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  1. 2d ago

    Restitution Stalemates, Biennale Censorship, and Stolen Masterpieces

    Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. ‘You can’t be burdened by a legacy’: James Taylor-Foster on his vision for Hong Kong's Para Site as it turns 30 https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/08/18/you-cant-be-burdened-by-a-legacy-james-taylor-foster-on-his-vision-for-hong-kongs-para-site-as-it-turns-30 The wild world of Cathy de Monchaux revealed in exhibition at Paris's Palais de Tokyo https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/08/18/the-wild-world-of-cathy-de-monchaux-revealed-in-exhibition-at-pariss-palais-de-tokyo Why Won’t Britain Return Looted Gold to Ghana? https://hyperallergic.com/why-wont-britain-return-looted-gold-to-ghana/ Mafia Involvement Feared in Heist of Renaissance Paintings in Sicily https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/mafia-involvement-feared-antonello-paintings-theft-sicily-1234795152/ Art as Infrastructure at the Medina Triennial https://hyperallergic.com/art-as-infrastructure-at-the-medina-triennial/ Taiwanese Artists Accuse South Korea’s Gwangju Biennale of Censorship https://hyperallergic.com/taiwanese-artists-accuse-south-koreas-gwangju-biennale-of-censorship/ Prosecutor Opens War Crimes Investigation For Illegal Archaeological Dig in Occupied Crimea, With Artifacts Turned Over to the Hermitage https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/war-crimes-illegal-dig-occupied-crimea-hermitage-1234795178/ School of Visual Arts Faculty “Blindsided” by Course Cuts Amid $22M Deficit https://hyperallergic.com/school-of-visual-arts-faculty-blindsided-by-course-cuts-amid-22m-deficit/ Shu Lea Cheang Gives Trans Artists the Wings to Fly https://hyperallergic.com/shu-lea-cheang-gives-trans-artists-the-wings-to-fly/ $61 M. Joshua Reynolds Portrait Heads to LA, New Douglas Gordon Documentary Premieres, and More: Morning Links for August 18, 2026 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/joshua-reynolds-portrait-getty-morning-links-august-18-2026-1234795135/

  2. 3d ago

    Heists and Homecomings: Art’s High-Stakes Week

    Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Four works by Renaissance master Antonello da Messina stolen from Sicily museum https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/08/17/four-works-by-sicilian-renaissance-master-stolen-from-messina-museum Human skull featuring elaborate mosaic ornamentation repatriated to Mexico https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/08/17/human-skull-turquoise-mosaic-repatriated-netherlands-mexico Brett Littman Named Next Director of MCA San Diego https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/brett-littman-director-mca-san-diego-1234795110/ Police recover eight Matisse works stolen in Brazil heist https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/08/17/stolen-matisse-works-recovered-sao-paulo-brazil-heist Frieze Seoul to move to new venue from 2027 https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/08/17/frieze-seoul-to-move-to-new-venue-from-2027 Mary Heilmann, fearless colourist and singular abstract painter, has died, aged 86 https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/08/17/mary-heilmann-fearless-colourist-singular-painter-obituary Alison Jacques Gallery Hit with Lawsuit After Artist’s Estate Cancels Sale to First-Time Collectors https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/collectors-sue-alison-jacques-monica-sjoo-cancels-sale-1234795087/ Renaissance Masterpieces Stolen from Sicilian Museum During National Holiday https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/antonello-da-messina-masterpieces-stolen-sicilian-museum-1234795072/ In ‘Strange Rules,’ an Epic Show with a Bold Vision For What Counts as Art https://www.artnews.com/art-news/artists/strange-rules-venice-exhibition-asks-what-is-art-1234795127/ 2,500-Year-Old Etruscan Bronze Relics Excavated from Ancient Well in Italy https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/etruscan-bronze-relics-italy-1234795085/

  3. 4d ago

    Seduced by Smoothness: Modernism’s Lasting Spell

    Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Why Brancusi’s Sleek, Streamlined Sculptures Still Seduce https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/features/brancusi-sleek-sculptures-neue-nationalgalerie-moma-design-1234794979/

  4. 5d ago

    Legacies Collide: Icons, Influence, and Loss

    Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Betye Saar, Picasso, BlackStar https://hyperallergic.com/betye-saar-picasso-blackstar/ Mary Heilmann, Influential Abstract Painter, Dead at 86 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/mary-heilmann-influential-abstract-painter-dead-86-1234795047/

  5. 6d ago

    Stolen Masterpieces, Shaken Museums, Restitution Reckonings

    Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Buyers sue London's Alison Jacques gallery over cancelled sale of Monica Sjöö paintings https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/08/14/buyers-sue-alison-jacques-gallery-sale-sjoo-paintings Chinese museums ordered to strengthen emergency protocols following blackouts and incidents of overcrowding https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/08/14/chinese-museums-ordered-to-strengthen-emergency-protocols-following-blackouts-and-incidents-of-overcrowding Stolen Cezanne, Matisse and Renoir paintings recovered in Italy https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/08/14/stolen-cezanne-matisse-renoir-paintings-recovered-in-italy Artist Trevor Paglen’s new book offers timely take on technology’s hijacking of visual culture https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/08/14/artist-trevor-paglens-new-book-offers-timely-take-on-technologys-hijacking-of-visual-culture Colombia’s Museo de Arte de Pereira Closes due to Extensive Earthquake Damage https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/museo-de-arte-de-pereira-colombia-earthquake-damage-closed-1234795012/ Kit Fitzgerald, Pioneering Video Artist With a Painter’s Sensibility, Has Died at 73 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/kitz-fitzgerald-pioneering-video-artist-has-died-at-73-1234794643/ Top Executive and Senior Sales Director Leave Pace Following Gallery’s ‘Restructuring’ https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/pace-gallery-amelia-redgrift-dani-forest-resign-1234794959/ New French Law Sparks Hope for Long-Awaited Return of Looted ‘Ségou Treasure’ to Senegal https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/new-french-law-gives-hope-for-return-looted-segou-treasure-to-senegal-1234794935/ A Picasso Stolen 65 Years Ago Has Resurfaced. The Guggenheim Wants It Back https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/guggenheim-picasso-stolen-1961-lawsuit-1234795001/ New Digital Archive Honors Gaza Journalists Killed by Israel https://hyperallergic.com/new-digital-archive-honors-gaza-journalists-killed-by-israel/

  6. Aug 14

    Digital Biennales and Restitution Wars Escalate

    Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. At the Venice Biennale, collateral exhibitions embrace the possibilities of digital art https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/08/13/digital-art-exhibition-venice-biennale-collateral Elvira Dyangani Ose appointed artistic director of Cape Town's Zeitz MoCAA https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/08/13/elvira-dyangani-ose-appointed-artistic-director-of-cape-towns-zeitz-mocaa Hamptons art centre sued over large shipping container sculpture https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/08/13/the-ranch-sculpture-east-hampton-lawsuit A New Video Game is Subverting the Secrecy of Michael Heizer’s ’City’ https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/lily-belmiras-new-video-game-virtually-visit-michael-heizers-exclusive-land-artwork-1234794895/ Unions Call V&A Director’s Absence from Contract Negotiation Talks ‘Shocking’ and ‘Disrespectful’ https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/unions-call-va-director-absence-talks-shocking-disrespectful-1234794860/ A Picasso Vanished in 1961. The Guggenheim Now Wants It Back https://hyperallergic.com/a-picasso-vanished-in-1961-the-guggenheim-now-wants-it-back/ Jewish Digital Cultural Recovery Project Adds AI to Provenance Search Tool https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/artificial-intelligence-expands-functionality-jewish-digital-cultural-recovery-projects-provenance-search-tool-1234794876/ Alison Nguyen to Screen New Film Exploring the Hidden History of Westbeth on the High Line Next Month https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/alison-nguyen-prior-occupants-high-line-chanel-culture-fund-1234794871/ Six Films on Art and Resistance at BlackStar Film Festival https://hyperallergic.com/six-films-on-art-and-resistance-at-blackstar-film-festival/ Defying Federal Judge, Kennedy Center Board Votes to Close, Inscribe Trump’s Name on Building https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/kennedy-center-board-vote-closure-trump-name-facade-1234794884/

  7. Aug 13

    Museum Shakeups, Auction Fever, and Digital Deluges

    Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. San Diego Museum of Art lays off 11 employees https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/08/12/san-diego-museum-art-layoffs Mamdani administration expected to drop plans to replace popular New York sculpture garden with affordable housing https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/08/12/elizabeth-street-garden-mamdani-administration-drops-affordable-housing-project Sotheby’s Lands Another Blockbuster Collection as Blaquier Family Parts With $450 M. of Impressionist Treasures https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/sothebys-blaquier-450-million-art-collection-1234794798/ ‘The Last Museum’ Search Engine Serves Up Millions of Artwork Images from More Than 3,000 Institutions https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/last-museum-search-engine-images-1234794774/ Sale of a “Stunning” UK Fossil Collection to the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi Sparks Controversy https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/important-uk-fossil-collection-sold-overseas-loss-to-nation-1234794806/ Sharjah is Set for the Region’s First Contemporary Craft Museum https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/sharjah-is-set-for-regions-first-contemporary-craft-museum-1234794760/ Former National Gallery Executive Accuses Institution of ‘Soft Censorship’ After DOGE Visit https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/steven-nelson-national-gallery-of-art-dc-soft-censorship-1234794697/ SF Camerawork, Photo Champion for Five Decades, Abruptly Announces Closure https://hyperallergic.com/sf-camerawork-photo-champion-for-five-decades-abruptly-announces-closure/ Elvira Dyangani Ose to Succeed Koyo Kouoh at Zeitz MOCAA https://hyperallergic.com/elvira-dyangani-ose-to-succeed-koyo-kouoh-at-zeitz-mocaa/ The Living World Feels Dead at the Hammer https://hyperallergic.com/the-living-world-feels-dead-at-the-hammer/

  8. Aug 12

    Closures, Cuts, and Culture Under Siege

    Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. ‘Stopping while ahead’: London gallery Sid Motion to shut after a decade https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/08/11/stopping-while-were-ahead-london-gallery-sid-motion-to-shut-after-a-decade San Diego Museum of Art Lays Off 11 Workers https://hyperallergic.com/san-diego-museum-of-art-lays-off-11-workers/ Russia Has Damaged or Destroyed Over 4,500 Cultural Sites in Ukraine https://hyperallergic.com/russia-has-damaged-or-destroyed-over-4-500-cultural-sites-in-ukraine/ Both London’s Sid Motion and Beers Galleries Are Closing, Citing Economic Pressures https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/london-sid-motion-gallery-close-after-decade-1234794692/ Laser Technology Reveals Hidden Pre-Hispanic Roads at Machu Picchu https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/lidar-reveals-hidden-pre-hispanic-roads-at-machu-picchu-1234794724/ Cultural Center of the Philippines Appoints New Chief Curator, Ahead of Reopening Next Year https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/cultural-center-philippines-curator-1234794675/ New York’s School of Visual Arts Reports One-Third Drop in Enrollment Since 2019, Faces Largest Budget Deficit Ever https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/school-of-visual-arts-drop-enrollment-budget-deficit-1234794611/ V&A Changes Paid Break Policy as East Storehouse Strike Looms https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/victoria-albert-museum-east-storehouse-strike-paid-breaks-1234794682/ SF Camerawork To Close After Five Decades, Citing ‘Changing Philanthropic Landscape’ https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/sf-camerawork-close-rising-costs-dwindling-public-funding-1234794668/ Maori Karmael Holmes Looks Back on 15 Years of BlackStar https://hyperallergic.com/maori-karmael-holmes-looks-back-on-15-years-of-blackstar/

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