Daily Art Download

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
At Frieze Los Angeles, Greg Ito’s bright baggage carries hope
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/02/27/frieze-los-angeles-greg-ito-bright-baggage-carries-hope
‘We're the Tijuana of the tent’: non-profit Ambos's stand at Frieze Los Angeles is relocated
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/02/27/ambos-frieze-los-angeles-stand-moved
Curator Diya Vij Picked as New York City’s Next Commissioner of Cultural Affairs
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/diya-vij-new-york-city-commissioner-of-cultural-affairs-1234775079/
In Los Angeles for Frieze Week? Watch Out For a Mobile LED Truck with the Art World’s Jeffrey Epstein Emails
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/los-angeles-frieze-art-world-jeffrey-epstein-tod-lippy-1234775119/
Curator Diya Vij Named NYC Culture Commissioner
https://hyperallergic.com/diya-vij-named-nyc-culture-commissioner/
What's a Gen X to Do?
https://hyperallergic.com/whats-a-gen-x-to-do/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Director of Poland’s Jewish Museum Reinstated After Defeat of Far-Right Government
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/director-of-poland-jewish-museum-reinstated-1234774937/
Vancouver Art Gallery gifted more than 800 photographs by Stephen Shore
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/02/26/vancouver-art-gallery-gifted-800-stephen-shore-photographs
France appoints Catherine Pégard as culture minister as Dati departs
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/02/27/france-appoints-catherine-pegard-culture-minister-dati-departs
The Uncertain Future of Colombia’s Museum of Memory
https://hyperallergic.com/the-uncertain-future-of-colombias-museum-of-memory/
6 Must-See Artworks on Digital Art Streaming Platform CIFRA
https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/artists/artworks-digital-art-streaming-platform-cifra-1234774983/
350-Year-Old Vrindavani Vastra Tapestry Makes Homecoming to India on Loan From British Museum
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/vrindavani-vastra-tapestry-india-loan-british-museum-1234774971/
Giancarlo Politi, Founder of Pioneering ‘Flash Art’ Magazine, Has Died at 89
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/giancarlo-politi-founder-flash-art-magazine-died-at-89-1234775109/
SVA Is Shutting Down Its MFA in Curatorial Practice Program
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/sva-shutting-down-mfa-curatorial-practice-program-1234775014/
The Case for Boycotting the 2026 Venice Biennale
https://hyperallergic.com/the-case-for-boycotting-the-2026-venice-biennale/
Christie’s Launches First New York Auction Devoted to Anime and Manga
https://news.artnet.com/market/christies-anime-manga-new-york-sale-2749252

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Tracey Emin: 'Racist behaviour is dividing our country'
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/02/26/tracey-emin-racist-behaviour-is-dividing-our-country
Sophie Calle explores the stories we tell ourselves
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/02/26/sophie-calle-orange-county-museum-of-art
Paris to host first museum devoted to Alberto Giacometti with more than 10,000 artworks and objects
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/02/26/paris-museum-devoted-to-giacometti
Back to Assam: British Museum agrees to loan fragile tapestry showing Krishna’s life
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/02/26/back-to-assam-british-museum
Monumental commissions and pioneering women artists take centre stage at Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale 2026
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/02/26/monumental-commissions-and-pioneering-women-artists-take-centre-stage-at-diriyah-contemporary-art-biennale-2026
Ulysses Jenkins, Video Art Trailblazer with an Eye on Mass Media, Has Died at 79
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ulysses-jenkins-dead-video-artists-1234774799/
High Museum COO Resigns After $600K Disappeared
https://hyperallergic.com/high-museum-coo-resigns-after-600k-disappeared/
Chicago’s DePaul Art Museum to Close After 40 Years
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/chicago-depaul-art-museum-closing-1234774646/
Judy Baca Denies Misusing $5M Grant for Iconic LA Mural
https://hyperallergic.com/judy-baca-denies-misusing-5m-grant-for-iconic-la-mural/
Controversial Right-Wing French Culture Minister Stepping Down to Run for Mayor of Paris
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/rachida-dati-minister-of-culture-france-mayor-paris-1234774640/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
New leaders of France's Louvre and Orsay museums announced
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/02/25/new-leaders-of-frances-louvre-and-orsay-museums-announced
111 Artists Announced for the Venice Biennale
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/the-venice-biennale-list-2748473
A selective history of the moving image comes to downtown Los Angeles
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/02/25/julia-stoschek-foundation-los-angeles-exhibition
Venice Biennale curatorial team reveal how they are bringing the late Koyo Kouoh's vision to life
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/02/25/venice-biennale-curatorial-team-reveal-how-they-are-bringing-the-late-koyo-kouohs-vision-to-life
Ukraine Adopts New Resolution on Evacuating Museum Objects From Conflict Zones
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ukraine-adopts-new-resolution-on-evacuating-museum-objects-from-conflict-zones-1234774548/
Is it finally time for the Guerrilla Girls to remove their masks?
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/02/25/is-it-finally-time-for-the-guerrilla-girls-to-remove-their-masks
Volunteer Group Documents Smithsonian Wall Text as Trump Administration Presses Cultural Review
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/smithsonian-wall-text-citizen-historians-trump-review-1234774613/
High Museum COO Resigns After Alleged $600,000 Misappropriation, Case Referred to Federal Prosecutors
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/high-museum-coo-resigns-600k-misappropriation-probe-1234774573/
Éliane Radigue, Composer of Epochal Electronic Sounds, Dies at 94
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/eliane-radigue-dead-electronic-music-1234774581/
“By Design” Treats Women Like Objects
https://hyperallergic.com/by-design-treats-women-like-objects/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Embattled Louvre Director Laurence des Cars Resigns
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/embattled-louvre-director-laurence-des-cars-resigns-2748308
Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles acquires Kara Walker sculpture made from dissected Confederate monument
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/02/24/los-angeles-moca-acquires-kara-walker-sculpture-confederate-monument
Video Artist Alexandre Estrela Will Represent Portugal at the Venice Biennale
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/venice-biennale-2026-national-pavilions-2604196
Ukraine adopts resolution to aid evacuation of artefacts from front line
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/02/24/ukraine-adopts-resolution-evacuation-artefacts-front-line
Elvira Dyangani Ose, Director of MACBA, Ends Tenure Early Amid Conflict over Abu Dhabi Biennial
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/elvira-dyangani-ose-departs-macba-abu-dhabi-biennial-1234774295/
End of the line for Bergamot Station, Santa Monica’s arts hub?
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/02/24/bergamot-station-santa-monica-closure
Claims of 8,000-year-old petroglyph’s discovery in Venezuela raise questions about scientific rigour and Indigenous custodianship
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/02/23/venezuela-petroglyph-discovery-questions
Ireland Makes Basic Income Program for Artists Permanent
https://hyperallergic.com/ireland-makes-basic-income-program-for-artists-permanent/
In Leaked Transcript, UNT Dean Cites Politics as the Reason Behind Cancelation of Show with Anti-ICE Art Show
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/in-leaked-transcript-unt-dean-cites-politics-as-the-reason-behind-cancelation-of-show-with-anti-ice-art-show-1234774374/
Four Suffer Minor Injuries After Michael Joo Sculpture Is Damaged in New York
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/minor-injuries-michael-joo-sculpture-damaged-space-zeroone-1234774349/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Art Basel Names 290 Exhibitors for Its Flagship Swiss Fair—and More Art Industry News
https://news.artnet.com/market/paint-drippings-art-industry-news-feb-23-2747715
New York Historical receives gift of 150 works by Indigenous artists
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/02/23/new-york-historical-gifted-150-works-indigenous-artists
Aleksandr Dotsenko, artist jailed in Russia over anti-war supermarket protest, dies
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/02/23/aleksandr-dotsenko-artist-jailed-russia-anti-war-supermarket-protest-dies
Ukrainian heritage fund takes shape as war enters fifth year
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/02/23/ukrainian-heritage-fund-takes-shape-war-enters-fifth-year
France Returns Looted ‘Talking Drum’ to the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/france-returns-looted-talking-drum-cote-divoire-1234774221/
Detroit Institute of Arts Reinstalls African American Galleries at the Heart of the Museum
https://hyperallergic.com/detroit-institute-of-arts-reinstalls-african-american-galleries-at-the-heart-of-the-museum/
What Will Censorship Look Like in the Age of AI?
https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/features/ai-weiwei-censorship-artificial-intelligence-deepseek-1234773741/
Refik Anadol’s ‘Lava Lamp’ Reignites the AI Art Debate on ’60 Minutes’
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/refik-anadol-moma-ai-art-60-minutes-debate-1234774176/
South Africa's Fiasco in Venice
https://hyperallergic.com/the-siren-is-back/
Prisoners of Love: Until the Sun of Freedom
https://hyperallergic.com/prisoners-of-love-until-the-sun-of-freedom/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
How James Doran-Webb Carves Creatures Out of Driftwood
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/gladwell-and-patterson-james-doran-webb-peter-wileman-2747110
Can Performance Art Win Over a New Generation of Collectors?
https://news.artnet.com/market/performance-art-new-collectors-2747279
Jasmine Little, Artist Who Painted Lush Still Lifes and Sculpted Etched Ceramics, Dead at 41
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/jasmine-little-painter-dead-1234774112/
The de Sades Among Us
https://hyperallergic.com/the-de-sades-among-us/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
South Africa Drops Out of Venice Biennale Following Legal Uproar
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/south-africa-venice-pavilion-court-2745430
John Akomfrah and Jasleen Kaur among 200 signatories of letter denouncing Barbican’s decision to remove arts head
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/02/20/john-akomfrah-jasleen-kaur-among-200-signatories-of-letter-denouncing-barbicans-decision-to-remove-arts-head
Turkey’s heritage power grab: new law threatens Istanbul’s opposition-run cultural sites
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/02/20/turkeys-heritage-power-grab-new-law-threatens-istanbuls-opposition-run-cultural-sites
Epstein Files Reveal Links Between Leon Black and Possibly Looted Antiquities
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/epstein-files-leon-black-indicted-dealer-douglas-latchford-1234774047/
A Cold Plunge Into Glenn Ligon’s Blue
https://hyperallergic.com/a-cold-plunge-into-glenn-ligons-blue/
Bard College to Launch ‘Independent Review’ of President’s Ties to Jeffrey Epstein
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/bard-college-to-launch-independent-review-of-presidents-ties-to-jeffrey-epstein-1234774074/
Frida Kahlo’s Great-Niece Says Commercialization of the Artist Has Gone ‘Too Far’
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/frida-kahlo-commercialization-too-far-1234774051/
Former Owners of The Art Newspaper and L’Officiel Say AMTD Still Owes Buyout Funds Amid IPO Listings
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/former-owners-of-the-art-newspaper-and-lofficiel-say-amtd-still-owes-buyout-funds-amid-ipo-listings-1234774020/
US Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump Tariffs That Had a Tumultuous Effect on the Art Market
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/us-supreme-court-strikes-down-trumps-tariffs-art-market-1234774032/
Veterans Sue Over Trump’s Arch, Saying It Would Blight Arlington National Cemetery and Nearby Monuments
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/veterans-sue-over-trump-arch-1234774034/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
More than 600 works by Afro-Brazilian artists returned to Brazil
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/02/19/666-afro-brazilian-artworks-repatriated-detroit-brazil
Dóra Maurer, ‘towering figure’ of the Hungarian art scene, has died aged 88
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/02/19/dora-maurer-hungarian-art-scene-dies-aged-88
Artist Gabrielle Goliath’s attempt to reinstate cancelled Venice Biennale pavilion dismissed by court
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/02/19/artist-gabrielle-goliath-attempt-to-reinstate-cancelled-venice-biennale-pavilion-dismissed-court
Which Art World Power Players Are Facing Fallout From the Epstein Files?
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/jeffrey-epstein-art-world-fallout-2746437
Louvre Official Says Fraud Was ‘Statistically Inevitable’ Following Revelation of Counterfeit Ticket Scheme
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/louvre-counterfeit-ticket-scheme-fraud-inevitable-1234773996/
In Congress Deposition, Billionaire Collector Les Wexner Claims He Was ‘Conned’ by Jeffrey Epstein
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/billionaire-collector-les-wexner-jeffrey-epstein-deposition-1234773967/
The Victoria & Albert Museum Acquires First YouTube Video Ever
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/victoria-albert-museum-first-youtube-video-ever-1234773923/
Brazilian Authorities Search for Art Holdings of Bank CEO
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/brazilian-authorities-search-bank-ceo-art-assets-1234774000/
Art Basel Names 290 Galleries from 43 Countries for Its Flagship Swiss Fair, with 21 First Timers
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/art-basel-flagship-swiss-fair-exhibitor-list-2026-1234773916/
Pierre Huyghe’s Newest Work Leans on the Tired Male Gaze
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/pierre-huyghe-las-foundation-2746797

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
YouTube’s First Video Acquired by London’s V&A
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/youtubes-first-video-acquired-by-londons-va-2746518
Meet the Artist Who Spent 12 Years Remaking ‘Titanic,’ Shot for Shot
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/claudia-bitran-titanic-new-york-2746549
Court Dismisses Artist’s Challenge to South Africa’s Canceled Venice Biennale Show
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/south-africa-venice-pavilion-court-2745430
In a First, Portugal Returns Looted Antiquities to Mexico
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/portugal-returns-looted-mexican-antiquities-1234773823/
University of North Texas Students Withdraw Thesis Shows, Citing Censorship
https://hyperallergic.com/university-of-north-texas-students-withdraw-thesis-shows-citing-censorship/
Turner Prize–Winning Artist Tai Shani Ends Phaidon Book Deal Over Leon Black’s Relationship to Jeffrey Epstein
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/tai-shani-phaidon-book-deal-leon-blacks-jeffrey-epstein-1234773807/
Brooklyn Navy Yard Evicts Drone Manufacturer After Months of Protests
https://hyperallergic.com/brooklyn-navy-yard-evicts-drone-manufacturer-after-months-of-protests/
Six National Nonprofits Sue Trump Administration Over Erasing History and Science at National Parks
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/nonprofits-sue-trump-administration-national-parks-1234773774/
French Police Search Institut du Monde Arabe As Part of Epstein Probe
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/french-police-search-institut-du-monde-arabe-as-part-of-epstein-probe-1234773717/
Nan Goldin’s Photobook The Ballad of Sexual Dependency Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary at Gagosian
https://www.artnews.com/feature/nan-goldin-the-ballad-of-sexual-dependency-why-to-important-1234773582/