Daily Art Download — 2026-01-23

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Art Gallery of Ontario Curator Resigns Over Failed Nan Goldin Acquisition https://news.artnet.com/art-world/art-gallery-of-ontario-curator-resigns-nan-goldin-2739231 Venice Biennale Pavilion Dispute Heads to South African High Court https://news.artnet.com/art-world/south-africa-venice-biennale-court-2739102 Artist Duo’s Dystopian Short Film Earns Oscar Nod https://news.artnet.com/art-world/two-people-exchanging-saliva-singh-musteata-2026-oscars-2739484 San Diego Comic-Con Bans A.I. Art Following Backlash https://news.artnet.com/art-world/san-diego-comic-con-bans-ai-art-2739389 Metropolitan Opera considers selling multi-storey Chagall murals, valued at $55m https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/22/metropolitan-opera-chagall-murals-sale Art Movements: New Leaders Everywhere https://hyperallergic.com/art-movements-new-leaders-everywhere/ Ethiopia’s Africa Hall wins Modernist conservation award https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/22/ethiopia-africa-hall-wins-modernist-conservation-award UK government earmarks £1.5bn arts funding until 2030 https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/22/uk-government-tops-up-arts-funding-to-£15bn-over-next-five-years Walker Art Center Will Close Tomorrow in Support of Minneapolis ICE Protest https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/walker-art-center-closure-ice-protest-1234770547/ Researchers Have Found the World’s Oldest Known Rock Art in Indonesia, Dating Back 67,800 Years https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/worlds-oldest-known-rock-art-in-indonesia-67800-years-old-1234770497/