Mexico City’s Art Surge Meets Power Plays

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. At Mexico City’s Material and Salón Acme fairs, artists find hope in nature https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/02/07/feria-material-salon-acme-mexico-city-art-week-satellite-fairs-nature-environment Mexico City street market gallery makes art accessible https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/02/07/galeria-tianguis-neza-mexico-city-market World Cup art initiatives go for goal in Mexico City https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/02/07/world-cup-art-initiatives-mexico-city This Serene Canaletto Is Now One of the Italian Masters Most Expensive Works https://news.artnet.com/market/work-of-the-week-canaletto-2743758 White House Floats Idea of Expanded Trump Display at Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/white-house-trump-display-smithsonian-portrait-gallery-1234772720/ The Art World's Epstein Problem https://hyperallergic.com/the-art-worlds-epstein-problem/ Digitally Rebuilding the Lighthouse of Alexandria, Once One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/digitally-rebuilding-lighthouse-of-alexandria-as-3d-model-1234772703/