Restitution Showdowns, Museums at Breaking Point

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. First Swiss edition of Zero 10, Art Basel’s digital art initiative, explores medium’s ‘historical arc’ https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/17/first-swiss-edition-of-zero-10-art-basels-digital-art-initiative-opens Cao Fei: ‘The scenarios in many of my works have come true later’ https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/17/cao-fei-the-scenarios-in-many-of-my-works-have-come-true-later Dealer David Nahmad given 30 days to return Nazi-looted Modigliani painting https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/17/david-nahmad-given-30-days-return-nazi-looted-modigliani Mexican authorities urge Sotheby’s to stop sale of two pre-Columbian artefacts https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/17/mexico-opposes-sothebys-auction-pre-columbian-artefacts ‘Everything indicates’ murder of Russian dissident artist in Poland was a political killing https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/17/russian-dissident-artist-robert-kuzovkov-semyon-skrepetsky-murder-poland Right-wing politician’s complaint against Masp exhibition dismissed in Brazil https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/17/brasil-complaint-masp-exhibition-la-chola-poblete-censorship-dismissed Louvre President Tells French Senate Museum Is ‘at the End of Its Rope’ https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/christophe-leribault-louvre-president-french-senate-warning-1234789495/ Ai Weiwei to Reenact His Detention in First Durational Performance https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ai-weiwei-jail-performance-manchester-2781925 Menil Collection Launches New Commission Program, with Teresita Fernández as Inaugural Artist https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/menil-collection-teresita-fernandez-commission-1234789631/ US House Appropriations Committee Proposes Cutting Department of Education’s Only Arts Grant Program https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/house-committee-proposes-cutting-arts-grant-1234789505/