Storage Seizures and Restitution Reckonings

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Why artists' works held in storage can be seized when a gallery goes bust https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/29/why-artists-works-held-in-storage-can-be-seized-when-a-gallery-goes-bust Zohra Opoku, a ‘Woven Storyteller,’ Is Shapeshifting Her Way into Africa’s Biggest Museums https://www.artnews.com/art-news/artists/zohra-opoku-zeitz-mocaa-survey-interview-1234787781/ Arts Council England abolishes beleaguered flagship strategy https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/29/arts-council-england-abolishes-beleaguered-flagship-strategy The Art Market Post-Pollock https://hyperallergic.com/the-art-market-post-pollock/ Looted Colonial Artifacts in the Dutch Royal Family Collection, Exit Interview With Lonnie Bunch III, and More: Morning Links for May 29, 2026 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/looted-colonial-artifacts-in-the-dutch-royal-family-links-1234787844/ Time and Material Feel Alive in the Hammer’s “Several Eternities in a Day” Exhibition https://www.artnews.com/art-news/reviews/several-eternities-in-a-day-exhibition-review-hammer-museum-1234787834/ Patagonia Sues Drag Queen "Pattie Gonia" for Trademark Infringement https://hyperallergic.com/patagonia-sues-drag-queen-pattie-gonia-for-trademark-infringement/ Open Call: The 7th VH AWARD for Media Artists Engaged with the Context of Asia https://hyperallergic.com/7th-vh-award-for-media-artists-engaged-with-the-context-of-asia/ Art Writer Anthony Haden-Guest Says Socialite and Collector Libbie Mugrabi Won’t Return His Cartoons https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/anthony-haden-guest-libbie-mugrabi-cartoons-lawsuit-1234787913/ The True Crime Story of a Notorious Looter https://hyperallergic.com/the-true-crime-story-of-a-notorious-looter/