Market Experiments, Mega-Prices, and Color Alchemy

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. A $15M De Kooning Leads Lévy Gorvy Dayan’s New Auction-Style Sales Experiment https://news.artnet.com/market/paint-drippings-art-industry-news-may-4-2769900 Artist Mel Kendrick Is Mining New Possibilities From Wood and Color https://news.artnet.com/art-world/mel-kendrick-david-nolan-2769320 A $35 M. Warhol, a $45 M. Basquiat, and More: Who’s Selling The Top Works in the May Sales? https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/may-2026-auction-sales-christies-sothebys-basquiat-warhol-1234783663/