Restitution Reckonings and Biennale Boycott Fever

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Germany to create council to oversee restitution of colonial-era acquisitions https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/03/31/germany-to-create-council-to-oversee-restitution-of-colonial-era-acquisitions Pinakothek in Munich Returns Nazi-Looted Painting by Lesser Ury to Jewish Heirs https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/pinakothek-munich-nazi-looted-painting-restitution-1234779536/ Iran’s arts community and heritage suffer as US-Israeli attacks continue https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/03/31/irans-arts-community-and-heritage-suffer-as-us-israeli-attacks-continue Exclusive | The world's 100 most visited art museums in 2025: new venues a big hit with visitors https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/03/31/exclusive-the-worlds-100-most-visited-museums-in-2025-new-museums-a-big-hit-with-visitors Venice Biennale Artists Push to Ban U.S., Israel, and Russia From Exhibition https://news.artnet.com/art-world/venice-biennale-open-letter-protesting-israel-russia-usa-2760437 Plan to build border wall along the Rio Grande in Texas threatens prehistoric rock art, locals warn https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/03/31/lower-pecos-river-rock-art-threatened-mexico-us-border-wall-construction-texas Rare Rauschenberg Experimental Dance Revived at Brooklyn Roller Rink https://news.artnet.com/art-world/rauschenberg-roller-dance-pelican-brown-xanadu-2760646 Mexico’s art community calls for greater transparency in management of treasured collection https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/03/31/gelman-santander-collection-loans-mexico-spain-transparency-open-letters Gladstone Gallery Now Represents the Estate of Pope.L, Boundary-Crossing Performance Artist https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/gladstone-gallery-pope-l-estate-artist-representation-1234779433/ 1-54 New York Lines-Up More Than 20 Exhibitors, with a Special Focus on Brazil https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/1-54-new-york-2026-exhibitor-list-1234779513/