Museum Money Games and AI’s New Frontier

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. The Multibillion-Dollar Maneuvers Behind the Met’s Raphael Show https://news.artnet.com/market/metropolitan-museum-raphael-exhibition-2767828 Venice Biennale’s Prize Ban on Israel and Russia Falls Short for Critics https://news.artnet.com/art-world/venice-biennale-awards-ban-2767588 Sonic investigations non-profit to be artist-in-residence at London's Gasworks https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/04/24/sonic-investigations-non-profit-to-be-artist-in-residence-at-londons-gasworks Refik Anadol’s AI Art Museum DATALAND Will Open in Los Angeles in June https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/refik-anadol-ai-art-museum-dataland-open-los-angeles-june-1234782560/ A Refreshing Turn to Craft at AIPAD's Photography Show https://hyperallergic.com/a-refreshing-turn-to-craft-at-aipads-photography-show/ Collector Julia Stoschek Closes Down Berlin Exhibition Venue After 10 Years In Favor of International Projects https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/collector-julia-stoschek-closes-foundation-venue-berlin-1234782594/ Nude Performance at MFA Boston Confronts One of Art’s Oldest Tropes https://hyperallergic.com/nude-performance-at-mfa-boston-confronts-one-of-arts-oldest-tropes/ A Buddha Is Reborn on the High Line https://hyperallergic.com/a-buddha-is-reborn-on-the-high-line/ Amid Epstein Blowback, Bard President Leon Botstein Talks About Succession Plan But With No Timeline: Report https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/bard-leon-botstein-succession-1234782548/ Inside Gagosian’s Quiet Power Move to Street Level on Madison Avenue https://news.artnet.com/market/new-gagosian-gallery-madison-avenue-new-york-2767601