Museums Under Fire, Markets Back in Vogue

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. V&A reveals 2027 exhibitions, ranging from South Asian contemporary art and textiles to punk music and fashion https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/07/15/va-reveals-2027-exhibition-programming-ranging-from-south-asian-contemporary-art-and-textiles-to-punk-music-and-fashion Christie’s and Sotheby’s 2026 half year results: trophy lots and luxury goods fuel rebound https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/07/15/trophy-lots-and-luxury-goods-fuel-rebound-for-christies-and-sothebys-2026-half-year-results Bavaria approves creation of Nazi loot panel and independent entity for provenance research https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/07/15/bavaria-approves-creation-of-nazi-loot-panel-and-independent-entity-provenance-research A Rousing Tate Modern Retrospective Refuses to Reduce Ana Mendieta to a Tragic Figure https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/aia-reviews/tate-modern-retrospective-ana-mendieta-1234792240/ Why Do So Many Museums Hold a Convicted Antiquity Dealer’s Treasures? https://hyperallergic.com/why-do-so-many-museums-hold-a-convicted-antiquity-dealers-treasures/ Bacteria Linked to Legionnaires’ Disease Detected at Metropolitan Museum of Art https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/bacteria-legionnaires-disease-metropolitan-museum-of-art-1234792234/ Cape Town Gallery Accused of Withholding Pay and Artworks https://hyperallergic.com/cape-town-gallery-accused-of-withholding-pay-and-artworks/ At Management Gallery, Grotesque Art Evolves for the Doomscroll Era https://www.artnews.com/art-news/reviews/at-management-gallery-grotesque-art-evolves-for-the-doomscroll-era-1234792218/ Jacolby Satterwhite Receives Inaugural Artists Living With Cancer Grant From Rema Hort Mann Fund and Robert Rauschenberg Foundation https://www.artnews.com/art-news/artists/jacolby-satterwhite-artists-living-with-cancer-grant-rema-hort-mann-fund-1234792252/ Fresh Insights into China’s Famed Sanxingdui Illuminate Ancient Trade Networks https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/chinese-bronze-assembled-from-pieces-1234792249/