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  1. Sep 23

    Restitution Reckonings and a Market on the Move

    Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Art Institute of Chicago restitutes Metzinger painting sold in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/09/22/art-institute-chicago-restitute-jean-metzinger-painting-emanuel-lewenstein-heirs Tyler Mitchell Wins $250,000 Don Tyson Prize from Crystal Bridges Museum https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/tyler-mitchell-wins-don-tyson-prize-crystal-bridges-museum-1234799079/ Mauritshuis to restitute 17th-century Dutch painting after research reveals it belonged to renowned Jewish dealer https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/09/22/mauritshuis-to-restitute-17th-century-dutch-painting-after-research-reveals-it-belonged-to-renowned-jewish-dealer BBC art dealing game show reveals 'crisis of commodification' facing galleries https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/09/22/bbc-art-dealing-game-show-reveals-crisis-of-commodification-facing-galleries Santiago Sierra’s latest piece, a non-stop reading of names of Palestinians killed since 1948, opens in London https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/09/22/santiago-sierra-performance-piece-reciting-names-palestinians-killed-1948-london Christie’s Heads to Abu Dhabi to Mark 20 Years in United Arab Emirates, as Country’s Market Grows https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/christies-abu-dhabi-first-fine-art-auction-middle-east-1234799062/ Metropolitan Museum of Art Strikes a Deal with Nigeria for Long-Term Loan of Three Major Artworks https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/metropolitan-museum-art-deal-nigeria-loan-major-artworks-1234799052/ Duo Calls to Oust Leon Black in Protest Outside MoMA https://hyperallergic.com/duo-calls-to-oust-leon-black-in-protest-outside-moma/ Codex Azcatitlan Goes on View in Mexico City, as Culture Ministry Continues Centuries-Long Quest for Repatriation https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/codex-azcatitlan-on-view-mexico-city-repatriation-claim-1234799055/ Sarah Michelson’s Delicate Fetish Play https://hyperallergic.com/sarah-michelsons-delicate-fetish-play/

  2. Sep 22

    Museum Upheavals, Protest Flashpoints, and Guerrilla Hangings

    Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. The Big Review: Lucas Museum of Narrative Art ★★★½ https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/09/21/lucas-museum-narrative-art-los-angeles-big-review Rising costs force museums across North America to rethink climate control guidelines https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/09/21/museums-across-north-america-rethink-climate-control-guidelines-amid-high-bills-and-large-carbon-footprints Perfect posture? MoMA exhibition explores perspectives on body politics in public spaces https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/09/21/perfect-posture-moma-exhibition-explores-perspectives-on-body-politics-in-public-spaces Lawrence Abu Hamdan: ‘Political struggles all over the world create this debris of sounds’ https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/09/21/lawrence-abu-hamdan-political-struggles-sound-interview See 10 Paintings from the Met’s Landmark Chang Dai-Chien Acquisition https://www.artnews.com/list/artnews/news/see-10-paintings-from-the-mets-landmark-chang-dai-chien-acquisition-1234798881/ Naomi Beckwith Says She's "Not Afraid" of Pro-Palestine Protest at Documenta 16 https://hyperallergic.com/naomi-beckwith-says-shes-not-afraid-of-pro-palestine-protest-at-documenta-16/ German Duo Arrested After Hanging Paintings Next to Mona Lisa https://hyperallergic.com/german-duo-arrested-after-hanging-paintings-next-to-mona-lisa/ Dallas Invitational to Expand to London for Frieze Week https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/london-invitational-james-cope-2026-launch-exhibitors-1234798909/ Photographer Nelson Garrido, Who Embraced an "Aesthetics of the Ugly," Dies at 73 https://hyperallergic.com/photographer-nelson-garrido-who-embraced-an-aesthetics-of-the-ugly-dies-at-73/ In Chicago, Mexican-American Altars Reimagine Home https://hyperallergic.com/in-chicago-mexican-american-altars-reimagine-home/

  3. Sep 21

    Sound Wars, Body Politics, and Museum Crackdowns

    Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Comment | Why museums should tread carefully with audio and video in exhibition spaces https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/09/21/comment-museums-audio-video-exhibition-spaces Perfect posture? MoMA exhibition explores perspectives on body politics in public spaces https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/09/21/perfect-posture-moma-exhibition-explores-perspectives-on-body-politics-in-public-spaces UK government places export bar on ‘rare’ Renaissance sculpture worth £4.6m https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/09/21/uk-government-places-export-bar-on-rare-renaissance-sculpture-worth-£46m Lawrence Abu Hamdan: ‘Political struggles all over the world create this debris of sounds’ https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/09/21/lawrence-abu-hamdan-political-struggles-sound-interview Why traditional Chinese artist Bada Shanren’s eye-rolling birds are attracting a wave of young visitors, 400 years on https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/09/21/why-traditional-chinese-artist-bada-shanrens-eye-rolling-birds-are-attracting-a-wave-of-young-visitors-400-years-on Contemporary Istanbul expands international reach with 17 newcomers https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/09/21/contemporary-istanbul-expands-international-reach-with-17-newcomers Liu Wei’s Cut-Up and Reassembled Sculptures Take Over the Met Museum’s Facade https://www.artnews.com/art-news/artists/liu-wei-met-museum-facade-commission-1234798801/ Hundreds gather at Kennedy Center to protest Trump’s attacks https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/09/21/trump-kennedy-center-protest-hands-off-the-arts Taryn Simon’s Evidence as Spectacle https://hyperallergic.com/taryn-simons-evidence-as-spectacle/ Visitors Arrested at Louvre After Posting Their Artworks Near Mona Lisa https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/arrest-louvre-museum-mona-lisa-1234798940/

  4. Sep 20

    Museums Under Fire, Markets on Edge

    Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.

  5. Sep 19

    Museums Under Pressure, Markets Keep Climbing

    Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Documenta 16 Curator Naomi Beckwith Says Some Artists Declined to Participate Due to Germany’s Stance on Gaza https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/documenta-16-artists-declined-participate-naomi-beckwith-1234798915/ Head of Brussels Government Seeks to Oust Kanal-Centre Pompidou Director Ahead of November Opening https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/head-of-brussels-government-seeks-to-oust-kanal-centre-pompidou-director-1234798821/ Record Rainfall Causes Damage at the Uffizi Gallery and Palazzo Pitti in Florence https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/rain-uffizi-gallery-palazzo-pitti-caravaggio-1234798805/ No One Is Accountable in Taryn Simon’s Detective Story https://hyperallergic.com/no-one-is-accountable-in-taryn-simons-detective-story/ Leon Black Plans to Turn Woolworth Mansion Into His Own Museum, Book Reveals https://hyperallergic.com/leon-black-plans-to-turn-woolworth-mansion-into-his-own-museum-book-reveals/ Despite ‘Significant Impact’ of Middle East Wars, Art Basel Parent Group’s First Half 2026 Revenue Climbed 12 Percent https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/art-basel-parent-group-mch-first-half-2026-revenue-climbed-1234798809/ Johnny Depp’s Far-Out Art Makes Its China Debut. Will the Show Aid the Controversial Actor’s Comeback? https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/johnny-depp-china-debut-aid-controversial-actor-comeback-1234798737/ Liu Wei’s Met Facade Comission Reflects Our Moment https://hyperallergic.com/liu-weis-met-facade-comission-reflects-our-moment/ Stockholm’s Moderna Museet Appoints Cédric Fauq as Curator of Contemporary International Art https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/moderna-museet-curator-cedric-fauq-1234798847/ At the Guggenheim, Taryn Simon Mounts a Rare America 250th Anniversary Show Worth Celebrating https://www.artnews.com/art-news/reviews/taryn-simon-guggenheim-museum-review-1234798834/

  6. Sep 18

    Museum Expansions, AI Book Carnage, and Power Plays

    Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Malba picks architect for expansion that will double its exhibition space https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/09/17/malba-museum-buenos-aires-frida-escobedo-architect-expansion Madrid’s Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza to open new venue for contemporary art https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/09/17/madrid-museo-nacional-thyssen-bornemisza-new-home-contemporary-art Celebrated Italian church featuring art by Giotto and Cimabue preserved through new digital reconstruction project https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/09/17/celebrated-italian-church-featuring-art-by-giotto-and-cimabue-preserved-through-new-digital-reconstruction-project Juanita McNeely Painted Abortion’s Messy Truth https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/aia-reviews/juanita-mcneely-st-louis-cam-counterpublic-1234798684/ AI Companies Are Destroying Books by the Millions. What Will It Mean for Art? https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ai-companies-destroying-books-what-will-this-mean-for-art-1234798445/ Pace Prints Acquires Brand X Editions https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/pace-prints-acquires-brand-x-editions-printmakers-1234798731/ The US Air Force Nearly Nuked the Moon. Amid a New Space Race, Artist Jitish Kallat Revisits the Secret Cold War Scheme https://www.artnews.com/art-news/artists/nuking-moon-jitish-kallat-drawing-menil-drawing-1234798750/ Plaintiffs in Ongoing Kennedy Center Lawsuit Call for Leadership to Step Aside or for Judge to Appoint Receivership https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/kennedy-center-suit-plaintiffs-leadership-change-receivership-1234798753/ United States Repatriates 58 Cultural Artifacts to China https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/united-states-repatriates-58-cultural-artifacts-to-china-1234798679/ Trump Administration Moves Forward With Warning Signs Outside Smithsonian https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/trump-administration-content-warning-signs-smithsonian-1234798691/

  7. Sep 17

    Icons in Peril, 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. Russia’s revered ‘Trinity’ icon reportedly damaged after climate-control system breaks down https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/09/16/russias-revered-trinity-icon-being-assessed-after-climate-control-system-breaks-down Bolstered by New Laws, Lawsuits in Los Angeles Renew Bids for Restitution of Nazi-Looted Art https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/bolstered-by-new-laws-two-lawsuits-los-angeles-renew-requests-nazi-looted-art-1234798591/ Lawsuit Alleges Multimillion-Dollar Andy Warhol Fraud Scheme https://hyperallergic.com/lawsuit-alleges-multimillion-dollar-andy-warhol-fraud-scheme/ Metropolitan Museum of Art Breaks Ground on $670 M. Tang Wing for Modern and Contemporary Art https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/metropolitan-museum-of-art-breaks-ground-tang-wing-modern-contemporary-art-1234798600/ A New Digital Platform, Documenting the Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi and Its Masterpieces by Giotto and Cimabue, Has Launched https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/preserving-assisi-launch-basilica-saint-francis-assisi-1234798508/ Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum to Expand to a Second Location in Madrid https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/thyssen-bornemisza-museum-expand-second-location-madrid-1234798467/ Liang Shaoji, Chinese Artist Who ‘Collaborated’ with Silkworms, Has Died at 81 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/liang-shaoji-dead-chinese-artist-silkworms-1234798463/ Pope Leo XIV Celebrates His 71st Birthday with JR Installation at the Vatican Apostolic Library https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/pope-leo-xiv-jr-installation-vatican-apostolic-library-1234798523/ Comment | Sunil Gupta’s intimate photographs show how art and activism can work together https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/09/17/comment-sunil-guptas-intimate-photographs-show-how-art-and-activism-can-work-together Researchers rescuing war-damaged manuscripts in Gaza receive Unesco prize https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/09/17/researchers-rescuing-war-damaged-manuscripts-in-gaza-receive-unesco-prize

  8. Sep 16

    Museum Power Plays, Union Strikes, and Sacred Heists

    Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Metropolitan Museum breaks ground on long-awaited new wing for Modern and contemporary art https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/09/15/metropolitan-museum-groundbreaking-550m-tang-wing-modern-contemporary-art A biting satire of the art world’s transactional wokeness https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/09/15/nyla-innuksuk-toronto-international-film-festival-in-the-heart-of-the-south Mildred Howard Enters History Through the Everyday https://hyperallergic.com/mildred-howard-enters-history-through-the-everyday/ Brooklyn Museum, American Folk Art Museum, and Whitney Museum Unions Vote in Favor of Strikes https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/brooklyn-museum-american-folk-art-whitney-union-vote-strike-1234798412/ Three Works of Sacred Art Stolen From Spanish Churches as Authorities Warn of Rise in Art Theft https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/sacred-art-stolen-churches-valladolid-spain-1234798413/ Met Museum Breaks Ground on New Modern and Contemporary Wing https://hyperallergic.com/met-museum-breaks-ground-on-new-modern-and-contemporary-wing/ Painter Lucy Bull Joins Hauser & Wirth as Her Market Continues Its Ascent https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/lucy-bull-hauser-and-wirth-representation-1234798169/ Barbara Hammer Gets Her Due https://hyperallergic.com/barbara-hammer-gets-her-due/ Painter William T. Williams Has Stayed Curious on the Canvas for Six Decades https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/features/william-t-williams-painter-icons-profile-1234798420/ The Many Islands of “America” https://hyperallergic.com/the-many-islands-of-america/

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