Restitution Reckonings and Biennale Blowups

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Zurich's Museum Rietberg transfers 11 Benin Bronzes to Nigerian government https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/03/20/zurichs-museum-rietberg-transfers-11-benin-bronzes-to-nigerian-government What’s So New About the New Museum Building? https://hyperallergic.com/whats-so-new-about-the-new-museum-building/ Police investigating DJ’s comments at Sydney Biennale opening following antisemitism allegations https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/03/20/police-investigating-dj-comments-at-sydney-biennale-opening-following-antisemitism-allegations Russia’s pavilion at Venice Biennale will be closed if it features propaganda, city’s mayor says https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/03/20/russia-pavilion-venice-biennale-will-be-closed-if-features-propaganda-city-mayor Czech Culture Minister Dismisses Director of Prague’s National Gallery, Generating Scrutiny https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/czech-culture-minister-director-prague-national-gallery-1234778270/ The Whitney Biennial Is for the Faint-Hearted https://hyperallergic.com/the-whitney-biennial-is-for-the-faint-hearted/ Israel Reportedly Considers Banning Artist and NYC First Lady Rama Duwaji https://hyperallergic.com/israel-reportedly-considers-banning-artist-and-nyc-first-lady-rama-duwaji/ Cesar Chavez Mural Painted Over in San Francisco Amid Growing Fallout from Abuse Allegations https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/cesar-chavez-mural-painted-over-san-francisco-allegations-1234778331/ Calvin Tomkins, Who Chronicled Generations of Vanguard Artists, Dies at 100 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/calvin-tomkins-dead-marcel-duchamp-new-yorker-1234778225/ In a Show at Stanford, Miljohn Ruperto Trolls the Death Drive of AI Guys https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/aia-reviews/stanford-miljohn-ruperto-ai-cantor-minnesota-street-project-1234778214/