Museum Power Plays and Cultural Flashpoints

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Massimiliano Gioni Will Lead the New Museum https://news.artnet.com/art-world/massimiliano-gioni-new-museum-director-2786527 This Giant Spider at Frieze London Will Transport You to a Digital World https://news.artnet.com/art-world/frieze-artist-award-theo-triantafyllidis-2786271 Massimiliano Gioni Named Director of New York’s New Museum https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/massimiliano-gioni-named-director-new-museum-new-york-1234791359/ Luísa Cunha, the Portuguese Artist Whose Sound Sculptures Explored the Power of Language, Dies at 77 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/luisa-cunha-portuguese-conceptual-artist-dies-77-1234791364/ Texas Covers Up Beloved "Black Artists Matter" Mural in Austin https://hyperallergic.com/texas-covers-up-beloved-black-artists-matter-mural-in-austin/ Pro-Palestinian Cultural Workers Call for Strike Over US Ambassador’s Visit to Venice https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/pro-palestine-strike-over-us-ambassador-visit-to-venice-1234791414/ UK Artists Accuse Shuttering Artist Pension Trust of ‘Epic Betrayal,’ Former Barnes Foundation President Richard Glanton Has Died, and More: Morning Links for July 7, 2026 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/uk-artist-pension-trust-shutters-morning-links-july-7-2026-1234791307/ An English National Is the First to Be Convicted of Violating Sanctions Against Russia https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/english-national-first-convicted-violating-russia-sanctions-1234791248/ Trump’s Unhinged Attacks on the Smithsonian https://hyperallergic.com/trumps-unhinged-attacks-on-the-smithsonian/ Denmark’s Louisiana Museum Announces Remedios Varo Exhibition in Fall 2026 https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/news/louisiana-museum-denmark-annouces-remedios-varo-exhibition-fall-1234791322/