EPISODE · May 8, 2026 · 9 MIN
Venice in Turmoil, Museums on the Brink
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Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Rio’s Museum of Image and Sound finally opens after 16 years in development https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/07/museum-image-sound-rio-de-janeiro-opens-after-delays Beware the technology rat trap: Cooper Jacoby’s standout contribution to New York’s Whitney Biennial https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/07/beware-the-technology-rat-trap-cooper-jacobys-standout-contribution-to-new-yorks-whitney-biennial No money, more problems: 85% of US museums in urgent need of building repairs https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/07/no-money-more-problems-85-of-us-museums-in-urgent-need-of-building-repairs Shirin Neshat's Venice exhibition explores identity, exile and a social media tragedy https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/07/shirin-neshats-venice-exhibition-explores-identity-exile-and-a-social-media-tragedy An Unprecedented 24-Hour Strike Could Upend the Venice Biennale https://news.artnet.com/art-world/venice-biennale-strike-2771008 ‘Exclusion can only satisfy the ego’: Venice Biennale president hits out at critics amid Russia and Israel controversy https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/07/exclusion-can-only-satisfy-the-ego-venice-biennale-president-hits-out-at-critics-amid-russia-and-israel-controversy Taiwan Presents “Screen Melancholy: Li Yi-Fan” at the Venice Biennale https://hyperallergic.com/taiwan-presents-screen-melancholy-li-yi-fan-at-the-venice-biennale/ Radiohead Spectacle in Brooklyn Teems with World-Building Paintings, Sculpture, and Film https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/radiohead-motion-picture-house-brooklyn-1234784488/ Israel’s Artist Reportedly Pressured Venice Biennale Before Jury’s Resignation https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/israel-artist-pressure-venice-biennale-jury-resignation-1234784468/ Lithuanian, Latvian, and Estonian Pavilions Stage Pro-Ukraine Procession During Venice Biennale https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/lithuania-latvia-estonia-pavilions-support-ukrainian-cultural-workers-venice-biennale-1234784483/
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Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Rio’s Museum of Image and Sound finally opens after 16 years in development https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/07/museum-image-sound-rio-de-janeiro-opens-after-delays Beware the technology rat trap: Cooper Jacoby’s standout contribution to New York’s Whitney Biennial https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/07/beware-the-technology-rat-trap-cooper-jacobys-standout-contribution-to-new-yorks-whitney-biennial No money, more problems: 85% of US museums in urgent need of building repairs https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/07/no-money-more-problems-85-of-us-museums-in-urgent-need-of-building-repairs Shirin Neshat's Venice exhibition explores identity, exile and a social media tragedy https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/07/shirin-neshats-venice-exhibition-explores-identity-exile-and-a-social-media-tragedy An Unprecedented 24-Hour Strike Could Upend the Venice Biennale https://news.artnet.com/art-world/venice-biennale-strike-2771008 ‘Exclusion can only satisfy the ego’: Venice Biennale president hits out at critics amid Russia and Israel controversy https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/07/exclusion-can-only-satisfy-the-ego-venice-biennale-president-hits-out-at-critics-amid-russia-and-israel-controversy Taiwan Presents “Screen Melancholy: Li Yi-Fan” at the Venice Biennale https://hyperallergic.com/taiwan-presents-screen-melancholy-li-yi-fan-at-the-venice-biennale/ Radiohead Spectacle in Brooklyn Teems with World-Building Paintings, Sculpture, and Film https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/radiohead-motion-picture-house-brooklyn-1234784488/ Israel’s Artist Reportedly Pressured Venice Biennale Before Jury’s Resignation https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/israel-artist-pressure-venice-biennale-jury-resignation-1234784468/ Lithuanian, Latvian, and Estonian Pavilions Stage Pro-Ukraine Procession During Venice Biennale https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/lithuania-latvia-estonia-pavilions-support-ukrainian-cultural-workers-venice-biennale-1234784483/
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