Boycotts, Closures, and the Museum Loot Legacy

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Arthur Jafa’s Radical Theory of Readymade Art https://news.artnet.com/multimedia/arthur-jafa-interview-2774390 Tiwani Contemporary, Major African Art Gallery, Is Closing Its Doors https://news.artnet.com/market/tiwani-contemporary-closing-2777012 French project uses AI to visualise how climate change will affect heritage sites https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/28/french-project-uses-ai-to-visualise-how-climate-change-will-affect-heritage-sites French Artists Call for Boycott of Pompidou’s Seoul Outpost over Partner Foundation’s Ties to Israel https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/centre-pompidou-hanhwa-israel-boycott-french-artists-1234787742/ The Looter Who Built Your Favorite Museum https://hyperallergic.com/the-looter-who-built-your-favorite-museum/ No-Bid Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Contract Swelled to $13.1 M. With “Inflated” Profit Margin, as Leak Problems Persist https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-repair-cost-overruns-leaks-1234787754/ Fracas Over Appointment of Spanish Art Center Director, A Film About the Louvre Heist, and More: Morning Links for May 28, 2026 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/galicia-spain-art-center-director-scandal-morning-links-1234787739/ After Viral Venice Pavilion, Florentina Holzinger Brings a 9-Hour Body-Art Spectacle to Vienna https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/florentina-holzinger-venice-austria-pavilion-vienna-follow-up-1234787823/ SXSW London’s Art Program Spotlights Spain’s ‘Underrated’ Contemporary Art Scene https://www.artnews.com/art-news/artists/sxsw-london-art-program-spain-digital-art-1234787788/ French Filmmaker Romain Gavras Is Turning the $102 M. Louvre Heist Into a Movie https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/romain-gavras-102-m-louvre-heist-movie-adaptation-1234787753/