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:/...

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-blak...

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...

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 htt...

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...

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...

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 f...

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...

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-artis...

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...

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 P...

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.c...

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-devi...

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-a...

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 http...

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 ho...

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/wh...

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-...

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-277...

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-...

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 Wil...

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/smithsonia...

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 h...

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 loo...