Tapestry Tech, Museum Turmoil, and Protest Art

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. David Hockney Takes on the Bayeux Tapestry With a 300-Foot iPad Epic https://news.artnet.com/art-world/david-hockney-serpentine-north-2753359 King Charles Portraitist Jonathan Yeo’s Paintings Get the A.R. Treatment https://news.artnet.com/art-world/jonathan-yeo-snap-augmented-reality-sxsw-2753266 Victor Vasarely’s crumbling Aix legacy to be restored https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/03/12/victor-vasarelys-crumbling-aix-legacy-to-be-restored Dingo-related work at Sydney Biennale takes on new resonance following backpacker death https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/03/12/dingo-related-work-sydney-biennale-new-resonance-following-backpacker-death Brian Eno and 200+ Artists Urge British Museum to “Stop Erasing Palestine” https://hyperallergic.com/brian-eno-and-200-artists-urge-british-museum-to-stop-erasing-palestine/ Former MoMA Director Glenn Lowry Says Leon Black Is a ‘Solid Trustee’ Amid Epstein Controversy https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/glenn-lowry-leon-black-trustee-jeffrey-epstein-1234777261/ Slave Ship Relic to Depart Smithsonian’s African American History Museum After Decade on View https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/smithsonian-slavery-exhibit-slave-ship-artifact-return-1234777204/ Collector Bob Rennie Donates 24 Works to National Gallery of Canada https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/bob-rennie-national-gallery-of-canada-donation-24-artworks-1234777302/ Biennale of Sydney Denies Discrimination as Jewish Group Denounces Pro-Palestine Artists https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/biennale-of-sydney-jewish-group-pro-palestine-artists-1234777201/ Leaked Texts Show UNT Leaders Feared ‘Barking from Austin’ Before Anti-ICE Show Cancelation https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/unt-leaders-canceled-anti-ice-show-texts-1234777202/