Museums for Sale, War Shadows the Art World

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Hirshhorn Museum’s revamped sculpture garden will feature new acquisitions by Mark Grotjahn, Lauren Halsey and more https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/03/26/hirshhorn-museum-sculpture-garden-outdoor-acquisitions Contemporary Jewish Museum puts its Libeskind-designed building in San Francisco up for sale https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/03/26/contemporary-jewish-museum Who owns the seas? Shahzia Sikander's new animation on world trade beamed onto M+ museum facade https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/03/26/who-owns-the-seas-shahzia-sikanders-new-animation-beamed-onto-m+-museum-facade Pat Steir, Whose ‘Waterfall’ Paintings Redefined Abstraction, Has Died https://news.artnet.com/art-world/pat-steir-obiturary-2758741 Christopher Columbus statue installed on White House grounds https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/03/26/white-house-christopher-columbus-statue ‘I have not walked this path alone’: South African artist Gabrielle Goliath on showing her cancelled Venice Biennale project outside the main event https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/03/26/south-african-artist-gabrielle-goliath-showing-cancelled-venice-biennale-project-outside-main-event Paul Klee Painting Once Owned by Walter Benjamin Thwarted from US Debut Because of Mideast War https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/paul-klee-thwarted-us-debut-mideast-war-1234779076/ Ex-Sotheby’s CEO Tad Smith Banks on NFTs, Agrees to Buy Collectibles Platform Candy Digital https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ex-sothebys-ceo-tad-smith-banks-on-nfts-agrees-to-buy-collectibles-platform-candy-digital-1234779125/ Ukrainian Official Calls For Russia to be Banned from Venice Biennale After Drone Strike Damages UNESCO-Listed Monastery https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ukrainian-russia-venice-biennale-drone-unesco-monastery-1234779036/ Following Shutdown of AI Video Platform Sora, Disney Pulls Out of $1 B. Deal with OpenAI https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ai-video-platform-sora-shutdown-disney-deal-openai-1234779010/