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
- A Possible Rubens Comes to Light—With a Surprising Hidden Detail: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/rediscovered-rubens-brafa-art-fair-2736003
- Arts Advocates Raise Alarm as U.S. Withdraws From International Cultural Organizations: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/us-withdrawal-un-cultural-organizations-alarm-2736000
- Can You Insure a National Treasure? Bayeux Tapestry Loan Sparks $1.1 Billion Debate: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/can-you-insure-a-national-treasure-bayeux-tapestry-loan-sparks-1-1-billion-debate-2735912
- Want a Robert Colescott Masterpiece? It Can Be Done, for a Price: https://news.artnet.com/market/robert-colescott-market-2732463
- Scientists Find World’s Oldest Poison on 60,000-Year-Old Arrowheads: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/oldest-poison-arrows-south-africa-2736008
- Why Is Belgium Moving to Dismantle Its Oldest Contemporary Art Museum?: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/antwerp-contemporary-art-museum-controvery-2735239
- Art Palm Beach Debuts a Major Biennial-Style Installation for Its Fourth Edition: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/art-palm-beach-debuts-a-major-biennial-style-installation-for-its-fourth-edition-2735568
- How Artist Estates Became Fertile Ground for Young Dealers: https://news.artnet.com/market/artist-estates-2723252
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Storm over closure of South Africa’s much-loved Irma Stern Museum: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/09/irma-stern-museum-closes-questions
- Sexual assault lawsuit against the estate of artist Norval Morrisseau is dismissed: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/09/norval-morrisseau-estate-sexual-assault-lawsuit-dismissed
- Comment | In worrying times for politics and the environment, art can still provide hope: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/09/art-can-provide-hope-politics-environment-new-year
- Acquisitions round-up: a rare early Italian portrait of a Black man, a record-breaking Kiddush cup, and a limewood sculpture of the Madonna: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/09/acquisitions-round-up-giacomo-ceruti-portrait-moor-kiddush-cup
- Abstract Expressionist's paintings co-star in Golden Globe-nominated Netflix series The Beast in Me: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/09/netflix-miniseries-the-beast-in-me-norman-lewis-paintings
- Mumbai Gallery Weekend looks beyond the city's historic art district: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/09/mumbai-gallery-weekend-looks-beyond-the-citys-historic-art-district
- More artists killed in Ukraine as anniversary of full-scale Russian invasion approaches: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/09/more-artists-killed-in-ukraine-as-anniversary-of-full-scale-russian-invasion-approaches
- The Year Ahead 2026: the big exhibitions and the key museum openings—podcast: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/09/the-year-ahead-2026-the-big-exhibitions-and-the-key-museum-openingspodcast
- The Big Review | Jacques-Louis David at the Musée du Louvre, Paris ★★★★★: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/09/big-review-jacques-louis-david-musee-du-louvre
- Van Gogh shows in 2026: America, Japan and the Netherlands: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/09/van-gogh-shows-in-2026-america-japan-and-the-netherlands
- ‘Cursed’ Venetian palazzo once painted by Monet comes up for sale: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/09/cursed-venetian-palazzo-painted-by-monet-for-sale
- Hurvin Anderson and Caroline Walker to show new works on London Underground: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/09/hurvin-anderson-and-caroline-walker-to-show-new-works-on-london-underground
- Vermeer’s ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ will head to Japan this summer in rare loan: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/09/vermeers-girl-with-a-pearl-earring-will-head-to-japan-this-summer-in-rare-loan
ARTnews.com
- Recovered Picassos at Center of Art Theft Trial in Nice: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/recovered-picassos-art-theft-trial-nice-1234769368/
- Delcy Morelos to Stage Major Public Art Commission at Barbican in London This Spring: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/delcy-morelos-barbican-london-commission-1234769400/
- 1,500-Year-Old Byzantine Monastery Discovered in Egypt: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/byzantine-monastery-discovered-egypt-1234769398/
- Columbia Museum of Art Opens Newly Configured Collection Galleries to Cap Year-Long Renovation: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/columbia-museum-new-collection-galleries-renovation-1234769385/
- Belgian Dealer Paid $116,000 for Artwork Now Attributed to Peter Paul Rubens: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/peter-paul-rubens-drawing-attribution-klaas-muller-1234769375/
- Sandra Mujinga’s Shadowy Figures Hit the International Spotlight: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/artists/sandra-mujinga-stedelijk-museum-sculpture-performance-1234769366/
- London’s Natural History Museum Braces for Pokémon Pop-Up After Tickets Sell Out: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/pokemon-natural-history-museum-london-pop-up-1234769337/
- Barnes Foundation’s New COO, Heritage Reports $2.2 Billion in Sales for 2025, and More: Industry Moves for January 9, 2026: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/barnes-foundations-coo-heritage-auctions-sales-1234769339/
- ‘Thoughtless and Malicious’: Trump Administration Withdraws from International Cultural Organizations, Saying They Are ‘Contrary to U.S. Interests’: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/trump-administration-withdraws-cultural-organizations-1234769313/
- South Africa Cancels Gabrielle Goliath Gaza Artwork Planned for Venice Biennale Pavilion: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/south-africa-cancels-gabrielle-goliath-gaza-venice-biennale-1234769311/
Hyperallergic
- Here’s Why the LA Art Show Is Worth Your While: https://hyperallergic.com/heres-why-the-la-art-show-is-worth-your-while/
- South Africa Axes Venice Biennale Proposal Centering Gaza Victims: https://hyperallergic.com/south-africa-axes-venice-biennale-proposal-centering-gaza-victims/
- Trump Withdraws From Major Culture Preservation Groups: https://hyperallergic.com/trump-withdraws-from-major-culture-preservation-groups/
- Beer With a Painter: Michael Berryhill: https://hyperallergic.com/beer-with-a-painter-michael-berryhill/
- Uncovering the Secrets of Henri Rousseau’s Paintings: https://hyperallergic.com/uncovering-the-secrets-of-henri-rousseaus-paintings/
- The Women Who Were More Than Just Picasso’s Loves: https://hyperallergic.com/the-women-who-were-more-than-just-picassos-loves/
- “Sandcastles” Tells the Tale of Two Singapores: https://hyperallergic.com/sandcastles-tells-the-tale-of-two-singapores/
- There’s More to Look at Than Learn in 100 Nights of Hero: https://hyperallergic.com/theres-more-to-look-at-than-learn-in-100-nights-of-hero/
- Art Against ICE: https://hyperallergic.com/art-against-ice/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Where Art Insiders Are Placing Their Bets in 2026: https://news.artnet.com/multimedia/marc-spiegler-2026-market-2713062
- Meet Esphyr Slobodkina, the Russian-Born Abstractionist Who Shook Mid-Century New York: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/esphyr-slobodkina-louise-nevelson-arkansas-museum-2733735
- Vermeer’s ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ Is Taking a Rare Trip to Japan: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/girl-with-a-pearl-earring-travel-to-japan-2735694
- Trophy Art Bounced Back in 2025. Here Are the Biggest Winners and Losers: https://news.artnet.com/market/top-artists-auction-2025-2735297
- Congress Moves to Protect NEA and NEH Funding: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/congress-funding-bill-nea-neh-2735600
- Van Gogh Museum Recreates the Artist’s Famed Yellow House: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/van-gogh-yellow-house-museum-2735255
- Only Known Photos of Computing Pioneer Ada Lovelace Join U.K. National Collection: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ada-lovelace-daguerreotypes-uk-national-portrait-gallery-2735593
- Painter Lize Bartelli on Desire, Visibility, and Self-Construction: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/roman-road-lize-bartelli-the-hour-of-the-star-2735006
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Trump pulls US out of international cultural property preservation centre and coalition of arts agencies: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/08/trump-withdraws-united-states-iccrom-ifacca
- Trump administration puts renewed pressure on Smithsonian to turn over materials for review: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/08/trump-administration-renewed-pressure-smithsonian-institution
- ‘Once-in-a lifetime’ UK Iron Age discovery may be linked to Boudicca: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/08/once-in-a-lifetime-uk-iron-age-discovery-may-be-linked-to-boudicca
- ‘Certain things you can only see from the sky’: artist Precious Okoyomon on how flying planes has inspired their practice: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/08/artist-precious-okoyomon-flying-planes-inspired-practice
ARTnews.com
- Sperone Westwater Dissolution Fight Raises Questions Over Governance and Artist Payments: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/sperone-westwater-legal-dispute-closure-1234769268/
- MSCHF’s Latest Project Could See a Two-Year-Old Cow Slaughtered: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/mschf-our-cow-agnus-project-1234769289/
- Scientists Extract DNA from Drawing That Could Connect to Leonardo da Vinci: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/leonardo-da-vinci-dna-finding-1234769273/
- Researchers Find 60,000-Year-Old Poisoned Arrowheads in Africa: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/60000-year-old-poisoned-arrowheads-south-africa-1234769280/
- Smithsonian Reportedly Told Staffer to Remove ‘Unjust’ From Exhibition on Japanese American Internment: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/smithsonian-internment-unjust-self-censorship-1234769272/
- France’s Top Art Award, the Prix Marcel Duchamp, Names 2026 Nominees: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/prix-marcel-duchamp-2026-nominees-1234769260/
- Bonhams Saw Significant Revenue Drop in 2024, In Line With the Big Three: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/bonhams-posted-significant-losses-2024-1234769251/
- Man Serving Life Sentence for Attacking Six-Year-Old at Tate Modern Faces New Assault Charges: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/tate-modern-attack-man-sentenced-again-1234769250/
- Yoshiko Mori, Former Chair of Mori Art Museum, Has Died at 85: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/yoshiko-mori-former-chair-mori-art-museum-died-85-1234769253/
- The U.S. Returned 7 Ancient Artifacts to Egypt, From Mummified Fish to a Falcon Head: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/united-state-returned-7-ancient-artifacts-egypt-mummified-fish-falcon-head-1234769242/
Hyperallergic
- Artists React to the ICE Killing of Renee Nicole Good: https://hyperallergic.com/artists-react-to-the-ice-killing-of-renee-nicole-good/
- Required Reading: https://hyperallergic.com/required-reading-1-8-26/
- Art Movements: Knights, Presidents, and Crooks: https://hyperallergic.com/art-movements-knights-presidents-and-crooks-1-8-26/
- NYC’s Transit Museum Pays Homage to the MetroCard: https://hyperallergic.com/nycs-transit-museum-pays-homage-to-the-metrocard/
- University of Notre Dame Offers Fully-Funded MFA With Generous Stipend: https://hyperallergic.com/university-of-notre-dame-fully-funded-mfa-with-stipend/
- Joiri Minaya: Venus Flytrap: https://hyperallergic.com/joiri-minaya-venus-flytrap/
- A View From the Easel: https://hyperallergic.com/a-view-from-the-easel-319/
- A Plea to Museum Leaders: https://hyperallergic.com/a-plea-to-museum-leaders/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Sperone, Westwater Trade Claims of Mismanagement, Absenteeism in New Court Filings: https://news.artnet.com/market/sperone-westwater-court-filings-2735301
- Artnet’s Katya Kazakina Wins Newswomen’s Club of New York Award for Second Year in a Row: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/katya-kazakina-front-page-award-2735282
- Boston Hotel Roasted for Using A.I.-Generated ‘Warhol’ Portraits as Decor: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/boston-midtown-hotel-ai-art-warhol-2735290
- 5 Essential Old Masters Shows for 2026: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/5-essential-old-masters-shows-for-2026-2735391
- The $500 Apple Check That Launched a Tech Empire Could Net $500,000 at Auction: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/apple-steve-jobs-memorabilia-auction-2735336
- A Tbilisi Exhibition Reintroduces Merab Abramishvili to the Wider Art World: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/a-tbilisi-exhibition-reintroduces-merab-abramishvili-to-the-wider-art-world-2734711
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- The final cow-tdown: buyers of MSCHF’s controversial bovine project will decide animal’s fate: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/07/mschf-cow-project-slaughter-sanctuary-buyers-decide
- Suspects in Brazil Matisse heist arrested, but alleged thief nicknamed ‘Gargamel’ remains at large: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/07/brazil-matisse-heist-suspects-arrested-art-missing
- Paintings by US president Jimmy Carter go to auction: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/07/jimmy-carter-paintings-objects-auction-christies
- Can a new cipher help to explain the mysterious Voynich Manuscript?: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/07/can-a-new-cipher-help-to-explain-the-mysterious-voynich-manuscript
- Protest held at Gallerie degli Uffizi after change in ticketing contract leaves temporary staff out of work: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/07/protests-gallerie-degli-uffizi-ticketing-contract-temporary-staff-out-of-work
- Comment | We are living in an age of bad painting—the medium must be challenged to stay interesting: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/07/comment-we-are-living-in-an-age-of-bad-paintinghas-the-medium-become-too-comfortable
- Copyright changes bring New Year cheer for fans of Léger, de Staël and Hepworth: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/07/copyright-changes-bring-new-year-cheer-for-fans-of-leger-de-stael-and-hepworth
- First-ever oil painting depicting an artist at work to star in female Old Master exhibition: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/07/first-ever-oil-painting-depicting-an-artist-at-work-female-old-master-exhibition
- Kathleen Goncharov, influential curator who helped many artists ‘realise their dreams’, has died aged 73: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/07/kathleen-goncharov-curator-artist-boca-raton-museum-obituary
ARTnews.com
- Venezuela’s Cultural Scene Looks On in Moment of Historic Upheaval Following Maduro Ouster: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/venezuela-cultural-scene-mauduro-ouster-1234769032/
- Artist Diana Thater Partners with Conservation Lab to Save Work Destroyed by Altadena Fire: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/diana-thater-media-art-preservation-cmacc-1234769025/
- After a 2025 of Over-Performances, Li Hei Di’s Market Seems Poised to Take Another Jump This Year: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/li-hei-di-market-analysis-1234769048/
- Uffizi Workers Protest With Flags and Flares Against ‘Precarious Lives’: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/uffizi-workers-protest-against-precarious-lives-1234769023/
- Diriyah Biennale Announces Artists for 2026 Contemporary Art Edition: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/diriyah-contemporary-art-biennale-2026-artist-list-1234769006/
- US Artists Are Increasingly Self-Funding Institutional Projects, Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale Names Artists: Morning Links for January 7, 2025: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/us-artists-are-increasingly-self-funding-institutional-projects-diriyah-contemporary-art-biennale-names-artists-morning-links-for-january-7-2025-1234769026/
- Painter Amy Sillman Leaves Gladstone Gallery for David Zwirner: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/amy-sillman-david-zwirner-representation-departs-gladstone-1234769005/
- A Hit Book’s Cover, Featuring a Vermeer Painting, Can’t Stop ‘Ragebaiting’ People: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/monas-eyes-book-cover-vermeer-painting-controversy-1234769003/
- Franco Regime Sought to Censor Robert Motherwell Painting in Spain, New Documents Confirm: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/franco-regime-censored-robert-motherwell-painting-moma-show-1234768998/
- NFT Paris and RWA Paris Canceled With One-Month Notice Due to ‘Crypto and NFT Market Collapse,’ Founder Says: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/nft-paris-and-rwa-paris-shelved-with-one-month-notice-due-to-crypto-and-nft-market-collapse-founder-says-1234768992/
Hyperallergic
- Museum Leaders, Recognize Your Unions Now: https://hyperallergic.com/museum-leaders-recognize-your-unions-now/
- Remembering Lucia Di Luciano, Rosa von Praunheim, and Kathleen Goncharov: https://hyperallergic.com/remembering-lucia-di-luciano-rosa-von-praunheim-and-kathleen-goncharov/
- International Rendezvous at Guatemala’s Paiz Art Biennial: https://hyperallergic.com/international-rendezvous-at-guatemalas-paiz-art-biennial/
- Seeing Art Is Good for Your Nervous System, Study Finds: https://hyperallergic.com/seeing-art-is-good-for-your-nervous-system-study-finds/
- Anselm Kiefer’s Rustbelt Romanticism: https://hyperallergic.com/anselm-kiefers-rustbelt-romanticism/
- Apply for NXTHVN’s Studio and Curatorial Fellowships: https://hyperallergic.com/apply-for-nxthvn-studio-and-curatorial-fellowships-2026-2027/
- French Gallerist Found Guilty of Cyberbullying Brigitte Macron: https://hyperallergic.com/french-gallerist-found-guilty-of-cyberbullying-brigitte-macron/
- Explore Low and Full Residency MFA Options at Maine College of Art & Design: https://hyperallergic.com/low-and-full-residency-mfa-maine-college-of-art-design/
- Who's the Best British Romanticist of Them All?: https://hyperallergic.com/whos-the-best-british-romanticist-of-them-all/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Historic Quran Used in Zohran Mamdani’s Inauguration Goes on View: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/zohran-mamdani-quran-nypl-2735027
- Remains of a ‘Medieval Super Ship’ Turn Up in the Waters of Denmark: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/largest-cog-shipwreck-svaelget-2-denmark-2735069
- A Rare Watteau, Long Hidden in a ‘Mysterious’ Collection, Heads to Auction: https://news.artnet.com/market/unseen-jean-antoine-watteau-christies-paris-2734820
- Schachtradamus Speaks! Kenny Reveals Secret $190 Million Sale, Gazes Into 2026: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/kenny-schachter-2026-predictions-van-gogh-private-sale-2734822
- Louvre Staff Vote Unanimously to Strike—Again: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/louvre-strike-2-2734814
- A Monumental Light-Art Festival Illuminates Shenzhen: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/glow-nanshan-shenzhen-2025-26-2734579
- Tracey Emin Saw Her Paintings on Social Media. It Changed Laura Footes’s Career Forever: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/laura-footes-shrine-nyc-2732722
- Masterpieces by Mondrian, Klee, and More Enter the Public Domain in 2026: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/public-domain-day-2026-2734728
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- More US artists forced to pay for their own shows as museum and culture budgets shrink: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/06/us-artists-fundraising-exhibitions-budget-cuts
- Holbein biography interrogates the artist's life and work from a different angle: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/06/new-publication-interrogates-holbein-from-a-different-angle
- January Book Bag: from a book about Constable and the weather to a controversial Russian artist’s manifesto: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/06/january-book-bag-from-a-book-about-constable-and-the-weather-to-a-controversial-russian-artists-manifesto
- A taster of the British Museum's Hawaii show in three objects: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/06/a-taster-of-the-british-museums-hawaii-show-in-three-objects
- Five new art books to look out for this spring, including key artist biographies and the tale of an artistic rivalry: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/06/five-new-art-books-to-look-out-for-this-spring-from-a-michaelina-wautier-biography-to-francis-bacons-reading-list
- New book tells the tale of David's ‘Death of Marat’ through the eyes of a lifelong admirer: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/06/new-book-tells-the-tale-of-davids-death-of-marat-through-the-eyes-of-a-lifelong-admirer
- How an artist and a writer forged a frank friendship—and a book: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/06/how-an-artist-and-a-writer-forged-a-frank-friendshipand-a-book
- An expert’s guide to the Gothic: five must-read books on the topic: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/06/an-experts-guide-to-the-gothic-five-must-read-books-on-the-art-and-architecture-style
- ‘Unrealistic’ €600m Louvre redevelopment plans must be scrapped, say striking workers: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/06/unrealistic-6m-redevelopment-project-must-be-scrapped-say-striking-louvre-workers
- In a ‘K-shaped’ economy, the art market's recovery could rely on the super-rich: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/06/in-a-k-shaped-economy-the-art-markets-recovery-could-rely-on-the-super-rich
- Comment | The dissolution of Antwerp's museum of contemporary art should serve as a warning to all: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/06/comment-|-the-sorry-story-of-antwerp-museums-dissolution-serves-as-a-warning-to-all
ARTnews.com
- Bob Monk, Longtime Gagosian Director and Quiet Market Force, Dies at 75: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/bob-monk-gagosian-director-dead-1234768884/
- Jacqueline Humphries Survey Plays Hide-and-Seek: https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/aia-reviews/jaqueline-humphries-aspen-museum-review-1234768790/
- Paris Art Dealer Found Guilty of Harassing France’s First Lady, Brigitte Macron: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/paris-art-dealer-found-guilty-harassing-brigitte-macron-1234768919/
- Venetian Palazzo Painted by Monet Goes Up for Sale—See Pictures of a Lot for the Ages: https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/news/venetian-palazzo-monet-christies-1234768911/
- France and Mexico Celebrate the 200th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relationship with Loan Exchange of Pre-Hispanic Manuscripts: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/france-mexico-celebrate-200th-anniversary-pre-hispanic-manuscripts-1234768914/
- M HKA Fires Back at Flemish Government, Denouncing Plan to Close Museum as Illegal: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/m-hka-flemish-government-plan-legal-review-1234768894/
- Louvre Walkout Targets Proposed ‘Mona Lisa’ Gallery as Tensions Rise Over Museum’s Planned Renovation: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/louvre-walkout-targets-new-mona-lisa-gallery-1234768892/
- The US’s Only Weather Museum May Have to Close Due to Poor Funding: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/national-weather-museum-oklahoma-closure-risk-1234768883/
- Defaults on Art Loans Soar, Impact of Australia’s Social Media Ban on Museums, Writer Takes Aim at Singapore Biennial: Morning Link for January 6, 2025: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/defaults-on-art-loans-soar-impact-of-australias-social-media-ban-on-museums-writer-takes-aim-at-singapore-biennial-morning-link-for-january-6-2025-1234768881/
- Defaults on Non-Bank Art Loans Rise Dramatically Amid Market’s Struggles, Report Finds: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/non-bank-art-loans-defaults-rise-deloitte-private-arttactic-1234768867/
Hyperallergic
- Ayoung Kim Is Stargazing in a Digital World: https://hyperallergic.com/ayoung-kim-is-stargazing-in-a-digital-world/
- Beloved Curator Kathleen Goncharov Dies at 73: https://hyperallergic.com/beloved-curator-kathleen-goncharov-dies-at-73/
- New York City Ballet Art Series Presents Thibaut Grevet: https://hyperallergic.com/nyc-ballet-art-series-presents-thibaut-grevet/
- Influencers and OnlyFans Models Turn to Artist Visas to Enter US: https://hyperallergic.com/influencers-and-onlyfans-models-turn-to-artist-visas-to-enter-us/
- A New Year in New York: https://hyperallergic.com/a-new-year-in-new-york/
- Mapping a Feminist Cosmos: https://hyperallergic.com/mapping-a-feminist-cosmos/
- Turner and Constable Face Off in London: https://hyperallergic.com/turner-and-constable-face-off-in-london/
- Venezuelan Artists Speak Out: https://hyperallergic.com/venezuelan-artists-speak-out/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Meet the Christian Speed Painter Who Raised $2.75 Million at a Trump Charity Auction: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/vanessa-horabuena-trump-painter-2734547
- British Museum Seeks Treasure Hunter to Recover Stolen Antiquities: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/british-museum-treasure-hunter-stolen-antiquities-recovery-2734597
- Storied Venetian Palace Immortalized by Monet Is on the Market: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/palazzo-dario-monet-sale-2734628
- You Can See Every Jan van Eyck Portrait in One Blockbuster London Show: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/jan-van-eyck-portraits-london-2734536
- Why Marie Antoinette’s Arts Patronage Was Radical for Its Time: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/marie-antoinette-arts-patronage-2730383
- Curators Reveal Their Favorite Artworks of All Time: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/curators-reveal-their-favorite-artworks-of-all-time-2717382
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- France and Mexico trade loans of colonial codices, putting spotlight on calls for restitution: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/05/france-mexico-exchange-codices-restitution-claims
- Remembering Erik Bulatov, the Soviet artist who reframed propaganda: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/05/remembering-erik-bulatov-the-soviet-artist-who-reframed-propaganda
- The dark side of collecting: book reveals ugly history of art’s great coveters: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/05/the-dark-side-of-collecting-book-reveals-ugly-history-of-arts-great-coveters
- Is the Catholic Church catching the eye of Gen Z with the power of the image?: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/05/comment-is-the-catholic-church-catching-the-eye-of-gen-z-with-the-power-of-the-image
- How much should art cost? The pitfalls and paradoxes of pricing works: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/05/how-much-should-art-cost-the-pitfalls-and-paradoxes-of-pricing-works
- How Australia’s social media ban could affect art institutions: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/05/how-australias-social-media-ban-could-affect-art-institutions
- The must-see exhibitions of 2026: from Duchamp in New York to Baldessari in Beijing: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/05/the-must-see-exhibitions-in-2026-from-duchamp-in-new-york-to-baldessari-in-beijing
ARTnews.com
- More and More ‘Extraordinary’ Artist Visas Are Going to Social Media Influencers, Say Immigration Lawyers: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/extraordinary-artist-visas-social-media-influencers-1234768831/
- 2,000-Year-Old Cemetery and Industrial Complex Discovered in Western Egypt: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/2000-year-old-cemetery-industrial-complex-discovered-western-egypt-1234768814/
- Lucia Di Luciano, Italian Painter Whose Abstractions Anticipated Digital Futures, Dies at 93: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/lucia-di-luciano-painter-dead-1234768776/
- Long-Lost Harry Bertoia Sculpture Is Installed in GM’s Global Headquarters: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/rediscovered-harry-bertoia-sculpture-gm-global-headquarters-1234768788/
- 7 Books We’re Looking Forward to in January: https://www.artnews.com/list/art-in-america/columns/7-books-were-looking-forward-to-in-january-1234768720/
- Dib Bangkok Opens at a Critical Turning Point in the Thai Art Scene: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/dib-bangkok-opens-critical-turning-point-thai-art-scene-1234768779/
- John P. Axelrod, Prominent Boston Collector, Killed in Hit-and-Run at 79: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/john-p-axelrod-dead-collector-1234768773/
- Louvre Reopens After Delay, With Some Galleries Closed Amid Staff Strike: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/louvre-reopens-delay-galleries-closed-staff-strike-1234768758/
- Artist and Curator Withdraw ‘Last Supper’–Inspired Painting from India’s Top Biennial After Protests: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/artist-last-supper-painting-india-kochi-muziris-biennale-1234768717/
- Man Steals Sword from Parisian Statue of Joan of Arc, Motive Unknown: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/man-steals-sword-paris-joan-of-arc-1234768750/
Hyperallergic
- Five Venezuelan Artists Respond to US Attacks: https://hyperallergic.com/five-venezuelan-artists-respond-to-us-attacks/
- John Singer Sargent’s Essence in a Brushstroke: https://hyperallergic.com/john-singer-sargents-essence-in-a-brushstroke/
- Man Steals Sword From Joan of Arc Statue in Paris: https://hyperallergic.com/man-steals-sword-from-joan-of-arc-statue-in-paris/
- 10 Art Shows to See in Los Angeles This January: https://hyperallergic.com/10-art-shows-to-see-in-los-angeles-this-january-1-2026/
- When Isolation Is Your Only Companion: https://hyperallergic.com/when-isolation-is-your-only-companion/
- Apply for Rent-Free Studio Space in Brooklyn Through the Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program: https://hyperallergic.com/apply-rent-free-artist-studio-brooklyn-sharpe-walentas-studio-program-2026-2027/
- 10 Exhibitions to See in Upstate New York This January: https://hyperallergic.com/10-exhibitions-to-see-in-upstate-new-york-this-january-5-2026/
- Museums Must Step Up in 2026: https://hyperallergic.com/museums-must-step-up-in-2026/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- 19 Can’t-Miss Museum Shows Across the U.S. in 2026: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/us-museum-shows-exhibitions-2026-2706951
- I Was Maurizio Cattelan: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/maurizio-cattelan-gioni-beware-of-yourself-2725047
Hyperallergic
- Hew Locke’s Constant Motion: https://hyperallergic.com/hew-lockes-constant-motion/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- How a Mischievous Cat Left a Mark on Medieval Art—and Inspired a New Exhibition: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/cats-medieval-manuscripts-walters-art-museum-2732418
- Here Are Basquiat’s 5 Most Expensive Artworks Ever: https://news.artnet.com/market/top-lots-jean-michel-basquiat-2726806
- Who Was Edita Schubert? The Pioneering Conceptual Artist Finally Gets Her Due: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/edita-schubert-profusion-museum-susch-2732588
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Singapore Art Week captures the many sides of this multi-faceted city: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/02/singapore-art-week-captures-the-many-sides-of-this-multi-faceted-city
- How Gertrude Abercrombie and her Magic Realist cohorts shifted the dial on American Regionalism: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/02/how-gertrude-abercrombie-and-her-magic-realist-cohorts-shifted-the-dial-on-american-regionalism
- Sweet Jesus—Trump auctions off a Christ painting made in ten minutes: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/02/sweet-jesustrump-auctions-off-a-christ-painting-made-in-ten-minutes
- It’s official: statistics prove that art really is good for your health: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/02/its-official-statistics-prove-that-art-really-is-good-for-your-health
- Power to the people: UK museums embrace citizens’ assemblies to frame their futures: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/02/power-to-the-people-uk-museums-embrace-citizens-assemblies-to-frame-their-futures
ARTnews.com
- Kathleen Goncharov, Esteemed Curator and Artist, Dies at 73: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/kathleen-goncharov-curator-dead-1234768679/
- Zohran Mamdani Uses Historic Qur’an at His Swearing-In Ceremony: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/zohran-mamdani-mayor-swearing-in-ceremony-quran-1234768673/
- At India’s Top Biennial, A Painting Referencing ‘The Last Supper’ Sparks Protests and Backlash: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/kochi-muziris-biennale-closure-christian-protests-1234768658/
- Erie Art Museum Refuses to Return ‘Abandoned’ Painting to Daughter of Late Local Artist: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/erie-art-museum-wont-return-abandoned-painting-daughter-late-artist-1234768659/
- Amid Ongoing Layoffs, Brown University ‘Terminates’ Both Bell Gallery Curators, Rankling Faculty: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/amid-ongoing-layoffs-brown-university-terminates-both-bell-gallery-curators-rankling-faculty-1234768426/
- After an Audit Found Irregularities, Baltimore’s Lewis Museum Says It’s On the Road to Compliance: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/audit-irregularities-baltimore-lewis-museum-1234768649/
- Works by Salvador Dalí, Piet Mondrian, Paul Klee, and More Have Officially Entered the Public Domain: https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/news/public-domain-2026-artworks-1234768608/
- 2,000-Year-Old ‘Extensive Industrial Complex’ and Roman Cemetery Found in Egypt: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/industrial-complex-roman-cemetery-egypt-1234768617/
- Trump Rings in 2026 at Mar-a-Lago With Auction of Jesus Painting for $2.75 M.: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/trump-rings-in-2026-at-mar-a-lago-with-auction-of-jesus-painting-for-2-75-m-1234768606/
- UK Museums Increasingly Turning to Public to Make Decisions, Trump Auctions Off Jesus Christ Painting for $2.75 M.: Morning Links for January 2, 2026: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/uk-museums-increasingly-turning-to-public-to-make-decisions-trump-auctions-off-jesus-christ-painting-for-2-75-m-morning-links-for-january-2-2026-1234768600/
Hyperallergic
- What Hew Locke Carries: https://hyperallergic.com/what-hew-locke-carries/
- In 2026, Democracy Needs Museums: https://hyperallergic.com/in-2026-democracy-needs-museums/
- David Wojnarowicz’s Lessons in the Age of Surveillance: https://hyperallergic.com/david-wojnarowicz-lessons-in-the-age-of-surveillance/
- Trump Sells Off Jesus Painting for $2.75M at NYE Party: https://hyperallergic.com/trump-sells-off-jesus-painting-for-2-75m-at-nye-party/
- Opportunities in January 2026: https://hyperallergic.com/opportunities-january-2026/
- Apply for the John Michael Kohler Arts Center’s 2027 Arts/Industry Residency: https://hyperallergic.com/2027-arts-industry-residency-john-michael-kohler-arts-center/
- Curling Up in a Cozy Art Studio: https://hyperallergic.com/curling-up-in-a-cozy-art-studio/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Re-Air: Why No One Trusts Art Prices Anymore: https://news.artnet.com/multimedia/re-air-why-no-one-trusts-art-prices-anymore-2711783
- The Hidden Details in ‘Whistler’s Mother’ That Unlock Its Meaning: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/suprising-history-behind-whistlers-mother-2723534
- These 8 Artists Are Poised to Break Out in 2026: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/8-artists-poised-to-break-out-in-2026-2722681
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- The most exciting museum openings in 2026: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/01/the-most-exciting-museum-openings-in-2026
Hyperallergic
- The Art Crossword: Art Deco Edition: https://hyperallergic.com/the-art-crossword-art-deco-edition/
- Required Reading: https://hyperallergic.com/required-reading-765/
- A View From the Easel: https://hyperallergic.com/a-view-from-the-easel-141/
- Art, Truth, and the Work Ahead: https://hyperallergic.com/art-truth-and-the-work-ahead/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Woman Behind the Viral ‘Beast Jesus’ Restoration, Cecilia Giménez, Dies at 94: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/beast-jesus-artist-cecilia-gimenez-obituary-2734348
- The Talking Heads Album Cover That Won Robert Rauschenberg a Grammy: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/art-bites-robert-rauschenberg-talking-heads-album-cover-2709771
- New York’s Public Art Masterpiece ‘Ruckus Manhattan’ Is Back in the Spotlight: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ruckus-manhattan-red-grooms-and-mimi-gross-2712284
- 4 Critical Pieces of Advice From Experts on How to Make It in the Art World: https://news.artnet.com/multimedia/experts-how-to-make-it-art-world-2727594
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- UK ministers get arty but who chose which works from the Government Art Collection?: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/31/uk-ministers-get-arty-but-who-chose-which-works-from-the-government-art-collection
- Our pick of the shows to see in the world's great art cities in 2026: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/31/our-pick-of-the-shows-to-see-in-the-worlds-great-art-cities-in-2026
- Art market 2026 predictions: underwhelming rebound and another Frieze fair: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/31/predicting-art-market-trends-2026-underwhelming-rebound-and-another-frieze-fair
- Woman whose botched Jesus fresco became a viral sensation dies, aged 94: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/31/woman-whose-botched-jesus-fresco-became-a-viral-sensation-dies-aged-94
ARTnews.com
- Archeologists Uncover Frescoes of ‘Vibrant Peacocks and Masks’ at Villa di Poppea Outside Naples: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/archeologists-uncover-frescoes-villa-di-poppea-1234768549/
- Bad Bunny Gets Backlash from Mexican Cultural Authorities for Touching Museum Artifact: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/bad-bunny-backlash-artifact-mexico-museum-1234768524/
- A Guide to the 2026 Venice Biennale National Pavilions: https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/news/2026-venice-biennale-national-pavilions-1234729939/
- 2025 Was the Year Luxury Truly Became Part of the Art Fair Playbook. But Where’s the Line?: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/art-fairs-luxury-collaborations-2025-market-1234768449/
- A Sonic Sculpture Played by Charli XCX Is the Year’s Breakout Instrument: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/charli-xcx-sound-sculpture-amanda-camenisch-1234768492/
- Frank Lloyd Wright, Under the Sway of Solomon Guggenheim’s Curator, Applied Leeches and Had All His Teeth Pulled: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/frank-lloyd-wright-guggenheim-leeches-teeth-pulled-1234768289/
- Lost Spanish Colonial Mission on Texas Frontier Is Rediscovered: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/lost-spanish-colonial-mission-on-texas-frontier-is-rediscovered-1234768471/
- Norman Rockwell Was ‘Antifa,’ Says the Artist’s Granddaughter: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/norman-rockwell-antifa-department-of-homeland-security-1234768466/
- The Top 10 ARTnews Stories of 2025: https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/news/top-10-artnews-stories-of-2025-most-read-1234767202/
Hyperallergic
- Celebrate Public Domain Day with Betty Boop and Piet Mondrian: https://hyperallergic.com/celebrate-public-domain-day-with-betty-boop-and-piet-mondrian/
- Fred Wilson Reflects Our World in Black and White: https://hyperallergic.com/fred-wilson-reflects-our-world-in-black-and-white/
- Remembering the Art Restorer Who Lifted Our Spirits: https://hyperallergic.com/remembering-the-art-restorer-who-lifted-our-spirits/