Lost Masterpieces and a Market’s Identity Crisis

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Exclusive: an unknown archive of treasures from Van Gogh’s doctor, Paul Gachet https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/19/exclusive-an-unknown-archive-of-treasures-from-van-goghs-doctor-paul-gachet Art Basel Is Facing an Unexpected Challenge: Itself https://news.artnet.com/market/art-basel-acquired-taste-2782205 New documentary goes behind the scenes of Rashaad Newsome’s biggest project https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/19/rashaad-newsome-documentary-assembly Greece’s Parthenon Just Reclaimed a Missing Piece of Its Ancient Silhouette https://news.artnet.com/art-world/parthenon-restored-pediment-scaffolding-removed-2782546 The Icelandic Collective Turning Perfume Into a Multisensory Art Form https://news.artnet.com/art-world/fischersund-scent-art-music-collective-2782033 Why Is Everyone Obsessed with UFOs Right Now? https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/columns/ufo-obsession-speilberg-disclosure-days-chloe-wise-karla-knight-eliza-douglas-thandi-loewenson-1234789581/ 10 Contemporary Artists Reckoning With Fatherhood https://hyperallergic.com/10-contemporary-artists-reckoning-with-fatherhood/ Georgia O’Keeffe the Wanderer https://hyperallergic.com/georgia-okeeffe-the-wanderer/ Rosalie Favell and the Search for Herself https://hyperallergic.com/rosalie-favell-and-the-search-for-herself/ Rare Monumental Laocoön Bronze Poised for $4 Million Sale https://news.artnet.com/market/laocoon-bronze-sothebys-2782104