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  1. 16h ago

    Restitution Reckonings and Museums on the Brink

    Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. A lifetime of war: meet the 94-year-old Ukrainian artist Oleksandr Dubovyk https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/07/23/a-lifetime-of-war-meet-the-94-year-old-ukrainian-artist-oleksandr-dubovyk Appeals court sides with Jeff Koons in copyright-infringement dispute over ‘Made in Heaven’ series https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/07/23/jeff-koons-made-in-heaven-copyright-infringement-appeals-court-michael-hayden Ecuador’s national museum picks new design for $100m home following pushback to original selection and resignations https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/07/23/museo-nacional-del-ecuador-design-competition-controversy Glasgow School of Art says £265m needed to restore destroyed Mackintosh building is ‘unaffordable’ https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/07/23/glasgow-school-of-art-says-£265m-needed-to-restore-destroyed-mackintosh-building-is-unaffordable South Korean Museum Returns Two Qing Dynasty Lion Sculptures to China https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/south-korean-museum-returns-two-qing-dynasty-lion-sculptures-china-1234793289/ David Hockney’s Endless Scroll https://hyperallergic.com/david-hockneys-endless-scroll/ Former V&A Academic Programs Head Accuses Museum of “Racist” Behavior https://hyperallergic.com/former-v-a-academic-programs-head-accuses-museum-of-racist-behavior/ FBI Returns Looted Cultural Artifacts to Indonesia https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/u-s-repatriates-looted-indonesian-cultural-artifacts-1234793281/ Made in L.A. 2027 to Be Curated by Hammer Chief Curator Michael Wellen and MOCA’s José Luis Blondet https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/made-in-la-2027-curators-michael-wellen-jose-luis-blondet-1234793256/ Connecticut Antiques Dealer Pleads Guilty in $2.1 M. Theft Scheme https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/connecticut-antiques-dealer-david-l-johnson-guilty-plea-1234793241/

  2. 1d ago

    Museum Power Shifts and Restitution Manhunts

    Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Jessica Morgan named new Tate director https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/07/22/jessica-morgan-named-new-tate-director French Museum Launches ‘Wanted’ Campaign to Track Down 424 Artworks Looted by Nazis https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/wanted-looted-paintings-from-french-museum-wwii-era-1234793192/ Jeff Koons Beats Copyright Infringement Claims in ‘Made in Heaven’ Lawsuit https://news.artnet.com/art-world/jeff-koons-made-in-heaven-copyright-dispute-2789631 Lisbon's Museu Calouste Gulbenkian returns to its mid-century modern roots following major renovation https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/07/22/lisbons-museu-calouste-gulbenkian-returns-to-its-mid-century-modern-roots-following-major-renovation European Union officially pulls €2m Venice Biennale funding over Russian participation https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/07/22/european-union-officially-pull-2m-venice-biennale-funding-over-russian-participation If Dealers Want to Sell an Artwork to a Museum, They May Have to Find the Buyer Themselves https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/dealers-sell-museum-find-buyer-themselves-1234789322/ After $75 M. Gift, Shuttered California College of the Arts to Become School Named for Silicon Valley Billionaire https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/california-college-of-the-arts-renaming-jensen-huang-1234793172/ Juliana Huxtable and Mark Bradford in Major Gift to the Zimmerli Art Museum https://hyperallergic.com/juliana-huxtable-and-mark-bradford-in-major-gift-to-the-zimmerli-art-museum/ You Can Love David Hockney and Still Hate His iPad Paintings https://hyperallergic.com/you-can-love-david-hockney-and-still-hate-his-ipad-paintings/ Check Out Refik Anadol’s AI-Powered Light and Sound Projection on the Smithsonian’s Iconic ‘Castle’ Building https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/news/check-out-refik-anadol-ai-powered-light-sound-projection-smithsonian-castle-building-1234792822/

  3. 2d ago

    Culture Wars and AI’s Art Power Play

    Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Yoko Ono’s most famous performance art piece cuts both ways in Los Angeles https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/07/21/yoko-ono-cut-piece-mpa-redcat-broad-los-angeles Comment | How much can one artist take from another before it is copyright infringement? https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/07/21/when-is-appropriation-pastiche-or-copyright-infringement E.U. Withdraws Venice Biennale Funding Over Russia’s Return https://news.artnet.com/art-world/eu-cancels-venice-biennale-funding-2789489 At the Art + Tech Summit, Christie’s Pins Its Future on AI Billionaires Who Aren’t Buying Art… Yet https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/christies-art-tech-summit-2026-ai-wealth-art-market-1234793113/ ‘Do You Love America?’: Smithsonian Museum Leader Grilled Over Gender, Diversity, Patriotism at Congressional Hearing https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/smithsonian-museum-leader-us-congressional-hearing-1234793035/ The Art Institute of Chicago to Cut Its Entire Custodial Staff https://hyperallergic.com/the-art-institute-of-chicago-to-cut-its-entire-custodial-staff/ Long-Lost Artworks by Chilean Muralist Julio Escámez Are Slowly Being Uncovered and Restored https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/long-lost-art-by-chilean-muralist-julio-escamez-restoration-1234793027/ Trump-Backed Federal Council Aims to Reduce Protections of Historic Sites https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/trump-backed-federal-council-aims-to-reduce-protections-of-historic-sites-1234792998/ Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara Is Free https://hyperallergic.com/luis-manuel-otero-alcantara-is-free/ Is Italy’s Famed Ancient ‘Warrior of Capestrano’ a Mussolini-Backed Fake? https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/warrior-of-capestrano-icon-ancient-italian-heritage-mussolini-backed-fake-1234792883/

  4. 3d ago

    Repatriation Pride, Museum Scandals, and Heat Strikes

    Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Renovation of Bolivia's national archaeology museum gives repatriated treasures pride of place https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/07/20/museo-nacional-arqueologia-bolivia-renovation-repatriated-saphi-mummy-illa-statue Head of V&A’s academic programmes resigned citing ‘racist’ and ‘culturally insensitive’ behaviours, letter reveals https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/07/20/head-of-victoria-albert-museum-academic-programmes-resigned-citing-racist-and-culturally-insensitive-behaviours-letter-reveals Union threatens strike action over working conditions in Venice museums due to extreme temperatures https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/07/20/union-threatens-strike-action-over-working-conditions-in-venice-museums-due-to-extreme-temperatures Monumental Mural Erased by Pinochet Reemerges in Chile After 50 Years https://news.artnet.com/art-world/julio-escamez-mural-pinochet-restoration-2789137 New Museum's Shiny New Building Leaks During Flash Floods https://hyperallergic.com/new-museums-shiny-new-building-leaks-during-flash-floods/ New York Gallery The Hole Sued by Artists for Nearly $50,000 in Outstanding Payments https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/new-york-gallery-the-hole-sued-by-artists-outstanding-payments-1234792800/ Christine Borland, Artist Who Researched Histories of Science and Medicine, Dies at 60 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/christine-borland-research-artist-dead-1234792817/ Cuban Artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara Exiled to the US https://hyperallergic.com/cuban-artist-luis-manuel-otero-alcantara-exiled-to-the-us/ Activists Sue to Stop Frida Kahlo Works From Leaving Mexico https://hyperallergic.com/activists-sue-to-stop-frida-kahlo-works-from-leaving-mexico/ Trump Whitewashes George Washington’s Slavery History in New Display https://hyperallergic.com/trump-whitewashes-george-washingtons-slavery-history-in-new-display/

  5. 5d ago

    Looted Legacies and Flooded Galleries

    Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Edward Church, Peter Hujar, Looted Art https://hyperallergic.com/edward-church-peter-hujar-looted-art/ Leaks Spotted in New Museum Gallery with WangShui Work as NYC Braces for Floods https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/new-museum-leaks-closure-flash-floods-wangshui-work-1234792787/

  6. 6d ago

    Blockbusters, Crackdowns, and a Market Under Siege

    Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. A de Kooning Homecoming! Rijksmuseum Preps Blockbuster https://news.artnet.com/art-world/de-kooning-rijksmuseum-2788860 A New Culture Crackdown in Hong Kong—and Other Art Matters https://news.artnet.com/artnet-bulletin/hong-kong-bookseller-arrests-other-art-matters-2788711 Ana Mendieta’s True Legacy Takes Flight at Tate Modern https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ana-mendieta-tate-modern-2788289 Whereabouts of Cuban artist-activist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara remain unknown following end of prison sentence https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/07/17/whereabouts-of-cuban-artist-activist-luis-manuel-otero-alcantara-remain-unknown-following-end-of-prison-sentence Italy returns 27 historical objects to Mexico after investigations by art hit squad https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/07/17/italy-returns-27-historical-objects-to-mexico-after-investigations-by-art-hit-squad Shanghai Auction Executives Sentenced in Major Fraud Case as Industry Scrutiny Intensifies https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/shanghai-auction-executives-sentenced-in-major-fraud-case-1234792736/ Congressional Representatives Introduce New Bill to Protect Public Artworks in Government Buildings https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/new-bill-protect-public-artworks-government-buildings-1234792754/ A Mural at Ancient City of Calakmul May Be the Oldest Known Image of Maya Hero Juun Ajaw https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/painting-at-calakmul-may-be-of-maya-mythical-hero-juun-ajaw-1234792541/ How the Surrealists Psyopped the Gestapo and Otherwise Fought Fascism https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/aia-reviews/surrealism-antifascism-in-the-very-bowels-of-change-modern-warsaw-dali-picasso-1234792418/ Zendaya’s Earrings Are Part of a Much Bigger Problem https://hyperallergic.com/zendayas-earrings-are-part-of-a-much-bigger-problem/

  7. Jul 17

    Lost Masters, Looted Legacies, and Monument Rollbacks

    Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Detroit Institute of Arts director finds missing Velázquez painting https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/07/16/detroit-institute-of-arts-director-finds-missing-velazquez-painting Bavaria Revamps Procedures for Evaluating Restitution Claims for Nazi-Looted Art https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/bavaria-revamp-procedures-restitution-nazi-looted-art-1234792420/ Welcome to the Society of the Psyop https://news.artnet.com/multimedia/trevor-paglen-society-of-the-psyop-2784007 US congress introduces bill to protect public art in federal buildings targeted by Trump administration https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/07/16/us-congress-introduces-bill-to-protect-public-art-in-federal-buildings-targeted-by-trump-administration Manhattan District Attorney Repatriates Three Antiquities to Mexico https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/manhattan-district-attorney-repatriation-mexico-1234792453/ UK Politicians Call For Investigation of British Museum’s Removal of ‘Palestine’ from Display https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/uk-politicians-call-for-investigation-of-british-museums-removal-of-palestine-from-display-1234792435/ New Lawsuit Alleges Stolen Pierre Soulages Painting Sold at Christie’s as Part of Weis Collection https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/pierre-soulages-allegedly-stolen-weis-collection-christies-1234792426/ Trump Shrinks Utah National Monuments by 90% https://hyperallergic.com/trump-shrinks-utah-national-monuments-by-90/ Steidl, the Art World’s Go-To Photobook Publisher, Faces Insolvency Proceedings in Germany https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/steidl-the-art-worlds-go-to-photobook-publisher-faces-insolvency-proceedings-in-germany-1234792400/ A New Perspective on Munch’s Famous Frieze, How NYC’s Antiquities Trafficking Unit Transformed the Art Market: Morning Links for July 16, 2026 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/a-new-perspective-on-munchs-famous-frieze-how-nycs-antiquities-trafficking-unit-transformed-the-art-market-morning-links-for-july-16-2026-1234792361/

  8. Jul 16

    Museums Under Fire, Markets Back in Vogue

    Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. V&A reveals 2027 exhibitions, ranging from South Asian contemporary art and textiles to punk music and fashion https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/07/15/va-reveals-2027-exhibition-programming-ranging-from-south-asian-contemporary-art-and-textiles-to-punk-music-and-fashion Christie’s and Sotheby’s 2026 half year results: trophy lots and luxury goods fuel rebound https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/07/15/trophy-lots-and-luxury-goods-fuel-rebound-for-christies-and-sothebys-2026-half-year-results Bavaria approves creation of Nazi loot panel and independent entity for provenance research https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/07/15/bavaria-approves-creation-of-nazi-loot-panel-and-independent-entity-provenance-research A Rousing Tate Modern Retrospective Refuses to Reduce Ana Mendieta to a Tragic Figure https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/aia-reviews/tate-modern-retrospective-ana-mendieta-1234792240/ Why Do So Many Museums Hold a Convicted Antiquity Dealer’s Treasures? https://hyperallergic.com/why-do-so-many-museums-hold-a-convicted-antiquity-dealers-treasures/ Bacteria Linked to Legionnaires’ Disease Detected at Metropolitan Museum of Art https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/bacteria-legionnaires-disease-metropolitan-museum-of-art-1234792234/ Cape Town Gallery Accused of Withholding Pay and Artworks https://hyperallergic.com/cape-town-gallery-accused-of-withholding-pay-and-artworks/ At Management Gallery, Grotesque Art Evolves for the Doomscroll Era https://www.artnews.com/art-news/reviews/at-management-gallery-grotesque-art-evolves-for-the-doomscroll-era-1234792218/ Jacolby Satterwhite Receives Inaugural Artists Living With Cancer Grant From Rema Hort Mann Fund and Robert Rauschenberg Foundation https://www.artnews.com/art-news/artists/jacolby-satterwhite-artists-living-with-cancer-grant-rema-hort-mann-fund-1234792252/ Fresh Insights into China’s Famed Sanxingdui Illuminate Ancient Trade Networks https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/chinese-bronze-assembled-from-pieces-1234792249/

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