Biennale Boycotts, Museums Under the Microscope

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-venice-biennale-artists-withdraw-from-awards Bruno Bischofberger, Swiss Art Dealer and Early Backer of Basquiat, Dies at 86 https://news.artnet.com/art-world/bruno-bischofberger-warhol-basquiat-dealer-died-2771876 Radiohead Brings Its Strange Visual Universe to Life in an Immersive Spectacle https://news.artnet.com/art-world/radiohead-motion-picture-house-installation-brooklyn-2771574 The Founders of Open Restitution Africa (ORA) on Their New Open Data Platform https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/founders-of-open-restitution-africa-new-database-interview-1234781430/ Somali Artists Take Issue With Nation's First-Ever Venice Biennale Pavilion https://hyperallergic.com/somali-artists-take-issue-with-nations-first-ever-venice-biennale-pavilion/ Art Installation Featuring Trump Iran War Video Game Appears on National Mall https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/trump-iran-war-video-game-national-mall-artwork-1234784963/ Did Zurbarán Believe What He Painted? https://hyperallergic.com/did-zurbaran-believe-what-he-painted/ Putin ‘Won’ the Venice Biennale, Quips Italian Culture Minister https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/venice-biennale-italy-culture-minister-putin-russia-1234784956/ Venice Biennale Strike Makes History https://hyperallergic.com/venice-biennale-strike-makes-history/