Restitution Reckonings and Museums on the Brink

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. A lifetime of war: meet the 94-year-old Ukrainian artist Oleksandr Dubovyk https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/07/23/a-lifetime-of-war-meet-the-94-year-old-ukrainian-artist-oleksandr-dubovyk Appeals court sides with Jeff Koons in copyright-infringement dispute over ‘Made in Heaven’ series https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/07/23/jeff-koons-made-in-heaven-copyright-infringement-appeals-court-michael-hayden Ecuador’s national museum picks new design for $100m home following pushback to original selection and resignations https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/07/23/museo-nacional-del-ecuador-design-competition-controversy Glasgow School of Art says £265m needed to restore destroyed Mackintosh building is ‘unaffordable’ https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/07/23/glasgow-school-of-art-says-£265m-needed-to-restore-destroyed-mackintosh-building-is-unaffordable South Korean Museum Returns Two Qing Dynasty Lion Sculptures to China https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/south-korean-museum-returns-two-qing-dynasty-lion-sculptures-china-1234793289/ David Hockney’s Endless Scroll https://hyperallergic.com/david-hockneys-endless-scroll/ Former V&A Academic Programs Head Accuses Museum of “Racist” Behavior https://hyperallergic.com/former-v-a-academic-programs-head-accuses-museum-of-racist-behavior/ FBI Returns Looted Cultural Artifacts to Indonesia https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/u-s-repatriates-looted-indonesian-cultural-artifacts-1234793281/ Made in L.A. 2027 to Be Curated by Hammer Chief Curator Michael Wellen and MOCA’s José Luis Blondet https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/made-in-la-2027-curators-michael-wellen-jose-luis-blondet-1234793256/ Connecticut Antiques Dealer Pleads Guilty in $2.1 M. Theft Scheme https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/connecticut-antiques-dealer-david-l-johnson-guilty-plea-1234793241/