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. 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-hanwh...

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-divisi...

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-de...

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 com...

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-cost...

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-sar...

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-venic...

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...

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.co...

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....

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...

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 ‘I...

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-2...

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-1234...

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/n...

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.th...

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...

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 B...

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/...

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-ajch...

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 S...

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...

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/anton...

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-2766...