Restitution Shockwaves and AI’s Hollywood Heist

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. New York Investigators Return 59 Looted Antiquities to Italy, Iraq, and Indonesia https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/new-york-returns-59-antiquities-to-italy-iraq-indonesia-1234791699/ Midjourney strikes back: sued AI giant demands Hollywood’s secrets https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/07/09/midjourney-demands-hollywood-AI-secrets Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch Slams White House Report As ‘Not a Fair Characterization’ of Museum’s Scholarship https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/smithsonian-secretary-lonnie-bunch-white-house-report-july-4-1234791701/ Edi Rama, Artist and Albanian Prime Minister, Defends Controversial Kanye West Concert Near Tirana https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/edi-rama-defends-kanye-west-concert-tirana-1234791728/ Venice Arts Workers to Protest During US Ambassador’s Visit https://hyperallergic.com/venice-arts-workers-to-protest-during-us-ambassadors-visit/ Hauser & Wirth Cleared by UK Judge of Breaching Russia Sanctions with Sale of a George Condo Artwork https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/hauser-wirth-cleared-breaching-russia-sanctions-condo-1234791702/ Chicago Photographer Accuses Mickalene Thomas of Copyright Infringement https://hyperallergic.com/chicago-photographer-accuses-mickalene-thomas-of-copyright-infringement/ Los Angeles's Post-Fair will expand to Paris during Art Basel week https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/07/09/los-angeless-post-fair-will-expand-to-paris-during-art-basel-week Icom adopts new code of ethics for museums in bid to address a ‘rapidly changing world’ https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/07/09/icom-adopts-new-code-of-ethics-for-museums-in-bid-to-address-a-rapidly-changing-world Flamenco, fashion and freedom: three photography shows to see at Les Rencontres d'Arles https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/07/09/riots-resistance-and-the-birth-of-a-new-country-three-photography-shows-to-see-at-les-rencontres-darles