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
- What Are Helen Frankenthaler’s Most Expensive Paintings? Here Are the Top 5: https://news.artnet.com/market/top-auction-lots-helen-frankenthaler-paintings-2693574
- 8 Things Cultural Critics Were Thinking About in 2025: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/cultural-critics-2025-2717449
- What Happened to the ‘City of 1,001 Churches’? The Rise and Fall of a Medieval Town: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/huge-ani-city-of-1001-churches-2718044
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Multilevel Anselm Kiefer amphitheatre unveiled at Mona museum in Tasmania: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/30/multilevel-anselm-kiefer-amphitheatre-unveiled-at-mona-museum-in-tasmania
- Thai pharma dynasty opens doors to 1,000-piece contemporary collection: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/30/thai-pharma-dynasty-opens-doors-to-its-1000-piece-contemporary-collection-in-new-bangkok-museum
- Arise Sir Tristram—V&A director is knighted in UK New Year Honours: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/30/arise-sir-tristramva-director-is-knighted-in-uk-new-year-honours
- Istanbul Biennial ends early following curator departure: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/30/istanbul-biennial-ends-early-following-curator-departure
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- Tristram Hunt, Director of V&A Museum, Gets Knighthood in King Charles’ 2026 New Year Honors List: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/tristram-hunt-v-and-a-museum-director-knighted-1234768442/
- Palestinian Artists Speak Out, Stolen Shield Returns to View, and More: Morning Links for December 30, 2025: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/palestinian-artists-shield-istanbul-biennial-morning-links-1234768400/
- Istanbul Biennial Ends Early After Curator Resigns Due to ‘Personal Circumstances’: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/istanbul-biennial-ends-early-curator-resigns-1234768363/
- Amit Berman Joins Fabienne Levy Gallery, Kevin Umaña Joins the Pit, and More: Industry Moves for December 30, 2025: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/industry-moves-december-30-2025-1234768365/
- Cecilia Giménez, Painter Behind Viral ‘Beast Jesus’ Restoration, Dies at 94: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/cecilia-gimenez-beast-jesus-restoration-dead-1234768356/
- Art World Insiders Make Their New Year’s Predictions for 2026: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/art-world-insiders-2026-market-predictions-new-years-1234768290/
- Guy Wildenstein Resigns as Wildenstein & Co. President After 35-Year Tenure Marred by Tax Fraud Conviction: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/guy-wildenstein-resigns-wildenstein-gallery-president-1234768335/
- The Year in Latinx Art: At a Time When Art Seems Impossible, It Is Still Healing: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/year-in-latinx-art-2025-artists-museums-1234768159/
Hyperallergic
- How “Heated Rivalry” Sparked Thirst, Hope, and Memes: https://hyperallergic.com/how-heated-rivalry-sparked-thirst-hope-and-memes/
- Bad Bunny Scolded for Touching Ancient Art at Mexican Museum: https://hyperallergic.com/bad-bunny-scolded-for-touching-ancient-art-at-mexican-museum/
- Cecilia Giménez, Whose Botched Restoration Became an Icon, Dies at 94: https://hyperallergic.com/cecilia-gimenez-whose-botched-restoration-became-an-icon/
- Black Mountain College Prize Awarded to Rosana Paulino: https://hyperallergic.com/black-mountain-college-prize-rosana-paulino/
- We’ve Been at the Tapestry Studio Since the 90s: https://hyperallergic.com/salt-tapestry-studio/
- The Stories That Carried Me Through 2025: https://hyperallergic.com/the-stories-that-carried-me-through-2025/

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 Disastrous Venice Palace Fire That Turned Priceless Artworks to Ash: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/art-bites-doges-palace-fire-2718336
- The Top 5 Art Market Minute Podcast Episodes of 2025: https://news.artnet.com/multimedia/top-5-art-market-minute-podcast-episodes-2025-2728773
- Dear Auction Executives…: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/dear-auction-execs-column-2733196
- How the Dinosaur Came Roaring Back: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/how-the-dinosaur-came-roaring-back-2730384
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- In memoriam: remembering art world figures who died in 2025: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/29/in-memoriam-remembering-art-world-figures-who-died-in-2025
- Fair behemoths bet on Gulf plus new, bigger venues for Independent—a quick look at art fairs in 2026: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/29/fair-behemoths-bet-on-gulf-plus-new-venues-for-independenta-quick-look-at-art-fairs-in-2026
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- Newly Unearthed Solar Temple in Egypt Reveals One of the Earliest Public Religious Calendars: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/egypt-solar-temple-reveals-ancient-religious-calendar-1234768292/
- Angelina Jolie’s New York Studio Space Runs Into a Legal Challenge: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/angelina-jolie-new-york-studio-space-legal-challenge-1234768257/
- Imperial War Museum Criticized for Closing Victoria Cross Gallery Amid Launch of LGBTQ+ Tour: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/imperial-war-museum-criticized-for-lgbtq-tour-1234768211/
- Cinema Icon Brigitte Bardot Dies, Olfactory Art Shines in Germany, Controversy at Imperial War Museum, and More: Morning Links for December 29, 2026: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/cinema-icon-brigitte-bardot-dies-olfactory-art-shines-in-germany-controversy-at-imperial-war-museum-and-more-morning-links-for-december-29-2026-1234768207/
- British Taxpayers to Underwrite $1 B. Loan to Cover Bayeux Tapestry in the UK: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/british-taxpayers-to-underwrite-1-billion-loan-to-cover-bayeux-tapestry-while-its-shown-in-the-uk-1234768203/
- In 2025, Censorship and Firings Defined a Fractured Art World: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/art-world-censorship-2025-smithsonian-trump-whitney-isp-1234767305/
- How Mothers Became A Preeminent Figure of Our Times: https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/features/motherhood-essay-tala-madani-kara-walker-designing-motherhood-1234767620/
Hyperallergic
- 15 Landmark Museum Acquisitions in 2025: https://hyperallergic.com/15-landmark-museum-acquisitions-in-2025/
- A Year of Elevating LGBTQ+ Artists: https://hyperallergic.com/a-year-of-elevating-lgbtq-artists/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Is Smell the Next Big Thing in Art?: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/power-of-scents-delcy-morelos-madre-2731354
- Titian’s 10 Most Sublime Paintings—Ranked: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/titian-top-10-works-ranked-2716059
- Artists Share Advice on Thriving (and Surviving) in the Art World: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/artists-business-art-2725483
- Henri Rousseau Deserves More Than Our Condescension: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/henri-rousseau-barnes-foundation-2726966
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- And God Created Artists: Brigitte Bardot caught on canvas: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/28/and-god-created-artists-brigitte-bardot-caught-on-canvas
- UK government insures Bayeux Tapestry for £800m during loan to British Museum: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/28/uk-government-insures-bayeux-tapestry-for-800m-during-loan-to-british-museum

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- From Taylor Swift to ‘The Gilded Age’—9 Art World-Pop Culture Crossovers in 2025: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/art-pop-culture-crossover-2025-2729394
- David Hockney’s 5 Most Expensive Paintings Sold at Auction: https://news.artnet.com/market/top-lots-david-hockney-2693373
- Dig This! 10 Discoveries That Stunned Archaeologists in 2025: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/2025-archaeology-discoveries-2710629
- The Art World in 2025: Our Favorite Stories of the Year: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/the-art-world-in-2025-2716064
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Closure of Side gallery quayside space in Newcastle sparks social media backlash: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/27/closure-of-side-gallery-riverside-space-in-newcastle-sparks-social-media-backlash
- Remembering Christian Caujolle, a seminal figure in French photography, who has died aged 72: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/27/remembering-christian-caujolle-the-french-photographer-who-has-died-aged-72
- How taboo-breaker Robert Crumb’s surreal cartoons mock an absurd world—and himself: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/27/book-reveals-how-taboo-breaker-robert-crumbs-surreal-cartoons-mock-an-absurd-worldand-himself
- Want to win a €1m Picasso? Buy a €100 raffle ticket in painting prize draw: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/27/want-to-win-a-1m-picasso-buy-a-100-raffle-ticket-in-painting-prize-draw
Hyperallergic
- A Look Back at the Art That Stayed With Us: https://hyperallergic.com/one-last-look-back-at-2025/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- She Is an Icon of Finnish Art. Now Modernist Helene Schjerfbeck Takes a Global Stage: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/she-is-an-icon-of-finnish-art-now-modernist-helene-schjerfbeck-takes-a-global-stage-2728018
- From Sharon Stone to Adrien Brody—Here Are the Stars We Interviewed in 2025: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/celebrities-art-crossover-interviews-2025-2728129
- The Theft That Made the Mona Lisa Famous: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/art-bites-mona-lisa-louvre-heist-2708512
- 8 Gulf Artists Defining the Region’s New Cultural Renaissance: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/8-gulf-artists-defining-the-regions-new-cultural-renaissance-2728529
- Untangling the Myths Behind Henri Rousseau’s Eccentric Masterpiece: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/untangling-the-myths-behind-henri-rousseau-eccentric-masterpiece-2724971
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Mexico's Maya Train expansion raises alarm over ecological and archaeological harm: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/26/mexicos-maya-train-expansion-raises-alarm-over-ecological-and-archaeological-harm
- Paris exhibition provides a new canon-busting vision of Minimalism: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/26/paris-exhibition-provides-a-new-canon-busting-vision-of-minimalism
- AI helps to reconstruct Cimabue basilica masterpiece shattered by earthquakes: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/26/ai-to-reconstruct-shattered-cimabue-fresco
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- Egyptian Archaeologist Vows to Bring Bust of Nefertiti Back from Germany: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/nefertiti-bust-egypt-zahi-hawass-demands-return-1234768168/
- Ukraine Demands Extradition of Russian Archaeologist for Illegal Excavations in Crimea: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ukraine-demands-extradition-russian-archaeologist-crimea-1234768170/
- Collector Leslie Wexner Denies Being Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘Co-Conspirator’: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/collector-leslie-wexner-denies-being-jeffrey-epsteins-co-conspirator-1234768161/
- Filmmaker Amos Poe Dies at 76, ‘Red, White, and Blue’ British Museum Ball Invites Controversy, and: Morning Links for December 26, 2026: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/filmmaker-amos-poe-dies-at-76-red-white-and-blue-british-museum-ball-invites-controversy-and-morning-links-for-december-26-2026-1234768167/
- The Most Significant Art World Lawsuits of 2025: https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/news/art-world-lawsuits-1234766960/
Hyperallergic
- 10 Artworks That Spoke Truth to Power in 2025: https://hyperallergic.com/10-artworks-that-spoke-truth-to-power-in-2025/
- Hyperallergic’s 20 Most Read Stories of 2025: https://hyperallergic.com/hyperallergics-20-most-read-stories-of-2025/
- A message from our editor-in-chief: https://hyperallergic.com/a-message-from-our-editor-in-chief-2025-12-26/
- A Year in Blue and Green: https://hyperallergic.com/a-year-in-blue-and-green/

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: How Painters Today Are Reframing… the Frame: https://news.artnet.com/multimedia/reframing-the-frame-2711779
- Here Are the 10 Most Expensive Artworks Sold at Auction in 2025: https://news.artnet.com/market/10-top-lots-auction-2025-2723777
- Meet 5 Artists Transforming Photography: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/meet-5-artists-transforming-photography-2731217
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Puzzled presidents bring festive cheer—Merry Christmas!: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/25/puzzled-presidents-bring-festive-cheermerry-christmas
ARTnews.com
- 10 Must-See Chapels in Italy: https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/news/must-see-chapels-italy-1234768064/
Hyperallergic
- Art-World Giants We Lost in 2025: https://hyperallergic.com/art-world-giants-we-lost-in-2025/
- Required Reading: https://hyperallergic.com/required-reading-764/
- A View From the Easel: https://hyperallergic.com/a-view-from-the-easel-317/
- Merry Christmas From Hyperallergic: https://hyperallergic.com/merry-christmas-from-hyperallergic-2025/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Trailer Rankles Ancient History Buffs: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/christopher-nolan-odyssey-trailer-historical-inaccuracies-2734004
- Archaeologists Unearth Pharaoh’s Lost Temple in Egypt: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/valley-temple-excavation-egypt-2733908
- The Ancient Roman Outpost You’ve Never Heard of—Tucked Away in a Quiet Swiss Town: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/huge-augusta-raurica-ruins-switzerland-2716624
- 7 Must-See Museum Shows on View Across Asia in 2026: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/7-must-see-museum-shows-on-view-across-asia-in-2026-2723845
- What Defined 2025? Curators Pick the Year’s Best Art: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/what-defined-2025-curators-pick-the-years-best-art-2717370
- These 10 Art Historical Deep Dives Reveal the Hidden Stories Behind Famous Artworks: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/10-art-historical-deep-dives-2715835
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Mexico City's giant Modernist mosaics face uncertain future: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/24/mexico-citys-giant-modernist-mosaics-face-uncertain-future
- Pablo Picasso and Safeya Binzagr headline Sotheby’s second sale in Saudi Arabia: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/24/pablo-picasso-and-safeya-binzagr-headline-sothebys-second-sale-in-saudi-arabia
- The waves that disappeared—Art duo Cooking Sections track lost tides in new installation: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/24/the-waves-that-disappearedart-duo-cooking-sections-track-lost-tides-in-new-installation
- Guy Wildenstein steps down as president of Wildenstein & Co. gallery after 35 years: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/24/guy-wildenstein-steps-down-as-president-of-wildenstein-co-gallery-after-35-years
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- The Year in Gallery Closures: A Collapse or a Transition to a Smarter Market?: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/2025-gallery-closures-collapse-transition-smarter-market-1234765872/
- Christmas Through the Eyes of Photographer Lee Friedlander: https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/artists/christmas-lee-friedlander-1234767259/
Hyperallergic
- Odd-Shaped Cookie Cutters Spark Community and Creativity: https://hyperallergic.com/odd-shaped-cookie-cutters-spark-community-and-creativity/
- Our Powerless 20 List Is Here: https://hyperallergic.com/our-powerless-20-list-is-here/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Louvre Installs Security Bars on Window Used in Heist: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/louvre-installs-bars-on-heist-window-2733943
- The Worst Artworks We Saw in 2025: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/the-worst-art-we-saw-in-2025-2706930
- What’s the Point? New Study Reveals How Old Masters Used Gestures to Steer Our Eye: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/pointing-fingers-in-old-master-paintings-study-2733869
- Dries Van Noten’s Next Act? An Arts Foundation in Venice Dedicated to Craftsmanship: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/fondazione-dries-van-noten-venice-2733760
- From a Rembrandt in a Drawer to a Dalí at a Yard Sale—2025’s Wildest Art Rediscoveries: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/art-historical-rediscoveries-2025-2733425
- Picasso Landscape Leads Sotheby’s Second Saudi Arabia Auction: https://news.artnet.com/market/sothebys-saudi-arabian-auction-2026-2733794
- Auction of Pennies Hauls in Record $16.7 Million: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/omega-pennies-set-auction-record-2733714
- 12 Unmissable Museum Shows to See Across Europe in 2026: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/museum-exhibitions-shows-europe-2026-2722038
- Christian Marclay on Why ‘The Clock’ Challenges a Digitally Obsessed Generation: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/the-clock-christian-marclay-2723438
- What Is ‘Reference Baiting’—and Why Is It Taking Over the Art Market?: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/what-is-reference-baiting-art-market-2732751
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Rwanda boosts culture infrastructure with new non-profit contemporary art centre: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/23/rwanda-boosts-culture-infrastructure-with-new-non-profit-contemporary-art-centre
- Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art returns three sculptures to Cambodia: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/23/smithsonians-national-museum-of-asian-art-returns-three-sculptures-to-cambodia
- Robert Mnuchin, the blue-chip gallerist who loved the drama of the auction saleroom, has died aged 92: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/23/robert-mnuchin-the-blue-chip-gallerist-who-loved-the-drama-of-the-auction-saleroom-has-died-aged-92
ARTnews.com
- In Repatriation Ceremony in New York, 43 Antiquities Are Returned to Turkey: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/looted-artworks-returned-turkey-met-museum-manhattan-da-1234768114/
- China Launches Probe Into Alleged Art-Theft Scheme at Nanjing Museum Involving a Former Director: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/nanjing-museum-alleged-art-theft-probe-1234768108/
- Paris’s Galerie 1900-2000 Has Closed Its New York Branch: ‘Business Was Quite Slow’: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/paris-galerie-1900-2000-closed-new-york-branch-1234768084/
- Jessica Silverman Adds Rebecca Manson, Rubin Acquisitions, and More: Industry Moves for December 23, 2025: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/jessica-silverman-adds-rebecca-manson-rubin-acquisitions-industry-moves-1234767693/
- Rome Introduces Entry Fee to See Famous Trevi Fountain: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/trevi-fountain-tourist-fee-rome-1234768051/
- Louvre Installs Bars on Notorious Window at Center of Art Heist: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/louvre-installs-bars-window-heist-galerie-dapollon-1234768050/
- Stop Making Sense: 2025 Was the Year No One Could Figure Out the Art Market: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/stop-making-sense-2025-art-market-analysis-1234767291/
- MoMA Adds CryptoPunks and Chromie Squiggles to Its Collection, Becoming Latest Major Museum to Acquire Onchain Art: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/moma-cryptopunks-chromie-squiggles-acquisitions-1234768035/
- Digital Art’s Narcissism Problem, Sotheby’s to Host Second Saudi Auction, Smithsonian Returns 3 Statues to Cambodia: Morning Links for December 23, 2026: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/digital-arts-narcissism-problem-sothebys-to-host-second-saudi-auction-smithsonian-returns-3-statues-to-cambodia-morning-links-for-december-23-2026-1234768037/
- In Memoriam 2025: Notable Artists, Dealers, Curators, and Collectors Who Died This Year: https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/news/in-memoriam-2025-notable-artists-dealers-curators-collectors-1234767319/
Hyperallergic
- The 20 Most Powerless People in the Art World: 2025 Edition: https://hyperallergic.com/the-20-most-powerless-people-in-the-art-world-2024-edition-2/
- Faith Ringgold's Story Quilts Get to the Heart of Being Human: https://hyperallergic.com/faith-ringgold-story-quilts-get-to-the-heart-of-being-human/
- Wes Anderson Brings Joseph Cornell’s Studio to Life: https://hyperallergic.com/wes-anderson-brings-joseph-cornells-studio-to-life/
- Happy Holidays, New York!: https://hyperallergic.com/happy-holidays-new-york/
- Hyperallergic’s Art Tarotscope for the Winter Solstice: https://hyperallergic.com/hyperallergics-art-tarotscope-for-the-winter-solstice/
- Banksy’s Heartbreaking Christmas Mural: https://hyperallergic.com/banksys-heartbreaking-christmas-mural/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Rome’s Trevi Fountain Introduces Entrance Fee for Tourists: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/rome-charges-fee-for-trevi-fountain-2733686
- The Best Artworks We Saw in 2025: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/best-artworks-2025-2706925
- Banksy’s New Mural of Stargazing Children Pops Up in London: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/banksy-new-mural-queens-mews-centrepoint-london-2733570
- Jeff Koons on Mining the Past for His New Porcelains: ‘Time Is Very Important’: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/jeff-koons-porcelain-series-gagosian-2732756
- First-Edition ‘Lord of the Rings’ Trilogy Sets New Tolkien Auction Record: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/first-edition-unsigned-lotr-tolkien-auction-2733229
- White House Pressures Smithsonian to Comply With Review or Risk Funding Loss: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/trump-arts-impact-2639197
- Archaeologists at Pompeii Unearth Lavish Frescoes Linked to Nero’s Wife: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/villa-de-poppea-frescoes-2733430
- Drapery Isn’t Just for Old Masters. How Contemporary Artists Are Reimagining an Ancient Motif: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/drapery-contemporary-artists-2731349
- The Legendary Persian City Alexander the Great Tried—and Failed—to Destroy: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/huge-persepolis-destruction-2718329
- Grid Addicts: Gallerist Todd von Ammon on the Art Business’s Contradictions: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/todd-von-ammon-grids-galleries-fairs-column-2730883
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Guatemala’s Bienal de Arte Paiz nurtures connections across geography and history: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/22/guatemala-24th-bienal-de-arte-paiz-the-world-tree
- Comment | Digital art today has a narcissism problem: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/22/digital-art-2025-narcissism-problem-critical-feedback
- We are all in the gutter but Banksy’s Christmas kids are looking at the stars: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/22/we-are-all-in-the-gutter-but-banksys-christmas-kids-are-looking-at-the-stars
- Late UK artist Sarah Cunningham honoured with Nottingham Contemporary show: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/22/late-uk-artist-sarah-cunningham-honoured-with-nottingham-contemporary-show
- Arnulf Rainer, a revolutionary figure in postwar Austrian art, has died aged 96: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/22/arnulf-rainer-a-revolutionary-figure-in-postwar-austrian-art-has-died-aged-96
- A museum packed with once banned art is flourishing in the Uzbek desert: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/22/a-museum-packed-with-once-banned-art-is-flourishing-in-the-uzbek-desert
- Spirited art—Sharon Stone looks to the afterlife for her latest paintings: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/22/spirited-artsharon-stone-looks-to-the-afterlife-for-her-latest-paintings
Art Business News
- Art Week Miami 2025 Review: https://artbusinessnews.com/2025/12/art-week-miami-2025-review/
ARTnews.com
- New York City Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani Signs Open Letter Supporting Met Museum Union: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/zohran-mamdani-signs-open-letter-met-museum-union-1234767978/
- Artists Denounced Jeffrey Epstein’s Behavior Nearly 20 Years Ago—and Other Art-Related Reveals from the Newly Released Files: https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/news/jeffrey-epstein-files-art-reveals-1234767764/
- Uruguay’s Only Art Fair Wagers That It Can Create a New Regional Market Force: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/uruguays-only-art-fair-wagers-that-it-can-create-a-new-regional-market-force-1234767795/
- Just in Time for Christmas, Identical New Banksy Murals Look to the Stars But Point to Problems on the Ground: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/christmas-identical-new-banksy-murals-london-housing-crisis-1234767781/
- An Inherited Mess: How a High-Growth Fantasy Is Destroying the Art World from Within: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/opinion/an-inherited-mess-high-growth-fantasy-destroying-art-world-1234767467/
- See Wonders of the ‘Nanocosmos’ Through an Electron Microscope: https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/artists/nanocosmos-electron-microscope-michael-benson-1234766840/
- TEFAF Managing Director Is Out After Just a Year, Continuing High Turnover: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/tefaf-managing-director-out-dominique-savelkoul-1234767756/
- White House Claims Smithsonian Hasn’t Fully Submitted to Content Review, Threatens Funding Cuts: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/smithsonian-content-review-white-house-threatens-funding-1234767747/
- Mexico City’s Material Fair Announces Last-Minute Venue Change Due to ‘Stranger Things’ Activation Conflict: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/material-art-fair-mexico-city-venue-change-stranger-things-1234767738/
- Robert Mnuchin Dies at 92, UK Museum Calls for Santa to Be ‘Decolonized,’ Uzbekistan’s Cultural Draw: Morning Links for December 22, 2025: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/robert-mnuchin-dies-at-92-uk-museum-calls-for-santa-to-be-decolonized-uzbekistans-cultural-draw-morning-links-for-december-22-2025-1234767741/
Hyperallergic
- The Egalitarian Vision of Nativity Scenes: https://hyperallergic.com/the-egalitarian-vision-of-nativity-scenes/
- Banksy’s Latest Mural Is a Heartbreaking Christmastime Message: https://hyperallergic.com/the-egalitarian-vision-of-nativity-scenes-2/
- The Messy Family Drama of Ancient Egyptian Gods: https://hyperallergic.com/a-guide-to-ancient-egypts-divine-drama/
- White House Renews Threats to Smithsonian Institution: https://hyperallergic.com/white-house-renews-threats-to-smithsonian-institution/
- British Museum Launches Farcical “Decolonizing” Loan Program: https://hyperallergic.com/british-museum-launches-decolonizing-loan-program/
- A Letter to Mamdani: https://hyperallergic.com/a-letter-to-mamdani/

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 Artissima’s Continued Growth Signals a Renaissance in the Italian Art Market: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/global-reach-and-local-appeal-defined-artissimas-latest-edition-2731247
- Pour One Out for the Galleries That Closed in 2025: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/contemporary-art-galleries-2025-2731623
- In Memoriam: The Artists and Art Luminaries We Lost in 2025: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/2025-art-obituaries-2598474
- Sargent’s Early Portraits of Monet and Rodin Reveal a Rising Art Star: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/sargent-monet-rodin-2718390
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Heidi Lau and Wong Ping both win M+ Sigg Prize: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/21/heidi-lau-and-wong-pong-both-win-m-sigg-prize
ARTnews.com
- Arnulf Rainer, Austrian Artist Known for His ‘Overpaintings,’ Dies at 96: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/arnulf-rainer-dead-1234767718/