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.
Artnet News
- 3D Tech Reveals New Gladiator Graffiti in Pompeii: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/3d-tech-reveals-new-gladiator-graffiti-in-pompeii-2738381
- Prado Museum Moves to Curb Overcrowding: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/prado-museum-moves-to-curb-overcrowding-2738386
- South Africa’s Culture Minister Investigated After Venice Biennale Claims: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/south-africa-venice-biennale-investigation-2738242
- Sotheby’s Brings Rare Rembrandt to Saudi Arabia in Vote of Market Confidence: https://news.artnet.com/market/rembrandt-saudi-arabia-2738322
- The Forgotten Designer Who Created America’s First National Parks Posters: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/dorothy-waugh-national-park-posters-2734817
- A $53.5 million Surrealist Trove Heads to Christie’s–and More Art Industry News: https://news.artnet.com/market/paint-drippings-art-industry-news-jan-19-2738212
- More Magritte Heads to Auction: https://news.artnet.com/multimedia/art-market-minute-jan-19-2738213
- Meet the Unknown Modernist Who Brought Georgia O’Keeffe to New Mexico: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/rebecca-salsbury-james-2729784
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Remembering Gathie Falk, Canadian artist whose singular practice sparked comparisons to Surrealism and Pop art: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/19/gathie-falk-canadian-artist-obituary
- Workers at the Metropolitan Museum vote to form union: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/19/metropolitan-museum-workers-vote-unionise-united-auto-workers
- Louvre closes again due to staff strikes: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/19/louvre-closes-again-staff-strikes
- National Endowment for the Humanities awards $75.1m to 84 projects across the US: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/19/national-endowment-humanities-awards-75m-grants
- Ten artists receive €100,000 as winners of Chanel Next Prize 2026: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/19/ten-artists-winners-chanel-next-prize-2026
- Ten essential works of art to see in Graubünden, home of the Engadin valley: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/19/ten-essential-works-of-art-to-see-in-graubunden-world-economic-forum
- Meet the global taskforce working to recover stolen cultural heritage: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/19/global-taskforce-recovering-stolen-cultural-heritage
- London show of Lee Miller photographs is fundraising to save thousands of her negatives: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/19/london-show-of-lee-miller-photographs-is-raising-money-to-save-thousands-of-her-negatives
- New London exhibition uses architecture to explore the experiences of Iran’s American diaspora: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/19/new-london-exhibition-architecture-experiences-iran-american-diaspora
- UK government bans export of £9m rural ‘masterpiece’ by Claude Lorrain: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/19/uk-government-bans-export-of-£9m-rural-masterpiece-by-claude-lorrain
- Inside the star-studded party celebrating 30 years of Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/19/inside-the-star-studded-turin-party-celebrating-30-years-of-fondazione-sandretto-re-rebaudengo
- Winslow Homer’s mountaineer and Bob Ross's valley view: our pick of the January auctions: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/19/winslow-homers-mountaineer-and-bob-rosss-valley-view-our-pick-of-the-january-auctions
ARTnews.com
- CHANEL Culture Fund Names Winners of Its 2026 Next Prize, with 10 Artists Awarded €100 K. Each: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/chanel-culture-fund-names-winners-of-its-2026-chanel-next-prize-with-each-artist-bagging-e100-k-1234770159/
Hyperallergic
- Activists Fight to Salvage the “Sistine Chapel of New Deal Art”: https://hyperallergic.com/activists-fight-to-salvage-the-sistine-chapel-of-new-deal-art/
- What the Smithsonian Won’t Say About Grandma Moses: https://hyperallergic.com/what-the-smithsonian-wont-say-about-grandma-moses/
- Uman’s Diasporic Abstraction: https://hyperallergic.com/umans-diasporic-abstraction/
- This Is the Year We Redefine Art Institutions: https://hyperallergic.com/this-is-the-year-we-redefine-art-institutions/
- Lotty Rosenfeld Weaponized the Line: https://hyperallergic.com/lotty-rosenfeld-weaponized-the-line/
- Martin Luther King Jr. in Art and Memory: https://hyperallergic.com/martin-luther-king-jr-in-art-and-memory/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Philip Tinari Departs UCCA for Tai Kwun—and a Rundown of the Latest in Asia’s Art World: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/philip-tinari-ucca-tai-kwun-asian-art-industry-news-2737679

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- The Secret to a Gallery’s Success? Community Is Key: https://news.artnet.com/market/brunette-coleman-london-galleries-2737979
- Who Is F V T, the Rising Artist Set to Star at Art Palm Beach?: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/f-v-t-ccucu-gall-art-2737481
Hyperallergic
- Et Tu, South Africa?: https://hyperallergic.com/et-tu-south-africa/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Norman Foster Designs a Time Capsule for America’s 250th Birthday: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/norman-foster-time-capsule-america-250-2737891
- The Art Trade’s ‘Necessary Evil’ Keeps Getting More Expensive: https://news.artnet.com/market/art-shipping-problems-investigation-2737673
- Art Basel Qatar Faces Uncertainty as Tensions Rise in the Gulf: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/art-basel-qatar-uncertainty-2737959
- Robert Rauschenberg Headlines Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum Reopening: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/rauschenberg-air-and-space-museum-2737729
- Inside a New Gallery Championing Postwar Abstraction: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/inside-a-new-gallery-championing-postwar-abstraction-2737554
- Juergen Teller Channels the Art-World Glamour of Venice for Bottega Veneta: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/juergen-teller-bottega-veneta-summer-2026-campaign-2737776
- David Hockney Slams Plan to Move Bayeux Tapestry to U.K. as ‘Madness’: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/david-hockney-bayeux-tapestry-2737689
- This Postcard-Sized Renaissance Portrait Could Fetch Up to $3.5 Million: https://news.artnet.com/market/hans-baldung-auction-2737666
- Nan Goldin Donates Artwork to Ms. Rachel’s Gaza Fundraiser: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/nan-goldin-donation-children-of-gaza-2737559
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey pay visit to Georges Seurat masterpiece at the Art Institute of Chicago: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/16/ariana-grande-jonathan-bailey-art-institute-chicago-georges-seurat
- Beatriz González, indefatigable force in Colombian art, has died, aged 93: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/16/beatriz-gonzalez-colombian-artist-curator-scholar-obituary
- Member of museum theft ring that stole works by Warhol and Pollock sentenced to two years in prison: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/16/museum-theft-ring-member-warhol-pollock-sentenced-two-years
- San Francisco museum rejects permanent space in favour of site-specific exhibitions: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/16/san-francisco-institute-contemporary-art-nomadic-model
- Amoako Boafo solo exhibition to open in Venice during 2026 Biennale: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/16/amoako-boafo-solo-exhibition-venice-2026-biennale
- Hawai’i at the British Museum, a Venice palazzo for sale, Joseph Beuys’s ‘Bathtub’—podcast: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/16/hawaii-british-museum-venice-palazzo-for-sale-joseph-beuys-bathtub-podcast
- Why this rarely seen Van Gogh self-portrait deserves more attention: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/16/van-goghs-self-portrait-with-a-bandaged-ear-and-pipe-shows-that-the-painter-had-lost-none-of-his-artistic-skill
- Peruvian artist Antonio Paucar wins UK’s Artes Mundi prize: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/16/peruvian-artist-antonio-paucar-wins-uk-artes-mundi-prize
- In the age of AI, can art expertise be digitised?: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/16/in-age-of-ai-can-art-expertise-be-digitised
- ‘Repressionist’ artist Pavel Krisevich forced to flee Russia: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/16/repressionist-artist-pavel-krisevich-forced-to-flee-russia
- French court cancels €2.8m sale of Chinese vase after eight-year wrangle over date: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/16/french-court-cancels-sale-chinese-vase-eight-year-wrangle-over-date
ARTnews.com
- Artist and Skateboarder Alexis Sablone Is Inducted Into the Skateboarding Hall of Fame: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/alexis-sablone-inducted-skateboarding-hall-of-fame-1234770142/
- Pennsylvania Man Who Stole Warhol and Pollock Paintings in Museum Theft Ring Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/andy-warhol-pollock-paintings-theif-sentenced-1234770132/
- Peruvian Artist Antonio Paucar Wins 11th Artes Mundi Award: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/peruvian-artist-antonio-paucar-wins-11th-artes-mundi-award-1234770121/
- Sale of Chinese Vase Canceled by French Court Over Question of Provenance: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/chinese-vase-sale-cancelled-french-court-1234770123/
- Alaska Art Student Arrested for Eating Another Student’s AI-Generated Art in Protest: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/alaska-art-student-arrested-eating-ai-generated-art-protest-1234770081/
- UK Reveals Nearly $80 M. Worth of Art Donated by Collectors in Order to Reduce Tax Burdens: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/collectors-donate-art-england-taxes-degas-bill-brandt-1234770108/
- Ali Cherri on How Art Can Keep Us Empathetic In a Dark and Violent World: https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/interviews/ali-cherri-almine-rech-interview-1234770056/
- Joan Mitchell Foundation Names 31 Artists for Residency in New Orleans: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/joan-mitchell-foundation-2026-artists-in-residence-1234770065/
- Met Workers Vote to Join Local 2110 UAW, Creating One of the Nation’s Largest Museum Unions: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/metropolitan-museum-art-workers-largest-museum-unions-1234770080/
- Qatar Museums, Not a Foreign Nation, Reportedly Tried to Acquire South African Pavilion Work: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/qatar-museums-gabrielle-goliath-venice-biennale-pavilion-1234770055/
Hyperallergic
- John Wilson’s Relentlessly Humane Vision of Black Life: https://hyperallergic.com/john-wilsons-relentlessly-humane-vision-of-black-life/
- Five Art and Museum Events for MLK Day in NYC: https://hyperallergic.com/five-art-and-museum-events-for-mlk-day-in-nyc/
- 40 Years On, DC Artists Revisit Don Miller's MLK Mural: https://hyperallergic.com/40-years-on-dc-artists-revisit-don-millers-mlk-mural/
- San Francisco's Tech Billionaires Don't Care About Your Art School: https://hyperallergic.com/san-franciscos-tech-oligrachs-dont-care-about-your-art-school/
- What to See During San Francisco Art Week: https://hyperallergic.com/what-to-see-during-san-francisco-art-week/
- Met Museum Workers Are Officially Unionized: https://hyperallergic.com/met-museum-workers-are-officially-unionized/
- A Very 2026 Art Reading List: https://hyperallergic.com/a-very-2026-art-reading-list/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- 2026 Begins With Big Tests for Asia’s Art Markets: https://news.artnet.com/market/2026-asian-art-market-preview-2737112
- Can Brainrot Be Art? Beeple Thinks So: https://news.artnet.com/multimedia/can-brainrot-be-art-beeple-thinks-so-2734872
- Ian McKellen Brings Beloved British Painter L.S. Lowry to Life in New Documentary: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ls-lowry-ian-mckellen-documentary-2737539
- Painter Henry Walsh’s Expansive Canvases Teem With the ‘Imaginary Lives of Strangers’: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/henry-walsh-fine-art-consultancy-2737216
- Stolen Louvre Jewels Were Last Seen in a Parking Garage, Surveillance Footage Reveals: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/stolen-louvre-jewels-parking-garage-2737363
- London Exhibition Forced to Close After Right-Wing Vandal Attacks: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/london-bomb-factory-show-vandalized-2737340
- This Church Became a Storied Gallery. Now It’s for Sale: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/freddy-gallery-church-sale-2737217
- Alaska Museum’s Mammoth Fossils Turn Out to Be Whale Bones: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/alaska-museums-mammoth-fossils-2736964
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Rare work by Edgar Degas among £59.7m haul of art donated to UK public collections in exchange for tax benefits: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/15/£597m-of-art-donated-to-uk-public-collections-in-exchange-for-tax-benefits
- Kochi Biennale co-founder Bose Krishnamachari steps down as president: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/15/kochi-biennale-founder-bose-krishnamachari-steps-down-president
- Lehmann Maupin takes permanent space in Mayfair’s No. 9 Cork Street: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/15/lehmann-maupin-takes-permanent-london-space-at-frieze-no-9-cork-street
- Iranian galleries close amid protests and communications blackout: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/15/iranian-galleries-close-amid-protests-communications-blackout
- The road to ‘Fridamania’: how Frida Kahlo became a global phenomenon: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/15/how-frida-kahlo-became-global-phenomenon
- ‘It’s madness’: David Hockney blasts plans to loan Bayeux Tapestry to UK: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/15/david-hockney-blasts-loan-bayeux-tapestry-uk
ARTnews.com
- Swatch Launches Guggenheim Collaboration With Watches Inspired by Pollock, Degas, Monet, and Klee: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/swatch-guggenheim-collaboration-pollock-degas-monet-klee-1234769985/
- Centre Pompidou Reportedly Gives Up a Grand Palais Space Due to ‘Financial Constraints’: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/centre-pompidou-grand-palais-space-financial-constraints-1234769966/
- Bucking Current Trends, Prado Director Says Museum Won’t Be Chasing Ever-Growing Visitor Numbers: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/museo-del-prado-visitor-numbers-1234770012/
- Paris Investigators Say Stolen Louvre Jewels Were Hidden in Parking Lot as Thieves Ditched Getaway Vehicles: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/stolen-louvre-robbery-jewels-investigation-update-parking-lot-1234770011/
- Whitney Museum Taps Ego Nwodim as Art Party Co-Chair: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ego-nwodim-whitney-museum-art-party-2026-1234769989/
- Ian McKellan Will Act Out Unheard Audio Recordings of Cult Artist L.S. Lowry in New Documentary: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ian-mckellan-documentary-ls-lowry-bbc-1234770000/
- Iranian Artists Killed in Anti-Government Protests, Advocacy Groups Report: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/iranian-artists-killed-in-anti-government-protests-advocacy-groups-report-1234769963/
- Kochi Biennale Foundation Co-Founder Bose Krishnamachari Resigns: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/bose-krishnamachari-resignation-kochi-biennale-foundation-1234769987/
- Trump Reportedly Looking at D.C. Park Near Jefferson Memorial For Sculpture ‘Garden of Heroes’: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/trump-eyes-park-near-jefferson-memorial-garden-of-heroes-1234769973/
- Beloved Rocky Statue Will Move to Top of Philadelphia Art Museum Steps: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/beloved-rocky-statue-will-move-to-top-of-philadelphia-art-museum-steps-1234769939/
Hyperallergic
- 15 Art Books We're Excited to Read in 2026: https://hyperallergic.com/15-art-books-were-excited-to-read-in-2026/
- Art Movements: Pineapples, Coconuts, and More Art Awards: https://hyperallergic.com/art-movements-1-15-2026/
- Required Reading: https://hyperallergic.com/required-reading-1-15-2026/
- Meet the Artist in El Salvador’s First-Ever Venice Biennale Pavilion: https://hyperallergic.com/meet-the-artist-in-el-salvadors-first-ever-venice-biennale-pavilion/
- Smithsonian Complies With Trump’s Documents Request: https://hyperallergic.com/smithsonian-complies-with-trumps-document-requests/
- A View From the Easel: https://hyperallergic.com/a-view-from-the-easel-320/
- Christina Sharpe's Appeal to South Africa: https://hyperallergic.com/christina-sharpes-appeal-to-south-africa/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Why California’s Oldest Private Art School Is Shutting Down: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/california-college-of-the-arts-closure-2737001
- One of Picasso’s Most Prolific Eras Comes Into Focus in a Revelatory New Show: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/picasso-kahan-gallery-ann-norton-sculpture-2736617
- Rijksmuseum to Transform Its Grounds With $11.5 Million Sculpture Garden: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/rijksmuseum-sculpture-garden-2737060
- Long-Buried Roman House Opens After Major Restoration—With a High-Tech Twist: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/house-of-griffins-ancient-rome-restoration-2737121
- More Bob Ross Paintings Hit the Block to Bolster Public Media: https://news.artnet.com/market/bob-ross-second-bonhams-auction-2736840
- Sotheby’s Asia Chief Masumi Shinohara on Market Optimism, Young Collectors: https://news.artnet.com/market/the-asia-pivot-masumi-shinohara-2734658
- Inside ‘Gossip,’ New York’s Under-the-Radar Crit Group: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/gossip-crit-group-2736484
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Trump eyes site near National Mall for ‘Garden of American Heroes’: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/14/trump-national-mall-site-garden-american-heroes
- Luhring Augustine co-founder steps down to pursue philanthropy: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/14/luhring-augustine-co-founder-steps-down-to-pursue-philanthropy
- Comment | Art and science rely on freedom of thought—and on each other: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/14/art-and-science-rely-on-freedom-of-thought
- United States Artists reveals its fellows for 2026: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/14/united-states-artists-reveals-fellows-2026
- Rijksmuseum announces plans for €60m sculpture park: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/14/rijksmuseum-announces-plans-for-60-million-euro-sculpture-park
- From 10,000 pennies to a Beatles record haul, the obsessive work of Rutherford Chang heads to Beijing: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/14/from-pennies-to-a-beatles-record-haul-the-obsessive-work-of-rutherford-chang-goes-on-show-in-beijing
- South Africa’s Venice Biennale artist appeals to president after pavilion cancelled by minister: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/14/south-africa-venice-biennale-artist-appeals-president-after-pavilion-cancelled-minister
Art Business News
- Art, Authenticity and AI: https://artbusinessnews.com/2026/01/art-authenticity-and-ai/
ARTnews.com
- Smithsonian Hands Over More Materials on Programming, Operations to White House: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/smithsonian-insitutition-executive-order-compliance-trump-1234769879/
- Warhol Foundation to Give More Than $4 M. in Grants to 57 Arts Organizations: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/warhol-foundation-fall-2025-grants-1234769877/
- Visitors to Rome Can Now Tour a Well-Preserved Underground Dwelling—Via Livestream: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/rome-tour-well-preserved-underground-dwelling-livestream-1234769884/
- Mernet Larsen Details Her Painting on the Cover of Art in America: https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/interviews/mernet-larsen-cover-painting-art-in-america-1234769883/
- A Collection of Oscar Wilde-Related Material Heads to Auction: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/oscar-wilde-memorabilia-collection-auction-bonhams-1234769860/
- Christie’s London Offers a Belgian Couple’s $54 M. Collection, Led by Magritte and Moore: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/christies-london-belgian-54-million-collection-magritte-1234769866/
- Frankenthaler Climate Initiative, Max Hollein’s Met Tips, and More: Industry Moves for January 14, 2025: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/frankenthaler-climate-initiative-max-hollein-met-tips-1234769876/
- William Koch’s Western Art Comes to Christie’s. Will It Get Rootin’-Tootin’ Results in an Uncertain Market?: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/william-koch-western-art-collection-christies-1234769542/
- More Bob Ross Paintings Go to Auction to Raise Money for Public Broadcasting, After Successful Sales So Far: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/more-bob-ross-paintings-auction-bonhams-1234769858/
- You Can Bid on a Painting by Jimmy Carter for a Few Thousand Dollars: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/christies-jimmy-carter-paintings-auction-1234769854/
Hyperallergic
- The South African Pavilion Is Betraying Its Own History: https://hyperallergic.com/the-south-african-pavilion-is-betraying-its-own-history/
- Vanderbilt University Buys California College of the Arts, Raising Questions: https://hyperallergic.com/vanderbilt-university-buys-california-college-of-the-arts-raising-questions/
- Black Artists Create New Universes in “Unbound”: https://hyperallergic.com/black-artists-create-new-universes-in-unbound/
- Reports of Artists Killed by Iranian Regime Draw Outrage and Grief: https://hyperallergic.com/reports-of-artists-killed-by-iranian-regime-draw-outrage-and-grief/
- Ana Mendieta’s Injured Earth: https://hyperallergic.com/ana-mendieta-injured-earth/
- Remembering Beatriz González, Arnulf Rainer, and Franco Vaccari: https://hyperallergic.com/remembering-beatriz-gonzalez-arnulf-rainer-and-franco-vaccari/
- Grow as an Artist Without Pressing Pause: SVA’s Online MFA Art Practice: https://hyperallergic.com/grow-as-an-artist-without-pressing-pause-svas-online-mfa-art-practice-2/
- United States Artists Awards $50K Grants to 50 Fellows: https://hyperallergic.com/united-states-artists-awards-50k-grants-to-50-fellows/
- Lessons for Artists From Ursula K. Le Guin: https://hyperallergic.com/lessons-for-artists-from-ursula-k-le-guin/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Bold Art and Symbolism Power New York’s Anti-ICE Protest: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/no-ice-protest-art-new-york-2736915
- A Rare Caravaggio Comes to New York—And Steals the Show: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/caravaggio-morgan-library-loan-2736822
- Smithsonian at Crossroads as White House Compliance Deadline Looms: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/smithsonian-funding-white-house-review-2735969
- Does This Famed Portrait of Anne Boleyn Actually Depict Elizabeth I?: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/anne-boleyn-portrait-elizabeth-i-2736805
- Israel Makes Venice Biennale Pick, Reigniting Boycott Calls: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/venice-biennale-2026-national-pavilions-2604196
- The New Museum Sets Opening Date for Its Massive $82 Million Expansion: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/new-museum-opening-date-2736689
- Rabindranath Tagore Painting Smashes Estimates to Sell for $1.2 Million: https://news.artnet.com/market/work-of-the-week-rabindranath-tagore-2735663
- Rare Oscar Wilde Portraits and Manuscripts Hit the Auction Block: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/oscar-wilde-auction-bonhams-2736613
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- The California College of the Arts will close in 2027: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/13/california-college-arts-closing-vanderbilt-university-takeover
- Manhattan’s New Museum sets early spring date for reopening after $82m expansion: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/13/new-museum-reopening-march-82m-expansion
- More Bob Ross paintings head to auction to benefit US public television: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/13/bob-ross-paintings-auction-bonhams-massachusetts-public-television-benefit
- Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery removes wall text mentioning Trump’s impeachments: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/13/national-portrait-gallery-trump-wall-text-impeachments-removed
- UK’s National Trust receives £10m, its largest-ever cash donation: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/13/national-trust-receives-its-largest-ever-cash-donation
- Newly discovered Roman villa may be Welsh town's own ‘Pompeii’, archaeologists say: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/13/newly-discovered-roman-villa-may-be-welsh-towns-own-pompeii-archaeologists-say
- Why is the French government spending millions on art no one sees?: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/13/why-is-the-french-government-spending-millions-on-art-no-one-sees
- Philip Tinari appointed as deputy director and head of art at Hong Kong’s Tai Kwun cultural complex: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/13/philip-tinari-appointed-deputy-director-head-of-art-hong-kong-tai-kwun
- Flowers laid after Bondi terror attack will form new work of art at Sydney Jewish Museum: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/13/flowers-laid-after-bondi-terror-attack-will-form-new-artwork-at-sydney-jewish-museum
ARTnews.com
- Connecticut’s Aldrich Museum Plans a Recurring Survey of Local Artists Every Ten Years: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/aldrich-museum-decennial-2026-survey-connecticut-artists-1234769786/
- An Artist Is Chanting Renee Good’s Last Words Before She Was Fatally Shot by ICE Officer Outside the Agency’s New York Field Office: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/artist-renee-good-last-words-new-york-ice-office-1234769759/
- Rijksmuseum to Open New Sculpture Garden With Works by Louise Bourgeois, Alexander Calder: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/rijksmuseum-new-sculpture-garden-70m-donation-don-quixote-foundation-1234769776/
- Uruguay’s Este Arte Fair Highlights Ecology, Consumerism, and Wondrously Ugly Art That Reflects the Present: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/este-arte-2026-fair-uruguay-report-1234769590/
- Art History Teacher Removed for Charlie Kirk Posts Cleared By Investigation—But School Refuses to Reinstate Her: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/art-history-teacher-charlie-kirk-investigation-florida-1234769708/
- Check Out the Art Institute of Chicago’s Most Intriguing 2025 Acquisitions: https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/news/art-institute-of-chicago-acquisitions-francesca-woodman-kay-walkingstick-1234769628/
- San Francisco’s Last Remaining Private Art School, the California College of the Arts, Will Close in 2027: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/san-francisco-california-college-of-the-arts-close-2027-1234769731/
- UK National Trust Gets No-Strings-Attached $13.4 M. Donation, Largest Ever in Its History: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/national-trust-largest-donation-1234769706/
- UK Judge Sets 10-Day Trial in 2028 for Hauser & Wirth’s Russian Sanctions Court Case: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/hauser-and-wirth-russia-sanctions-case-court-date-1234769715/
- Highlights from the MFA Houston’s Upcoming Frida Kahlo Exhibition: https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/news/frida-kahlo-highlights-mfa-houston-exhibition-1234769625/
Hyperallergic
- Why Are We Paying for the Privilege of Rejection?: https://hyperallergic.com/why-are-we-paying-for-the-privilege-of-rejection/
- The Internet According to Sex Workers and Cyberfeminists: https://hyperallergic.com/the-internet-according-to-sex-workers-and-cyberfeminists/
- House Votes to Fund the Arts, Despite Trump Threats: https://hyperallergic.com/house-votes-to-fund-the-arts-despite-trump-threats/
- RIP MetroCard: https://hyperallergic.com/rip-metrocard/
- Giving and Receiving: Memoirs of an Immigrant Curator and Philanthropist: https://hyperallergic.com/giving-and-receiving-memoirs-of-an-immigrant-curator-and-philanthropist/
- Curating a Show on My Ineffable Mother, Ursula K. Le Guin: https://hyperallergic.com/curating-a-show-on-my-ineffable-mother-ursula-k-le-guin/
- The Aldrich Names Artists for First-Ever Decennial: https://hyperallergic.com/aldrich-contemporary-names-artists-for-first-ever-decennial/
- Develop Your Work and Aesthetic Philosophy at New York Studio School: https://hyperallergic.com/develop-your-work-and-aesthetic-philosophy-at-new-york-studio-school/
- New Museum in NYC to Reopen in March: https://hyperallergic.com/new-museum-in-nyc-to-reopen-in-march/
- Palestinian Embroidery Today: https://hyperallergic.com/palestinian-embroidery-today/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Unearthed Roman Villa Could Hint at a Welsh ‘Pompeii’: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/margam-roman-villa-wales-2736465
- The Print Show Gears Up for Debut at Singapore Art Week—Here’s What to Know: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/stpi-print-show-and-symposium-singapore-2735840
- Outcry as South Africa Pulls Gaza-Inspired Artwork From Venice Biennale Pavilion: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/south-africa-venice-biennale-2736369
- Court Sets Trial Date for Hauser and Wirth in Russia Sanctions Case: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/hauser-and-wirth-russia-sanctions-trial-2736373
- Bonhams Reports $285 Million Pre-Tax Loss—and More Art Industry News: https://news.artnet.com/market/paint-drippings-art-industry-news-jan-9-2736112
- Signs of Market Recovery: https://news.artnet.com/multimedia/art-market-minute-jan-12-2736336
- David Byrne on ‘Exploring and Sometimes Failing’ as an Artist: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/david-byrne-interview-2734545
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- ‘Creative, provocative, controversial’: Truth Social ads for Nazi-owned art spark heated debate: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/12/creative-provocative-controversial-truth-social-ads-for-nazi-owned-art-spark-heated-debate
- Ai Weiwei’s first India solo exhibition to open in New Delhi: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/12/ai-weiwei-holds-first-india-solo-show-in-new-delhi
- Cubitt Artists, ‘important’ London gallery and studio space, set to lose home of more than 25 years: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/12/cubitt-artists-important-gallery-and-studio-space-set-to-lose-london-home-of-more-than-25-years
- Ground Control to London: David Bowie’s childhood home to be restored by heritage charity: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/12/ground-control-to-london-david-bowies-childhood-home-to-be-restored-by-heritage-charity
- Shortlist announced for Prix Marcel Duchamp, France’s biggest art prize: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/12/shortlist-announced-for-prix-marcel-duchamp-frances-biggest-art-prize
Art Business News
- Artists in a Forest in Norway: Trond and Robert: https://artbusinessnews.com/2026/01/artists-in-a-forest-in-norway-trond-and-robert/
ARTnews.com
- Israel Plots Venice Biennale Return as Artists Threaten to Boycott: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/israel-pavilion-venice-biennale-belu-simion-fainaru-protest-1234769500/
- Telfair Museums, Oldest Public Art Museum in the South, Lays Off 15 Percent of Its Staff: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/telfair-museums-lays-off-15-percent-of-staff-1234769530/
- Phillips to Auction Collection of Danish Art Owned by Former US Ambassador to Denmark: https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/market/phillips-john-l-loeb-jr-collection-danish-art-1234769508/
- Internet Personality MacKenzie Thomas’s Four-Hour Performance Collapses the Distance Between Art and the Artist: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/artists/internet-personality-mackenzie-thomas-performance-review-1234769494/
- South African Ministry Denies Censoring Venice Biennale Pavilion: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/south-african-culture-mp-denies-censoring-venice-pavilion-1234769489/
- British Archaeologists Make Discovery of ‘National Importance’ Dating to 6th or 7th Centuries: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/british-archaeologists-discovery-national-importance-1234769483/
- Children’s YouTube Star Ms. Rachel to Present Gaza Art Exhibition and Fundraiser: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ms-rachel-gaza-art-exhibition-fundraiser-youtube-1234769474/
- Fired Philadelphia Art Museum Director Says Board Tried to Take Away Her CEO Title: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/sasha-suda-philadelphia-art-museum-ceo-title-removed-1234769452/
- After 14 Years, Philip Tinari Leaves UCCA for Hong Kong’s Tai Kwun: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/philip-tinari-leaves-ucca-beijing-hong-kong-tai-kwun-1234769464/
- Louvre Closes Again as Staff Strike Disruptions Continue: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/louvre-closed-again-staff-strike-january-2026-1234769454/
Hyperallergic
- Beatriz González, Colombian Painter of Collective Memory, Dies at 93: https://hyperallergic.com/beatriz-gonzalez-colombian-painter-of-collective-memory-dies-at-93/
- Ms. Rachel Sells Artworks by Children From Gaza: https://hyperallergic.com/ms-rachel-sells-artworks-by-children-from-gaza/
- A Video Game Lets You Take Back Looted Artifacts: https://hyperallergic.com/a-video-game-lets-you-take-back-looted-artifacts/
- The Nightmares Beneath the Surface of "Dreamworlds": https://hyperallergic.com/the-nightmares-beneath-the-surface-of-dreamworlds/
- David Wojnarowicz in the Age of Surveillance: https://hyperallergic.com/david-wojnarowicz-in-the-age-of-surveillance/
- Mitchell Johnson: Two San Francisco Exhibitions of Large-Scale Paintings: https://hyperallergic.com/mitchell-johnson-two-san-francisco-exhibitions-of-large-scale-paintings/
- The Contemporary Relevance of Palestinian Tatreez: https://hyperallergic.com/the-contemporary-relevance-of-palestinian-embroidery/
- Apply for IDSVA’s Low-Residency PhD in Visual Arts: Philosophy, Aesthetics, and Art Theory: https://hyperallergic.com/apply-for-idsvas-low-residency-phd-in-visual-arts-philosophy-aesthetics-and-art-theory/
- Visions of Venezuela and Cuba From Exile: https://hyperallergic.com/visions-of-venezuela-and-cuba-from-exile/
- No One Was “Picasso’s Woman”: https://hyperallergic.com/no-one-was-picassos-woman/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- 6 Asian Artists to Watch Who Explore History, Migration, and Politics: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/6-asian-artists-to-watch-history-migration-and-politics-2676139
ARTnews.com
- Smithsonian Drops Wall Text Mentioning Trump’s Double Impeachment: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/smithsonian-drops-wall-text-mentioning-trumps-double-impeachment-1234769438/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- The Winter Show Returns to the Park Avenue Armory. Here’s What to Expect: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/the-winter-show-returns-to-the-park-avenue-armory-heres-what-to-expect-2735622
- Can the Art Market Attract New Wealth in 2026?: https://news.artnet.com/market/new-wealth-2026-2736004
ARTnews.com
- The Mauritshuis Museum in Holland to Lend Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring to Japanese Museum: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/vermeer-girl-with-a-pearl-earring-loaned-osaka-japan-1234769354/
- Beatriz González, Painter Who Remade Others’ Masterpieces and Protested Politicians, Dies at 93: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/beatriz-gonzalez-painter-dead-1234769419/
Hyperallergic
- The Things That Really Matter: https://hyperallergic.com/the-things-that-really-matter/