world/christophe-leribault-louvre-museum-post-heist-future-2770928 Today’s war, tomorrow’s loot: attempts at stemming the illicit trade in art https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/06/todays-war-tomorrows-loot-attempts-at-stemming-the-illicit-trade-in-art First Impressions of a Venice Biennale Torn Apart by the Present https://news.artnet.com/art-world/venice-biennale-review-in-minor-keys-2770598 Manhattan D.A.’s Office Returns More Than 650 Looted Artifacts to India https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/manhattan-district-attorney-returns-looted-artifacts-india-1234784333/ Father and daughter plead guilty in $2m counterfeit art scheme https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/06/father-daughter-forgery-scheme-new-jersey Arthur Jafa: ‘America has always been a demonic state. And we love it’ https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/06/arthur-jafa-america-has-always-been-a-demonic-state-and-we-love-it Pussy Riot Storms Russia Pavilion at Venice Biennale https://news.artnet.com/art-world/pussy-riot-venice-2770643 Israeli Pavilion Artist Made Legal Threats Before Venice Biennale Jury Resigned https://hyperallergic.com/israeli-pavilion-artist-made-legal-threats-before-venice-biennale-jury-resigned/ In Protest of Israeli Pavilion, Activists and Unions Plan Strike on Venice Biennale’s Opening Day https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/israel-pavilion-protest-venice-biennale-unions-strike-1234784225/ US Border Wall Construction Damages 1,000-Year-Old Indigenous Land Art in Arizona https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/border-wall-damages-indigenous-land-art-1234784316/