Daily Art Download

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Tea company's collection of South Asian Modern art soars at Christie's London https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/15/tea-companys-south-asian-collection-soars-at-christies-london Anish Kapoor: ‘Just because a thing is big, it doesn’t mean it’s of any interest or even good’ https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/15/anish-kapoor-just-because-a-thing-is-big-it-doesnt-mean-its-of-any-interest-or-even-good Russian Strike Damages Ukrainian Monastery, Art Museum https://news.artnet.com/art-world/kyiv-pechersk-lavra-fire-damage-attack-2781338 What’s Going on With the Met’s Odd New Giacometti Show? https://news.artnet.com/art-world/giacometti-in-the-temple-of-dendur-2781077 Ibrahim Mahama: ‘All these things are the stains; they are part of the story’ https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/15/ibrahim-mahama-all-these-things-are-the-stains-they-are-part-of-the-story Shuang Li shows how wild weather mirrors our fractured world https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/15/shuang-li-shows-how-wild-weather-mirrors-our-fractured-world The art world honours David Hockney, ‘who flew the flag higher than any other British artist’ https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/15/the-art-world-honours-david-hockney-who-flew-the-flag-higher-than-any-other-british-artist Russian drone attack on Ukraine damages several cultural sites https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/15/russian-drone-attack-on-ukraine-damages-several-cultural-sites The Obamas Unveil First-Ever Official Dual Portrait https://hyperallergic.com/the-obamas-unveil-first-ever-official-dual-portrait/ Leonardo Drew Joins Hauser & Wirth for Worldwide Representation https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/leonardo-drew-joins-hauser-and-wirth-1234788673/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Almine Rech Announces Collaboration with the Consejo Leonora Carrington and rossogranada https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/almine-rech-now-represents-leonora-carrington-1234789226/ Obama Center, Nayland Blake, Danielle Mckinney https://hyperallergic.com/obama-center-nayland-blake-danielle-mckinney/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. David Hockney, an artist of brio and versatility, with global recognition beyond the art world, has died, aged 88 https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/12/david-hockney-an-artist-of-brio-and-versatility-with-global-recognition-beyond-the-art-world-has-died-aged-88 Duane Michals, Who Expanded Photography’s Boundaries With Élan, Dies at 94 https://news.artnet.com/art-world/photographer-duane-michals-died-obituary-2780563 What Comes After Grow-or-Go? How Goodman Gallery Changed Course https://news.artnet.com/market/goodman-gallery-business-model-art-market-downturn-2779450 Mauritshuis Museum Can Keep Contested Rembrandts, Fallout From Viral Artist Residency ‘Scandal,’ and More: Morning Links for June 12, 2026 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/mauritshuis-museum-contested-rembrandts-morning-links-1234789023/ Francesca Casadio Named Director of Getty Conservation Institute, GRIMM Opens Amsterdam Space, and More: Industry Moves for June 12, 2026 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/francesca-casadio-director-of-getty-conservation-institute-1234789046/ Cleveland Museum of Art Plans $600 M. Fundraising Campaign to Sustain Museum’s Long-Term Health https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/cleveland-museum-of-art-600-million-fundraising-campaign-1234789009/ Christie’s London Sale Confirms Growing Appetite for South Asian Art https://news.artnet.com/market/christies-record-sale-south-asian-market-2780652 AI Just Helped Identify a Long-Lost F.C.B. Cadell Painting Bought for Under $100 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ai-identifies-lost-cadell-painting-bought-for-100-dollars-1234789159/ Construction of Trump’s Washington, DC arch could put archaeological sites at risk https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/12/trump-washington-dc-arch-construction-archaeological-site-risks The War Against Imagination https://hyperallergic.com/the-war-against-imagination/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Comment | Georg Baselitz's final exhibition is a warning that history is repeating itself https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/11/comment-|-georg-baselitzs-final-exhibition-is-a-warning-that-history-is-repeating-itself Inside the Artist Residency ‘Scandal’ Dividing the Internet https://news.artnet.com/art-world/abstract-magazine-summer-residency-2780124 Crimean Museum Struck by Ukrainian Drone, Reportedly Damaging Collection https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/sevastopol-art-museum-crimea-ukrainian-drone-strike-1234788875/ How A.I. Helped Identify a Lost Scottish Masterpiece https://news.artnet.com/art-world/how-a-i-helped-identify-a-lost-scottish-masterpiece-2780288 Metropolitan Museum of Art Repatriates Two Khmer Sculptures to Cambodia https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/metropolitan-museum-repatriates-khmer-sculptures-cambodia-1234788927/ Citing Financial Trouble, Charleston’s International African American Museum to Furlough Staff https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/international-african-american-museum-charleston-furloughs-1234788931/ Painting “Intentionally” Defaced at Museum of African American Culture https://hyperallergic.com/painting-intentionally-defaced-at-museum-of-african-american-culture/ See Never-Before-Shown Martin Wong Works, Now On View in a Show Of His Chinatown Paintings https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/artists/never-before-shown-martin-wong-paintings-wrightwood-1234788750/ Duane Michals, Maker of Enigmatic Sequences of Images That Defied Photography’s Conventions, Dies at 94 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/duane-michals-photographer-dead-1234788848/ Carmen Maria Machado on Power https://hyperallergic.com/carmen-maria-machado-on-power/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Former director of Rio’s Museu de Arte Moderna ordered to pay breach-of-contract fine https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/10/museu-arte-moderna-rio-fabio-szwarcwald-fine-breach-contract Dépendance, Maverick Brussels Gallery, Calls It Quits https://news.artnet.com/market/dependance-brussels-gallery-closes-2780171 The Trade in Looted Antiquities Endures for One Reason: Demand https://news.artnet.com/art-world/matt-campbell-cambodia-looted-antiquities-2779870 International organisations and Lebanese culture ministry issue warnings amid Israeli capture of Beaufort Castle and strikes on Tyre https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/10/international-organisations-and-lebanese-ministry-of-culture-issue-warnings-amidst-israeli-capture-of-beaufort-castle Gaudí goes viral: TikTok partners with Sagrada Familia to livestream inauguration of finished tower https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/10/gaudi-goes-viral-tiktok-partners-with-sagrada-familia-to-livestream-content-of-finished-tower Largest-Ever Arthur Jafa Survey Coming to New Museum https://hyperallergic.com/largest-ever-arthur-jafa-survey-coming-to-new-museum/ Who Asked for an AI Art Museum? https://hyperallergic.com/who-asked-for-an-ai-art-museum/ Guggenheim Museum to Livestream Select World Cup Matches, Screen Art Film on Legendary Football Star Zinédine Zidane https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/guggenheim-museum-world-cup-matches-livestream-zidane-screening-1234788706/ Pace Plans to Give Up 8,600-Square-Foot London Gallery as It Continues to Cut Costs https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/pace-london-gallery-hanover-square-rent-1234788699/ Valentine Willie, Visionary Advocate of Southeast Asian Contemporary Art, Dies at 71 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/valentine-willie-visionary-advocate-southeast-asian-contemporary-art-dead-71-1234788721/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Museum Rietberg’s A Kind of Paradise: Colonial-Era Photography in Contemporary Art is Balm for the Scars of European Conquest https://www.artnews.com/art-news/sponsored-content/museum-rietberg-paradise-colonial-photography-contemporary-1234785044/ Artists create Fifa World Cup posters denouncing presence of US immigration agents https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/09/artists-world-cup-protest-posters-anti-ice Three Men Convicted in High-Profile Dutch Museum Heist of Ancient Romanian Gold https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/three-men-convicted-museum-heist-ancient-romanian-gold-1234788616/ My Queasy, Forest-Scented Stroll Through LA’s New AI Art Museum https://hyperallergic.com/my-queasy-forest-scented-stroll-through-las-new-ai-art-museum/ Here is the Artist List for the 16th Gwangju Biennial https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/16th-gwangju-biennial-artist-list-matthew-barney-tehching-hsieh-nina-canell-1234788663/ SAIC Puts Professor on Leave After Palestine Reference https://hyperallergic.com/saic-puts-professor-on-leave-after-palestine-reference/ How the Pace Layoffs Went Down—And What Comes Next https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/how-the-pace-layoffs-went-down-1234788685/ MoMA to Present the First Survey of Piet Mondrian’s New York Paintings https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/first-survey-of-piet-mondrian-s-new-york-paintings-moma-1234788642/ Templon Gallery Closes New York Outpost, Tone Hansen to Lead Moderna Museet: Morning Links for June 9, 2026 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/templon-gallery-closes-new-york-outpost-tone-hansen-to-lead-moderna-museet-morning-links-for-june-9-2026-1234788592/ Nayland Blake Doesn’t Believe in Fixed Selves https://hyperallergic.com/nayland-blake-doesnt-believe-in-fixed-selves/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Mexico City museum with world's richest collection of Kahlo and Rivera works reopens after years of controversy https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/08/museo-dolores-olmedo-reopens-mexico-city-diego-rivera-frida-kahlo New digital archive reconstructs Leonardo da Vinci manuscripts for the first time in four centuries https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/08/new-digital-archive-reconstructs-leonardo-da-vinci-manuscripts Crystal Bridges Museum Tacks on a Big Expansion, Just 15 Years After Opening, and Packs it With American Art https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/crystal-bridges-museum-moshe-safdie-expansion-american-art-1234788435/ Nearly Half of Mid-Career Women Are Thinking of Leaving the Art World: Report https://news.artnet.com/art-world/hardwiring-change-report-2026-2779250 Alma Allen Doubles Down on Accusations Against Publicist David Resnicow of Working Against His Venice Biennale Pavilion https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/alma-allen-david-resnicow-venice-biennale-us-pavilion-1234788547/ A First Look at the Art in the New Obama Presidential Center https://hyperallergic.com/a-first-look-at-the-art-in-the-new-obama-presidential-center/ Winning Penn Station Redesign Features Trump’s Name https://hyperallergic.com/winning-penn-station-redesign-features-trumps-name/ Italian Arts Workers Announce Nationwide Strike https://hyperallergic.com/italian-arts-workers-announce-nationwide-strike/ Anti-Trump Street Art Collective VJayBombs Goes Viral as LA Becomes a Canvas of Protest https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/anti-trump-street-art-collective-vjaybombs-goes-viral-as-la-becomes-a-canvas-of-protest-1234788515/ Chairman of US Commission of Fine Arts Attends ‘Russian Davos,’ Joins Roundtable With Russian Envoy Responsible for Venice Biennale Participation https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/chairman-us-commission-fine-arts-st-petersburg-conference-1234788498/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Leonardo’s ‘Codex Atlanticus’ Is Complete for the First Time in 400 Years https://news.artnet.com/art-world/leonardotheka-da-vinci-codex-2779022 Is the Mega-Gallery Model Collapsing? https://news.artnet.com/multimedia/art-market-minute-jun-8-2779180 Jurassic Art—5 Artworks That Bring Dinosaurs Back to Life https://news.artnet.com/art-world/dinosaurs-gallery-network-2761041 As the Country Turns 250, Why Won’t Its Museums Meet the Moment? https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/features/america-250-donald-trump-smithsonian-mfa-boston-museums-1234788176/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. What Makes a Gallery Weekend Good? https://news.artnet.com/market/london-gallery-weekend-2026-2779093 Celia Paul, Edward Hopper, Saif Azzuz https://hyperallergic.com/celia-paul-edward-hopper-saif-azzuz/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Artists Threaten Lawsuit as Venice Biennale Award Crisis Deepens https://news.artnet.com/art-world/artists-threaten-lawsuit-venice-biennale-awards-2778696 More than 100 artists threaten legal action against Venice Biennale https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/04/more-than-100-artists-threaten-legal-action-against-venice-biennale Mega Gallery Pace is Dropping Some 50 Artists, 50 Staff in ‘Model Correction’ https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/pace-gallery-layoffs-artist-roster-cuts-1234788318/ Pace Cuts 50 Workers and 50 Artists, Citing a “Broken” Gallery Model https://hyperallergic.com/pace-cuts-50-workers-and-50-artists-citing-a-broken-gallery-model/ Serial Museum Leader Philippe Vergne Named Artistic Director of the Bass in Miami Beach https://news.artnet.com/art-world/philippe-vergne-curator-bass-museum-miami-2778742 Kulapat Yantrasast Named Artistic Director of Next Bukhara Biennial https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/kulapat-yantrasast-artistic-director-2027-bukhara-biennial-1234788298/ Art Movements: Meet MoMA's New Photo Chief https://hyperallergic.com/art-movements-meet-momas-new-photo-chief/ Marjane Satrapi, ‘Persepolis’ Director, Dies at 56 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/marjane-satrapi-persepolis-director-dies-at-56-1234788359/ A New French Study Says It Is Safe to Ship the Bayeux Tapestry to the British Museum https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/french-study-says-safe-ship-bayeux-tapestry-british-museum-1234788355/ The Best Part of “Moss & Freud” Is When It’s Over https://hyperallergic.com/the-best-part-of-moss-and-freud-is-when-its-over/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Pace Gallery Downsizes, Cutting Artists and Staff https://news.artnet.com/market/pace-gallery-downsizes-cutting-artists-and-staff-2778584 Crystal Bridges’s New Expansion Makes Room for More of Its Story https://news.artnet.com/art-world/crystal-bridges-museum-of-american-art-expansion-2777902 MoMA Names Makeda Best as Photography Curator https://news.artnet.com/art-world/makeda-best-photo-moma-2778344 JR's wrapped Pont Neuf installation in Paris damaged in storm https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/03/jrs-wrapped-parisian-bridge-installation-damaged-in-storm Call my agent: why artist management companies are making a comeback https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/03/call-my-agent-why-artist-management-companies-are-making-a-comeback Venice verdicts: art world figures give their thoughts on the 2026 Biennale https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/03/venice-verdicts-art-world-figures-give-their-thoughts-on-the-2026-biennale Louvre Heist Investigation Reaches Belgium https://news.artnet.com/art-world/louvre-heist-investigation-belgium-suspects-2778384 Venice Biennale Artists Threaten Legal Action Against Organizers For Disregarding Requests to Be Withdrawn from ‘Visitors’ Lions’ Awards https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/artists-threaten-sue-venice-biennale-organizers-awards-1234788244/ New Trump Rule Could Cut Enrollment at Nearly Half of Arts MA Programs https://hyperallergic.com/new-trump-rule-could-cut-enrollment-at-nearly-half-of-arts-ma-programs/ How Olga Fröbe-Kapteyn—a Painter, Collector, and Collaborator of Carl Jung—Mined the Archive and Her Subconscious https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/features/olga-frobe-kapteyn-aby-warburg-carl-jung-1234787853/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Hilde Lynn Helphenstein, American artist and satirist, has died at age 40 in São Paulo, local media reports https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/02/artist-and-satirist-hilde-lynn-helphenstein-has-died-at-age-40-in-sao-paulo-local-media-reports Pussy Riot Turns Its Venice Biennale Protest Into a Music Video https://news.artnet.com/art-world/pussy-riot-debut-album-cyka-2778042 Comment | Furor over ‘colourised’ Ansel Adams photo reflects problems with the art market, not AI https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/02/colourised-ansel-adams-photo-artificial-intelligence-press-any-key-to-continue Art Basel Reveals More Participating Galleries and the Artists Selected for its ‘Exclusive’ Initiative, Which Withholds Artworks from Email Previews https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/art-basel-reveals-galleries-artists-selected-exclusive-1234788177/ Higher-Ed Groups Decry Proposed Federal ‘Earnings Test’ That Could Decimate Arts Education https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/higher-ed-decry-proposed-federal-earnings-test-arts-education-1234788169/ French Court Rules That Lawsuit Between Monet Heirs and Wildenstein & Co. Gallery Can Proceed https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/claude-monet-heirs-wildenstein-gallery-lawsuit-1234788135/ Muralist Robert Wyland Files $25 M. Lawsuit Over Dallas Whale Mural Destroyed For World Cup https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/muralist-wyland-vara-lawsuit-dallas-whale-mural-fifa-1234788123/ Lucian Freud Painting He Spent Decades Denying Will Go on Public View for the First Time https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/lucian-freud-painting-denied-authenticated-public-display-1234788120/ Artist Julio Le Parc, Maestro of Light, Movement, and Defiance, Dies at 97 https://hyperallergic.com/artist-julio-le-parc-maestro-of-light-movement-and-defiance-dies-at-97/ Israeli Airstrikes Reportedly Hit 900-Year-Old Crusader Castle in Lebanon https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/israeli-airstrikes-hit-900-year-old-crusader-castle-in-lebanon-1234788131/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Blue-chip gets a boost, but edgier art remains in the doldrums https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/01/blue-chip-gets-a-boost-but-edgier-art-remains-in-the-doldrums British Museum director responds to pushback after Jewish Culture Month event postponed https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/01/british-museum-director-responds-to-pushback-after-jewish-culture-month-event-postponed Mondrian Estate Teams With One-Time NFT Sensation Doodles https://news.artnet.com/art-world/mondrian-estate-doodles-nft-2777701 Inside the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art's major expansion https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/01/crystal-bridges-opens-expansion-art-bridges-wellness-programme A Dystopian ‘Black Mirror’ Experience Lands at the Shed https://news.artnet.com/art-world/black-mirror-immersive-experience-shed-2777850 Hilde Lynn Helphenstein, Jerry Gogosian Satirist, Found Dead in São Paulo https://news.artnet.com/art-world/jerry-gogosian-hilde-lynn-helphenstein-dead-2777922 Pioneering Kinetic Artist Julio Le Parc Dies at 97—and More Art Industry News https://news.artnet.com/market/paint-drippings-art-industry-news-june-1-2777689 Chichén Itzá reopens after dispute with vendors that led to 13-day closure https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/01/chichen-itza-reopens-vendor-dispute What a $181 Million Pollock Doesn’t Say https://hyperallergic.com/what-a-181-million-pollock-doesnt-say/ Chinese Archaeologist Liu Bin, Known for Work at Liangzhu Site, Pleads Guilty to Corruption and Misappropriation Charges https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/chinese-archaeologist-liu-bin-pleads-guilty-corruption-1234788076/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. The 2026 Whitney Biennial in five key themes https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/01/2026-whitney-biennial-exhibition-review-five-themes British Museum Evacuated After Suspicious Device Found in Restroom https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/british-museum-evacuated-suspicious-device-security-alert-1234787980/ As Full-Time Art Critics All But Disappear, What Can We Learn From the Retiring Generation? https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/columns/christopher-knight-roberta-smith-peter-schjeldahl-critis-retire-1234787590/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. John M Armleder Reframes Centuries of Art History at MAH Geneva https://news.artnet.com/art-world/john-m-armleder-mah-geneva-2776555 Julio Le Parc, Pioneer of Kinetic Art and Venice Biennale Prize Winner, Dies at 97 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/julio-le-parc-dead-97-kinetic-art-venice-biennale-tate-modern-1234787972/ In Minor Keys, Khaled Sabsabi, Louvre Heist Film https://hyperallergic.com/in-minor-keys-khaled-sabsabi-louvre-heist-film/

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/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Arthur Jafa’s Radical Theory of Readymade Art https://news.artnet.com/multimedia/arthur-jafa-interview-2774390 Tiwani Contemporary, Major African Art Gallery, Is Closing Its Doors https://news.artnet.com/market/tiwani-contemporary-closing-2777012 French project uses AI to visualise how climate change will affect heritage sites https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/28/french-project-uses-ai-to-visualise-how-climate-change-will-affect-heritage-sites French Artists Call for Boycott of Pompidou’s Seoul Outpost over Partner Foundation’s Ties to Israel https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/centre-pompidou-hanhwa-israel-boycott-french-artists-1234787742/ The Looter Who Built Your Favorite Museum https://hyperallergic.com/the-looter-who-built-your-favorite-museum/ No-Bid Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Contract Swelled to $13.1 M. With “Inflated” Profit Margin, as Leak Problems Persist https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-repair-cost-overruns-leaks-1234787754/ Fracas Over Appointment of Spanish Art Center Director, A Film About the Louvre Heist, and More: Morning Links for May 28, 2026 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/galicia-spain-art-center-director-scandal-morning-links-1234787739/ After Viral Venice Pavilion, Florentina Holzinger Brings a 9-Hour Body-Art Spectacle to Vienna https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/florentina-holzinger-venice-austria-pavilion-vienna-follow-up-1234787823/ SXSW London’s Art Program Spotlights Spain’s ‘Underrated’ Contemporary Art Scene https://www.artnews.com/art-news/artists/sxsw-london-art-program-spain-digital-art-1234787788/ French Filmmaker Romain Gavras Is Turning the $102 M. Louvre Heist Into a Movie https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/romain-gavras-102-m-louvre-heist-movie-adaptation-1234787753/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. The Universe According to Sang Huoyao—and His Humanoid Robot https://news.artnet.com/art-world/sang-huoyao-brushstrokes-of-the-universe-map-shanghai-2776357 Whitney Museum workers rallied outside fundraising gala amid contract negotiations https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/27/whitney-museum-gala-union-rally-contract-negotiations Barrage of Russian missiles damages museums, library and theatre in Kyiv https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/27/barrage-of-russian-missiles-damages-museums-library-and-theatre-in-kyiv Bad moon rising: AI debate erupts over ‘colourised’ version of a classic Ansel Adams photo https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/27/ansel-adams-photograph-ai-colourised-danziger-aipad-controversy Christie’s Names Billionaire François-Henri Pinault Chairman, Signaling End of Tenure for Guillaume Cerutti https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/christies-francois-henri-pinault-chairman-1234787604/ Heir Says Cézanne Watercolor Shown in Basel Was Lost During Nazi Era https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/cezanne-watercolor-fondation-beyeler-nazi-era-claim-basel-1234787573/ ‘Prediction Markets’ Come to Art Auctions: Now You Can Bet on Basquiat and Monet, Courtesy of Kalshi https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/prediction-markets-art-auctions-basquiat-monet-kalshi-1234787557/ Centuries of Endurance Undergird “In Minor Keys” https://hyperallergic.com/centuries-of-endurance-undergird-in-minor-keys/ Trump Reinstalls Monument to Founding Father, Slave Owner Removed in 2020 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/trump-reinstalls-monument-to-slave-owner-removed-in-2020-1234787633/ Collectors Anita and Poju Zabludowicz to Sell $20.1 M. in Art at Christie’s https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/anita-poju-zabludowicz-christies-sale-1234787552/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Finalists for the Sobey Art Award, Canada’s top contemporary art prize, revealed https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/26/sobey-art-award-finalists-2026-revealed Fee or free? How entry charges affect museums in the US https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/26/fee-or-free-how-entry-charges-affect-museums-in-the-us Heir says Cezanne watercolour in Basel show was lost due to Nazi persecution https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/26/cezanne-watercolour-beyeler-foundation-nazi-loot-claim-gustav-schweitzer Detroit’s MOCAD Reopens with a New Vision and a New Kind of Leadership https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/mocad-detroit-reopening-new-vision-1234787243/ Russian Strike on Kyiv Damages National Art Museum of Ukraine https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/russian-strike-national-art-museum-ukraine-1234787314/ Ansel Adams Trust Decries Dealer's Sale of Photo Colorized Using AI https://hyperallergic.com/ansel-adams-trust-decries-dealers-sale-of-photo-colorized-using-ai/ Nick Doyle’s AI Oracle at Perrotin is Part Influencer, Part Therapist, Part Snake Oil Salesman https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/nick-doyle-ava-ai-oracle-perrotin-1234787165/ Venice Biennale’s Kazakh Pavilion Roiled by Controversy after Artwork Fails to Make It on View https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/kazakhstan-pavilion-venice-biennale-censorship-open-letter-1234786973/ Trump Re-Erects Monument of Enslaver Removed in 2020 https://hyperallergic.com/trump-re-erects-monument-of-enslaver-removed-in-2020/ Tess Jaray, Influential Painter of Understated Abstractions, Dies at 88 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/tess-jaray-painter-dead-1234787293/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. What New York’s $2.5 Billion Auction Week Means for the Market https://news.artnet.com/multimedia/art-market-minute-may-25-2775852 Long-Lost 17th-Century Altarpiece Paintings Recovered After Nearly 100 Years https://news.artnet.com/art-world/lucas-valdes-stolen-paintings-recovered-2776126 Ukrainian Museums and Cultural Sites Damaged in Massive Russian Attack https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ukraine-museums-damaged-russian-attack-2776107 Rediscovered Rubens Notebook Page Goes on View for the First Time https://news.artnet.com/art-world/rubens-notebook-page-rubenshuis-2776189 How Edward Burtynsky Captures Humanity’s Uneasy Relationship With Nature https://news.artnet.com/art-world/edward-burtynsky-paul-kyle-2775505 46 Museum Shows and Biennials to See This Summer https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/news/summer-preview-1234786351/ The Invincible Spirit of Edmonia Lewis https://hyperallergic.com/the-invincible-spirit-of-edmonia-lewis/ How Betye Saar Set Black Dolls Free https://hyperallergic.com/how-betye-saar-set-black-dolls-free/ For Ceija Stojka, Memory Is Survival https://hyperallergic.com/for-ceija-stojka-memory-is-survival/ Brent Sikkema’s Husband Convicted https://hyperallergic.com/daily-newsletter-5-25-25/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Controversy resurfaces in Colombia over treasure-filled San José shipwreck https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/25/colombia-shipwreck-san-jose-controversy-looting Performance Cuts Through the Noise at the Venice Biennale https://hyperallergic.com/performance-cuts-through-the-noise-at-the-venice-biennale/ The 21st Century’s Biggest Art Trend is Not a Style. But Once You See It, You’ll Notice It Everywhere. https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/features/21st-century-biggest-trend-not-style-systems-art-hans-haacke-1234786483/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Gabrielle Goliath, Richard Avedon, “Chicken Linda” https://hyperallergic.com/gabrielle-goliath-richard-avedon-chicken-linda/ Studio 54 Fine Art Is Betting on a More Nimble Gallery Model https://news.artnet.com/art-world/studio-54-fine-art-2775371 Tickets to See the Bayeux Tapestry Will Cost As Much As $45 A Piece https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/bayeux-tapestry-tickets-pricing-1234786836/ Ansel Adams Trust Slams Gallery for AI-Generated Work at AIPAD Photography Show https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ansel-adams-trust-danziger-gallery-ai-artwork-aipad-1234787113/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Who Won New York’s $2.1 Billion Auction Week? https://news.artnet.com/market/who-won-new-yorks-2-1-billion-auction-week-2775706 Bill to build Smithsonian women’s museum fails in US congress amid disputes over Trump and trans rights https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/22/smithsonian-american-womens-history-museum-vote-fails-congress Museums in England largely oppose proposal to charge admission for foreign tourists https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/22/museums-in-england-largely-oppose-proposal-to-charge-admission-for-foreign-tourists Giant glacier painting disappears from Argentina’s presidential palace after new law passes loosening protections for these icy regions https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/22/giant-glacier-painting-disappears-from-argentinas-presidential-palace-folllowing-new-law-on-mining-in-glacial-region Fifty years after Franco, Spain begins to give back art seized during the Civil War https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/22/fifty-years-after-franco-spain-begins-to-give-back-art-seized-during-the-civil-war Workers Push to Rename Wexner Center for the Arts Over Epstein Ties https://hyperallergic.com/workers-push-to-rename-wexner-center-for-the-arts-over-epstein-ties/ Jury Convicts Daniel Sikkema in Killing of New York Dealer Brent Sikkema https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/daniel-sikkema-guilty-brent-sikkema-murder-for-hire-trial-1234787084/ Commission of Fine Arts Approves Trump’s Controversial Triumphal Arch Celebrating ‘Greatness, Freedom, and Posterity’ https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/commission-of-fine-arts-approves-trump-controversial-triumphal-arch-1234786934/ How JR Transformed Paris’s Oldest Bridge Into a Massive Grotto https://news.artnet.com/art-world/jr-pont-neuf-bridge-paris-2775908 New York auctions, James McNeill Whistler at Tate Britain, Edvard Munch—podcast https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/22/new-york-auctions-james-mcneill-whistler-at-tate-britain-edvard-munchpodcast

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. India's Kiran Nadar Museum to take over Christie's London headquarters this summer https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/21/indias-kiran-nadar-museum-to-take-over-christies-london-this-summer US Commission of Fine Arts approves Trump’s Washington, DC arch despite public opposition https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/21/commission-fine-arts-approves-trump-arch-washington-dc Chanel Renews Financial Support of Centre Pompidou During Long-Term Renovation https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/chanel-announces-financial-support-centre-pompdou-renovation-1234786697/ A New Richard Avedon Documentary Lets Him Down https://hyperallergic.com/a-new-richard-avedon-documentary-lets-him-down/ Spain Threatens to Oust Reina Sofía Director Over Missing Artworks and Finances https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/spain-reina-sofia-museum-inventory-audit-missing-artworks-1234786651/ I'm a Chicana Curator. This Is Why I Removed Cesar Chavez From My Show https://hyperallergic.com/im-a-chicana-curator-this-is-why-i-removed-cesar-chavez-from-my-show/ Stonewall Monument Named Among Most Endangered Sites in the US https://hyperallergic.com/stonewall-monument-named-among-most-endangered-sites-in-the-us/ Robert Lugo’s Colossal Ode to Puerto Rico Rises in Madison Square Park https://hyperallergic.com/robert-lugos-colossal-ode-to-puerto-rico-rises-in-madison-square-park/ Citing Epstein Ties, Wexner Union Demands Leslie Wexner’s Name be Dropped from Art Center https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/citing-epstein-ties-wexner-union-demands-leslie-wexners-name-be-dropped-from-art-center-1234786645/ Trump Officials Cite a Century-Old Report As Congressional Approval for 250-Foot DC Arch, in a Move Called ‘Tortured’ and ‘Laughable’ https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/trump-officials-cite-century-old-report-approval-arch-1234786642/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Israeli organisation threatens legal action against Canadian Museum for Human Rights over Palestine exhibition https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/20/canadian-museum-human-rights-palestine-exhibiton-legal-threat-israeli-organisation Authorities in New York return more than 650 looted antiquities, valued at nearly $14m, to India https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/20/manhattan-district-attorney-returns-650-looted-antiquities-india Sainsbury Centre receives one of largest ever UK museum donations https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/20/sainsbury-centre-receives-one-of-largest-ever-uk-museum-donations Expansion plans for Rome's Galleria Borghese draw fierce response https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/20/expansion-plans-for-romes-galleria-borghese-draw-fierce-response Hong Kong Artists Bring Quiet Reflection to Venice https://news.artnet.com/art-world/hong-kong-museum-of-art-venice-biennale-2774715 Tilda Swinton Is Bringing a New Performance Piece to Guggenheim Bilbao https://news.artnet.com/art-world/tilda-swinton-performance-guggenheim-bilbao-2774868 Guggenheim to Screen Artistic Portrait of Soccer Legend Zinédine Zidane https://hyperallergic.com/guggenheim-to-screen-artistic-portrait-of-soccer-legend-zinedine-zidane/ Art Basel Qatar Taps Former Mathaf Director Wassan Al-Khudhairi to Shape 2027 Fair https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/art-basel-qatar-artistic-director-wassan-al-khudhairi-2027-1234786338/ Paris Judge Rejects Bid to Suspend the Replacement of Notre-Dame’s Windows https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/paris-judge-rejects-bid-to-halt-replacement-of-notre-dames-windows-1234786334/ CalArts President Booed During Commencement Speech https://hyperallergic.com/calarts-president-booed-during-commencement-speech/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Dubai Plans a Massive New Museum for Digital Art https://news.artnet.com/art-world/museum-of-digital-art-dubai-2774566 Seoul’s new Centre Pompidou Hanwha museum opens next month—can it live up to expectations? https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/19/seouls-new-centre-pompidou-hanwha-museum-opens-next-monthcan-it-live-up-to-expectations M+ and Centre Pompidou announce multi-year partnership https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/19/m+-and-centre-pompidou-announce-multi-year-partnership Canadian Museum of Human Rights Threatened With Legal Action Over Palestinian Nakba Show https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/canadian-museum-of-human-rights-facing-legal-threat-over-nakba-show-1234786157/ After Whistleblower Complaint, Palm Springs Art Museum Declines to Release Report on Allegations of Fraud and Theft, Claims They Are ‘Not Substantiated’ https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/whistleblower-palm-springs-art-museum-refutes-allegations-1234786097/ Hamburg Culture Prize Renamed After Namesake’s Nazi Ties Emerge https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/hamburg-culture-prize-renamed-nazi-ties-emerge-1234786212/ In Performance Series, Artists Tackle the Nature of Images, and Reality, in the Face of AI https://www.artnews.com/art-news/artists/ai-art-immersive-world-artists-1234786121/ Art Lender Accuses Maddox Gallery of Inflating Value of Art Used as Collateral—’Bizarre and Irrational’ Claim, Says Gallery https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/maddox-gallery-lac-art-lender-lawsuit-1234786102/ The Black American Artists Who Dazzled Post-War Paris https://hyperallergic.com/the-black-american-artists-who-dazzled-post-war-paris/ James McNeill Whistler was more than just a combative ‘coxcomb’ https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/19/james-mcneill-whistler-was-more-than-just-a-combative-coxcomb

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Louvre Reveals Architects for $1 Billion Expansion https://news.artnet.com/art-world/louvre-architects-2774247 59th Carnegie International tests the limits of connection and inclusion https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/18/59th-carnegie-international-explores-connection-and-division Guatemala stakes claim to stone lintel by 'the Michelangelo of the pre-Columbian era' that was repatriated to Mexico https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/18/guatemala-maya-stone-lintel-mayuy-mexico-repatriation Christie’s S. I. Newhouse Sale Totals $630.8 M., Bringing Cumulative Total to $1 B. https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/christies-s-i-newhouse-sale-pollock-brancusi-results-1234786039/ S.I. Newhouse’s Brâncuși Sells at Christie’s for Record-Breaking $107.6 M. https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/s-i-newhouse-constantin-brancusi-sells-christies-breaks-record-1234785976/ The art world remembers Valie Export, Austrian pioneer of feminist performance art https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/18/the-art-world-remembers-valie-export-austrian-pioneer-of-feminist-performance-art Who’s That Nude Figure on a Washing Machine Outside the New Museum? https://hyperallergic.com/whos-that-nude-figure-on-a-washing-machine-outside-the-new-museum/ Seattle Art Museum Workers Move to Unionize https://hyperallergic.com/seattle-art-museum-workers-move-to-unionize/ Thousands Decry Right-Wing “Smear Campaign” Against Misan Harriman https://hyperallergic.com/thousands-decry-right-wing-smear-campaign-against-misan-harriman/ Gabrielle Goliath Sounds a Call to Action in Venice https://hyperallergic.com/gabrielle-goliath-sounds-a-call-to-action-in-venice/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. In a new home, Photo London gets down to business https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/16/in-a-new-home-photo-london-gets-down-to-business A True-to-Life Biennale https://hyperallergic.com/a-true-to-life-biennale/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Robert Mnuchin's $85.7m Rothko leads Sotheby's $407.5m auction in New York https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/15/robert-mnuchins-857m-rothko-leads-sothebys-4075m-auction-in-new-york Es Devlin Is Creating a Living Portrait of the Entire U.K. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/es-devlin-national-portrait-gallery-2773867 A Delayed Art Dubai Opens With Fewer Galleries—but Buyers Abound https://news.artnet.com/market/art-dubai-report-2773646 Valie Export, Avant-Garde Icon and Feminist Trailblazer, Dies at 85 https://news.artnet.com/art-world/valie-export-obituary-2773624 Borghese Gallery Faces Pushback Over New Building Plan https://news.artnet.com/art-world/borghese-gallery-backlash-expansion-2773658 Catalonia Sues Aragón for €791,000 for Repayment Over Restitution of 56 Artworks https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/catalonia-sues-aragon-restitution-1234785790/ More Than 100 Seattle Art Museum Workers Plan to Unionize https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/more-than-100-seattle-art-museum-workers-plan-to-unionize-1234785795/ Independent Art Fair Trades Downtown for the World https://hyperallergic.com/independent-art-fair-trades-downtown-for-the-world/ London’s Wellcome Collection to Transfer 2,000 Manuscripts to Jain Community, But They Will Stay in UK https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/wellcome-collection-jain-manuscripts-transfer-1234785772/ Frieze New York Is an Assembly-Line Salad https://hyperallergic.com/frieze-new-york-is-an-assembly-line-salad/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Still in ‘war mode’: Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art reopens with exhibitions about conflict https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/14/still-in-war-mode-tehran-museum-of-contemporary-art-reopens-with-exhibitions-about-conflict Nazi-looted painting discovered in home of Dutch SS commander's heirs https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/14/nazi-looted-painting-discovered-in-home-of-dutch-ss-commanders-heirs New York’s Neue Galerie will merge with the Metropolitan Museum https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/14/neue-galerie-metropolitan-museum-merger Gulag Museum rebrand marks latest phase in Kremlin’s assault on free speech https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/14/gulag-museum-rebrand-marks-latest-phase-in-kremlins-assault-on-free-speech Parliamentary report calls for major changes at French museums in the wake of Louvre heist https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/14/parliamentary-report-calls-for-major-changes-at-frances-museums-in-the-wake-of-louvre-heist The Met and Neue Galerie Embark on Historic Merger https://news.artnet.com/art-world/met-museum-neue-galerie-merger-2773237 London's Wellcome Collection returns 2,000 manuscripts to the Jain community https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/14/wellcome-collection-returns-2000-manuscripts-to-the-jain-community Valie Export, Groundbreaking Feminist Artist Who Questioned the Nature of Art, Dies at 85 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/valie-export-artist-dead-1234785653/ Frick Inks Three-Year Partnership with Louis Vuitton, with Support for Exhibitions and Free Fridays https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/frick-collection-louis-vuitton-sponsorship-exhibitions-1234785574/ Required Reading https://hyperallergic.com/required-reading-784/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Trump’s Plan to Paint the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Blue Sparks Lawsuit https://news.artnet.com/art-world/lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-trump-lawsuit-2773039 Authorship Dispute Erupts Over ‘Hair Dress’ at the Met’s Costume Institute https://news.artnet.com/art-world/met-costume-institute-samms-hadari-dress-credit-2772663 Performa Is Bringing a Star-Studded Variety Show to Broadway https://news.artnet.com/art-world/performa-variety-show-broadway-new-york-2772781 Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Announces 312 New Acquisitions During 50th Anniversary Year https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/hirshhorn-314-new-acquisitions-during-50th-anniversary-year-1234785215/ Tiny Cranach Painting That Vanished During WWII Returns to Dresden https://news.artnet.com/art-world/cranach-friedrich-portrait-dresden-return-2772879 Getty’s Black Visual Arts Archives receives additional $1.8m in funding https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/13/gettys-black-visual-arts-archives-receives-additional-19m-in-funding Iran has not withdrawn from 2026 Venice Biennale, pavilion commissioner says https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/13/iran-has-not-withdrawn-from-2026-venice-biennale-pavilion-commissioner-says Israel Advances Bill Granting Sweeping Civilian Authority over West Bank Archaeological Sites https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/israel-advances-bill-granting-control-west-bank-archaeology-1234785293/ French Parliament Accuses Louvre of Prioritizing ‘Prestige And Influence’ Over Security Prior to Jewel Heist https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/french-parliament-releases-report-accusing-louvre-deprioritizing-security-jewel-heist-1234785295/ What Does a Booth Cost at a New York Art Fair? https://hyperallergic.com/what-does-a-booth-cost-at-a-new-york-art-fair/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. For Fashion Iconoclast Iris van Herpen, ‘Nature Is the Best Artist’ https://news.artnet.com/art-world/iris-van-herpen-sculpting-the-senses-brooklyn-museum-2772234 New Museum unveils Sarah Lucas's bawdy Bowery commission https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/12/new-museum-unveils-sarah-lucas-bowery-commission-public-art Cai Guo-Qiang joins White Cube https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/12/cai-guo-qiang-joins-white-cube Art Collectors Bet on Known Quantities Amid Market Reset https://news.artnet.com/market/most-lucrative-category-auction-2025-2772357 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair focuses on Afro-Brazilian art https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/12/1-54-contemporary-african-art-fair-focuses-on-afro-brazilian-art Gozo Yoshimasu wins first Serpentine x Flag Art Foundation Prize https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/12/gozo-yoshimasu-wins-first-serpentine-x-flag-art-foundation-prize Leading French Gallery Air de Paris Is Declaring Bankruptcy and Closing After 36 Years https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/french-gallery-air-de-paris-declaring-bankruptcy-closing-1234785172/ Across Venice, Artists Defy Censorship to Mourn and Memorialize Gaza https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/venice-biennale-artists-censorship-palestine-israel-1234784973/ Trump Administration Sued Over Wildly Over-Budget Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Changes https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/trump-administration-sued-reflecting-pool-changes-1234785175/ Venice Biennale’s Russian Pavilion and Pussy Riot Spar Over Usage of Protest Footage https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/russian-pavilion-pussy-riot-protest-footage-censorship-claim-1234785093/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. A New Landmark Survey Aims to Bring Transparency to Museum Collecting Practices https://news.artnet.com/art-world/penn-m2a-survey-museum-collecting-practices-2772058 More than 70 Venice Biennale artists withdraw from awards https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/11/more-than-70-venice-biennale-artists-withdraw-from-awards Bruno Bischofberger, Swiss Art Dealer and Early Backer of Basquiat, Dies at 86 https://news.artnet.com/art-world/bruno-bischofberger-warhol-basquiat-dealer-died-2771876 Radiohead Brings Its Strange Visual Universe to Life in an Immersive Spectacle https://news.artnet.com/art-world/radiohead-motion-picture-house-installation-brooklyn-2771574 The Founders of Open Restitution Africa (ORA) on Their New Open Data Platform https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/founders-of-open-restitution-africa-new-database-interview-1234781430/ Somali Artists Take Issue With Nation's First-Ever Venice Biennale Pavilion https://hyperallergic.com/somali-artists-take-issue-with-nations-first-ever-venice-biennale-pavilion/ Art Installation Featuring Trump Iran War Video Game Appears on National Mall https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/trump-iran-war-video-game-national-mall-artwork-1234784963/ Did Zurbarán Believe What He Painted? https://hyperallergic.com/did-zurbaran-believe-what-he-painted/ Putin ‘Won’ the Venice Biennale, Quips Italian Culture Minister https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/venice-biennale-italy-culture-minister-putin-russia-1234784956/ Venice Biennale Strike Makes History https://hyperallergic.com/venice-biennale-strike-makes-history/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. France Passes Landmark Restitution Law for Looted Art https://news.artnet.com/market/paint-drippings-art-industry-news-may-11-2771475 This month’s blockbuster auctions in New York could bring upwards of $2.5bn https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/11/new-york-spring-auctions-preview-bonhams-christies-phillips-sothebys Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit reopens, with the local community front and centre https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/11/museum-contemporary-art-detroit-reopens-renovations Canadian Masterworks Lead Heffel’s Spring Sales https://news.artnet.com/art-world/heffel-spring-auction-2771184 Lost Copy of Earliest-Known English Poem Found in Roman Library https://news.artnet.com/art-world/caedmon-hymn-copy-rome-library-trinity-college-2771600

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Bruno Bischofberger, Art Dealer of Stars Like Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat, Dies at 86 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/bruno-bischofberger-art-dealer-dead-warhol-basquiat-1234784854/ Dozens of Venice Biennale Artists Withdraw From Awards En Masse https://hyperallergic.com/dozens-of-venice-biennale-artists-withdraw-from-awards-en-masse/ Venice Diary Day 3: Offsite Highlights Include Fleshy Films and Vegetarian Videos https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/columns/venice-diary-offsite-highlights-luyang-li-yi-fan-ivan-tovar-canicula-1234784846/ Venice Biennale Artists Decline Consideration for Golden Lions Chosen by Public Vote https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/venice-biennale-artists-decline-consideration-visitor-lions-1234784841/ Mom, I'm Gonna Be an Artist! https://hyperallergic.com/mom-im-gonna-be-an-artist/

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/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. New Louvre Chief Christophe Leribault Reveals His Vision for the Museum Post-Heist https://news.artnet.com/art-world/christophe-leribault-louvre-museum-post-heist-future-2770928 Today’s war, tomorrow’s loot: attempts at stemming the illicit trade in art https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/06/todays-war-tomorrows-loot-attempts-at-stemming-the-illicit-trade-in-art First Impressions of a Venice Biennale Torn Apart by the Present https://news.artnet.com/art-world/venice-biennale-review-in-minor-keys-2770598 Manhattan D.A.’s Office Returns More Than 650 Looted Artifacts to India https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/manhattan-district-attorney-returns-looted-artifacts-india-1234784333/ Father and daughter plead guilty in $2m counterfeit art scheme https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/06/father-daughter-forgery-scheme-new-jersey Arthur Jafa: ‘America has always been a demonic state. And we love it’ https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/06/arthur-jafa-america-has-always-been-a-demonic-state-and-we-love-it Pussy Riot Storms Russia Pavilion at Venice Biennale https://news.artnet.com/art-world/pussy-riot-venice-2770643 Israeli Pavilion Artist Made Legal Threats Before Venice Biennale Jury Resigned https://hyperallergic.com/israeli-pavilion-artist-made-legal-threats-before-venice-biennale-jury-resigned/ In Protest of Israeli Pavilion, Activists and Unions Plan Strike on Venice Biennale’s Opening Day https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/israel-pavilion-protest-venice-biennale-unions-strike-1234784225/ US Border Wall Construction Damages 1,000-Year-Old Indigenous Land Art in Arizona https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/border-wall-damages-indigenous-land-art-1234784316/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. In Minor Keys: how Venice's international exhibition was brought to life after the death of artistic director Koyo Kouoh https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/05/in-minor-keys-how-venices-international-exhibition-was-brought-to-life-after-the-death-of-artistic-director-koyo-kouoh ‘It’s really important that the public is not just a silent witness’: Marina Abramović on her Venice Biennale exhibition https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/05/its-really-important-that-the-public-is-not-just-a-silent-witness-marina-abramovic-on-her-venice-biennale-exhibition ‘We are complicit’: Austrian artist Florentina Holzinger’s immersive Venice Biennale pavilion brings apocalypse to the city https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/05/florentina-holzinger-immersive-show-brings-apocalypse-to-venice Iran will not participate at the 2026 Venice Biennale https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/05/iran-will-not-participate-2026-venice-biennale The Venice Biennale has long been a sales platform—now no one is pretending otherwise https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/04/the-venice-biennale-has-long-been-a-sales-platformnow-no-one-is-pretending-otherwise The Carnegie International Looks Back at Itself https://hyperallergic.com/the-carnegie-international-looks-back-at-itself/ The Met’s Costume Institute Needs an Art History Lesson https://www.artnews.com/art-news/reviews/met-costume-art-review-1234783830/ First US Survey of Mexican Artist Teresa Margolles Coming This Fall https://hyperallergic.com/first-us-survey-of-mexican-artist-teresa-margolles-coming-this-fall/ Unrealized Artwork by Christo and Jeanne-Claude Will Take Over Gagosian in London https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/christo-jeanne-claude-gagosian-london-1234783785/ Chanel and Guggenheim Launch Transatlantic Curatorial Fellowship https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/chanel-guggenheim-curatorial-fellowship-new-york-venice-1234783780/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. A $15M De Kooning Leads Lévy Gorvy Dayan’s New Auction-Style Sales Experiment https://news.artnet.com/market/paint-drippings-art-industry-news-may-4-2769900 Artist Mel Kendrick Is Mining New Possibilities From Wood and Color https://news.artnet.com/art-world/mel-kendrick-david-nolan-2769320 A $35 M. Warhol, a $45 M. Basquiat, and More: Who’s Selling The Top Works in the May Sales? https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/may-2026-auction-sales-christies-sothebys-basquiat-warhol-1234783663/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Overlooked Artist Louisa Chase Returns to the Spotlight https://news.artnet.com/art-world/louisa-chase-berry-campbell-2769283 Lévy Gorvy Dayan Bets on Urgency With New LGD Hammer Sales Platform https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/levy-gorvy-dayan-new-lgd-hammer-sales-platform-1234783638/ May You Live in Less Interesting Times https://hyperallergic.com/may-you-live-in-less-interesting-times/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogotá's director departs amid accusations she harassed staff https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/01/museo-arte-moderno-bogota-dismisses-martha-ortiz Cosmic, concrete, earthy: Nancy Holt’s Land Art on show in UK https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/01/nancy-holts-land-art-lands-in-the-uk The Defining Themes of Today’s Biennial Art https://news.artnet.com/art-world/the-defining-themes-of-todays-biennial-art-2767932 Art trade adjusting after US Supreme Court struck down Trump's extreme tariffs https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/01/trump-tariffs-struck-down-supreme-court-art-trade-adjusts US National Gallery of Art receives $116m gift to continue nationwide lending programme https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/01/national-gallery-art-us-116m-gift-mitchell-rales-touring-collection The Venice Biennale’s Polite Fiction of Being ‘Above the Market’ Is Wearing Thin https://news.artnet.com/market/venice-biennale-market-2769526 Venice Biennale Jury Resigns https://hyperallergic.com/the-venice-biennale-jury-resigns/ London Dealer Stephen Friedman Owes $10.6 M. to Dozens of Creditors, Including Artists Deborah Roberts and Kehinde Wiley https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/london-dealer-stephen-friedman-owes-artists-kehinde-wiley-1234783596/ Venice Biennale Scraps “Golden Lion” Awards as Turmoil Continues https://hyperallergic.com/venice-biennale-scraps-golden-lion-awards-as-turmoil-continues/ Trump Border Wall Crews Damage 1,000-Year-Old Native Etching in Arizona https://hyperallergic.com/trump-border-wall-crews-damage-1-000-year-old-native-etching-in-arizona/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. The curator awakens: Lucas Museum of Narrative Art reveals inaugural exhibition lineup https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/04/30/lucas-museum-narrative-art-inaugural-exhibitions Georg Baselitz, German artist who turned figurative painting on its head, has died, aged 88 https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/04/30/georg-baselitz-german-artist-figurative-painter-obituary Venice Biennale Jury Resigns in the Wake of Controversial Prize Ban https://news.artnet.com/art-world/venice-biennale-jury-resigns-prize-ban-2769269 U.S. Returns Hundreds of Looted Antiquities to Italy https://news.artnet.com/art-world/us-returns-looted-antiquities-italy-2769117 UK’s Brighton & Hove Museums to return 45 artefacts to Botswana https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/04/30/uk-brighton-hove-museums-return-45-artefacts-botswana Texas Man Who Orchestrated $20 M. Crypto Scam Based on Fictitious Van Gogh and Picasso Masterpieces Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/crypto-scam-van-gogh-picasso-masterpieces-sentenced-1234783074/ New Banksy statue appears in central London https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/04/30/has-a-new-banksy-statue-just-appeared-in-central-london Full extent of Stephen Friedman Gallery's £7.8m debt revealed in filings https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/04/30/stephen-friedman-gallery-owes-£800000-to-artists-filings-reveal Picasso Painting That Cost S. I. Newhouse a MoMA Board Position Heads to Christie’s for $55 M. https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/s-i-newhouse-moma-picasso-auction-christies-1234783250/ Tania Bruguera on Why Today’s Art Must Be Political https://hyperallergic.com/tania-bruguera-on-why-todays-art-must-be-political/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. EU imposes sanctions on Mikhail Piotrovsky, director of Russia's State Hermitage Museum https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/04/29/eu-imposes-sanctions-on-mikhail-piotrovsky-director-of-russias-state-hermitage-museum Ittai Gradel, gems expert who uncovered British Museum thefts, dies aged 61 https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/04/29/ittai-gradel-gems-expert-uncovered-british-museum-thefts-died-aged-61 Why London’s Whitechapel Gallery Hired an Economist https://news.artnet.com/art-world/whitechapel-gallery-economist-2768633 Comment | The slopification of political art https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/04/29/slopification-political-art-press-any-key-to-continue East Africa meets Western Europe as Michael Armitage takes on Venice's Palazzo Grassi https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/04/29/east-africa-meets-western-europe-as-michael-armitage-takes-on-venices-palazzo-grassi Venice Bound? Here’s All the News You Need to Know About This Year’s Biennale https://news.artnet.com/art-world/news-explainer-venice-biennale-2758682 Duo Who Sold Fake Warhol, Banksy Plead Guilty in $2M Fraud https://news.artnet.com/art-world/father-daughter-forgery-scheme-2768661 Reclaiming the Self-Taught Artist’s Creative Identity https://hyperallergic.com/self-made-american-folk-art-museum/ How Will the Venice Biennale Impact Alma Allen’s Market? https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/alma-allen-venice-biennale-us-pavilion-market-1234783155/ George Herms, Titan of West Coast Assemblage, Dies at 90 https://hyperallergic.com/george-herms-titan-of-west-coast-assemblage-dies-at-90/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Art Basel Curbs Pre-Fair Sales—and More Art Industry News https://news.artnet.com/market/paint-drippings-art-industry-news-apr-27-2768017 The Art Trade Is Taking Calculated Risks With A.I. https://news.artnet.com/multimedia/art-market-minute-apr-27-2768000 Towering homage to Bamiyan Buddhas rises over Manhattan’s High Line https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/04/27/towering-homage-to-bamiyan-buddhas-rises-over-manhattans-high-line Digital Art Pioneer Nancy Burson Collapses the Border Between Mysticism and Quantum Physics https://www.artnews.com/art-news/artists/digital-art-pioneer-nancy-burson-mysticism-quantum-physics-1234782713/ Sharjah Biennial Lines Up 109 Artists for 2027 Edition, Titled ‘What Remains, Sits Restive’ https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/sharjah-biennial-2027-artist-list-1234782699/ Art Show in London Canceled Over Allegations of Antisemitism from Pro-Israel Group https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/matthew-collings-show-london-cancelled-antisemitism-israel-1234782753/ Newsmakers: Nalini Malani Lets the Walls Speak with a New Installation in Venice https://www.artnews.com/art-news/artists/nalini-malani-of-woman-born-venice-1234782739/ Italian Culture Minister Will Not Attend Venice Biennale Opening in Protest of Russia’s Participation https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/italian-culture-minister-protest-venice-biennale-russia-1234782691/ Russia's Venice Pavilion to Close to the Public in Compliance With Sanctions https://hyperallergic.com/russias-venice-pavilion-to-close-to-the-public-in-compliance-with-sanctions/ The Death of the Art School https://hyperallergic.com/the-death-of-the-art-school/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. A Smaller Art Brussels Represents a Shift in the Fair Ecosystem Toward a ‘Quality-First’ Approach https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/art-brussels-2026-report-parloir-fair-1234782661/ An Art Historian’s Riotous Novel Melds Medieval Art with Monica Lewinsky https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/interviews/a-new-novel-sees-monica-lewinsky-through-medieval-art-1234782607/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. How Art Firms Are—or Should Be—Using A.I. Right Now https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ai-adoption-on-the-rise-2767684 How an Artist and Museum Conspired to Give a Delivery Worker What the Apps Won’t: PTO https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/columns/pto-fields-harrington-gustavo-ajche-bike-ps1-greater-ny-1234782540/ LA’s The Box Gallery to Close After 19 Years https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/the-box-los-angeles-gallery-closure-1234782658/ Venice, Here We Come https://hyperallergic.com/venice-here-we-come/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. The Multibillion-Dollar Maneuvers Behind the Met’s Raphael Show https://news.artnet.com/market/metropolitan-museum-raphael-exhibition-2767828 Venice Biennale’s Prize Ban on Israel and Russia Falls Short for Critics https://news.artnet.com/art-world/venice-biennale-awards-ban-2767588 Sonic investigations non-profit to be artist-in-residence at London's Gasworks https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/04/24/sonic-investigations-non-profit-to-be-artist-in-residence-at-londons-gasworks Refik Anadol’s AI Art Museum DATALAND Will Open in Los Angeles in June https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/refik-anadol-ai-art-museum-dataland-open-los-angeles-june-1234782560/ A Refreshing Turn to Craft at AIPAD's Photography Show https://hyperallergic.com/a-refreshing-turn-to-craft-at-aipads-photography-show/ Collector Julia Stoschek Closes Down Berlin Exhibition Venue After 10 Years In Favor of International Projects https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/collector-julia-stoschek-closes-foundation-venue-berlin-1234782594/ Nude Performance at MFA Boston Confronts One of Art’s Oldest Tropes https://hyperallergic.com/nude-performance-at-mfa-boston-confronts-one-of-arts-oldest-tropes/ A Buddha Is Reborn on the High Line https://hyperallergic.com/a-buddha-is-reborn-on-the-high-line/ Amid Epstein Blowback, Bard President Leon Botstein Talks About Succession Plan But With No Timeline: Report https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/bard-leon-botstein-succession-1234782548/ Inside Gagosian’s Quiet Power Move to Street Level on Madison Avenue https://news.artnet.com/market/new-gagosian-gallery-madison-avenue-new-york-2767601

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Refik Anadol’s Dataland Museum Sets an Opening Date https://news.artnet.com/art-world/dataland-refik-anadol-opening-date-2767486 The Big Review | Lacma's David Geffen Galleries ★★★★ https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/04/23/big-review-lacma-david-geffen-galleries Harmony Korine Makes Sense of His Shape-Shifting Art: ‘It’s Really One Whole Work’ https://news.artnet.com/art-world/harmony-korine-ica-miami-2767009 Nominees for the Turner Prize 2026 announced by Tate https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/04/23/nominees-for-the-turner-prize-2026-announced-by-tate Alma Allen Speaks Out on Backlash Over U.S. Pavilion Commission: ‘A Little Stressful’ https://news.artnet.com/art-world/alma-allen-speaks-out-venice-biennale-backlash-2767092 Comment | Artnet-Artsy merger: 'a Bloomberg for art?' https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/04/23/comment-|-how-viable-is-the-artnet-and-artsys-merger Taiwan Revokes National Art Prize from Sakuliu Pavavaljung After Sexual Assault Conviction https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/sakuliu-pavavaljung-taiwan-national-art-prize-revoked-1234782497/ Berlin Modern Museum Delayed Again as Moisture Damage Pushes Opening to 2030 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/berlin-modern-museum-delayed-2030-moisture-damage-1234782399/ Ai Weiwei to Reenact His Own Detention in 24-Hour Performance in Manchester https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ai-weiwei-24-hour-performance-factory-international-1234782448/ Venice Biennale Awards Jury Won’t Consider Russia and Israel https://hyperallergic.com/venice-biennale-awards-jury-wont-consider-russia-and-israel/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Yves Saint Laurent’s Lalanne Mirrors Sell for Record-Shattering $33.5 Million https://news.artnet.com/market/yves-saint-laurent-lalanne-mirrors-de-gunzberg-sale-2762297 Antony Gormley sculpture quietly removed and sold off by UK council https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/04/22/antony-gormley-sculpture-quietly-removed-and-sold-off-by-uk-council The Photography Show fair’s 45th edition explores medium’s full history from its origins to AI https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/04/22/the-photography-show-aipad-fair-45th-edition-preview Caravaggio and Rubens works destroyed by fire in Second World War are brought back to (digital) life https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/04/22/caravaggio-and-rubens-works-destroyed-by-fire-in-second-world-war-are-brought-back-to-digital-life Top 200 Collector Mitchell Rales Gifts $116 M. to National Gallery of Art for Lending Program https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/billionaire-mitchell-rales-national-gallery-art-lending-program-1234782323/ Dutch Commission Recommends New Guardianship for ‘Orphaned’ Nazi-Looted Art https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/panel-recommendation-orphaned-nazi-looted-art-netherlands-1234782335/ Can the V&A’s New Museum Fulfill Its Democratic Promise? https://hyperallergic.com/can-the-v-as-new-museum-fulfill-its-democratic-promise/ Architectural Competition for Louvre ‘New Renaissance’ Project Reportedly Set to Relaunch in May https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/jury-architect-for-louvre-project-set-to-meet-in-may-1234782362/ Trump White House Ballroom Contract Allowed Anonymous Donors, Limited Oversight https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/white-house-ballroom-contract-anonymous-donors-oversight-1234782350/ Venice Biennale’s 2026 Golden Lion Jury to Be Led by Videobrasil Founder https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/venice-biennale-2026-golden-lion-jury-1234782325/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. How Pussy Riot Is Challenging Russia’s Return to the Venice Biennale https://news.artnet.com/art-world/pussy-riot-venice-biennale-bid-2766832 Has A.I. Solved the Mystery of This El Greco Painting? https://news.artnet.com/art-world/artificial-intelligence-el-greco-science-advances-2766875 Lack of accountability after crush of crowds at Haiti’s Citadelle Laferrière kills 25 https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/04/21/haiti-citadelle-laferriere-crowd-crush-stampede-25-dead Mass shooting at Mexico's Teotihuacan archaeological site leaves one dead, 13 injured https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/04/21/teotihuacan-site-mass-shooting Collector Dimitris Daskalopoulos’s NEON to Conclude After ‘Having Fulfilled Its Mission’ https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/collector-dimitris-daskalopouloss-neon-to-conclude-after-having-fulfilled-its-mission-1234782219/ Diego Rivera’s Grandson Donates 150,000 Objects to Major Mexico City Museum https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/diego-rivera-grandson-donation-museo-anahuacalli-mexico-city-1234782182/ The Iran War Is Already Tanking Luxury Sales in the Gulf—Could Art Be Next? https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/iran-war-gulf-art-market-luxury-sales-down-1234782132/ What We Loved (And Didn’t) in “Greater New York” https://hyperallergic.com/what-we-loved-and-didnt-in-greater-new-york/ Barbara Chase-Riboud Speaks Out on Declining US Biennale Pavilion https://hyperallergic.com/barbara-chase-riboud-speaks-out-on-declining-us-biennale-pavilion/ Barbara Chase-Riboud Says She Declined US Pavilion Offer Because It Was ‘Not the Moment’ https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/barbara-chase-riboud-declined-us-pavilion-venice-biennale-1234782052/