Blue Pools, Stolen Jewels, and Museum Power Plays

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Trump’s Plan to Paint the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Blue Sparks Lawsuit https://news.artnet.com/art-world/lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-trump-lawsuit-2773039 Authorship Dispute Erupts Over ‘Hair Dress’ at the Met’s Costume Institute https://news.artnet.com/art-world/met-costume-institute-samms-hadari-dress-credit-2772663 Performa Is Bringing a Star-Studded Variety Show to Broadway https://news.artnet.com/art-world/performa-variety-show-broadway-new-york-2772781 Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Announces 312 New Acquisitions During 50th Anniversary Year https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/hirshhorn-314-new-acquisitions-during-50th-anniversary-year-1234785215/ Tiny Cranach Painting That Vanished During WWII Returns to Dresden https://news.artnet.com/art-world/cranach-friedrich-portrait-dresden-return-2772879 Getty’s Black Visual Arts Archives receives additional $1.8m in funding https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/13/gettys-black-visual-arts-archives-receives-additional-19m-in-funding Iran has not withdrawn from 2026 Venice Biennale, pavilion commissioner says https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/13/iran-has-not-withdrawn-from-2026-venice-biennale-pavilion-commissioner-says Israel Advances Bill Granting Sweeping Civilian Authority over West Bank Archaeological Sites https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/israel-advances-bill-granting-control-west-bank-archaeology-1234785293/ French Parliament Accuses Louvre of Prioritizing ‘Prestige And Influence’ Over Security Prior to Jewel Heist https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/french-parliament-releases-report-accusing-louvre-deprioritizing-security-jewel-heist-1234785295/ What Does a Booth Cost at a New York Art Fair? https://hyperallergic.com/what-does-a-booth-cost-at-a-new-york-art-fair/