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
- Georgia O’Keeffe’s Beloved New Mexico Vistas Inspire Conservation Plan: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/georgia-okeeffe-ghost-ranch-conservation-2728062
- Tiffany Lamp Lights Up the Auction Block With Record $4.4 Million Sale: https://news.artnet.com/market/tiffany-magnolia-lamp-sothebys-sale-2728111
- This ‘Star Wars’ Painting Just Set a New Record at Auction: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/star-wars-painting-auction-record-price-2728082
- Authorities Hunt Thieves Who Stole 600 Artifacts From U.K. Museum: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/bristol-museum-theft-2727745
- Why Are UFOs Everywhere in Contemporary Art?: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ufo-contemporary-art-2722708
- Ancient Humans Mastered Fire 400,000 Years Ago, Study Reveals: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/barnham-neanderthals-early-fire-making-study-2727820
- Media Missed the Story on Nnena Kalu’s Turner Prize Win. She Won Because She Made the Best Art: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/nnena-kalu-turner-prize-win-2727648
- Louvre Security Cameras Captured Heist—But Guards Weren’t Watching: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/louvre-security-cameras-captured-heist-but-guards-werent-watching-2727603
- Jasper Johns’s Landmark ‘Crosshatch’ Paintings Anchor Major Gagosian Survey: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/jasper-johns-crosshatch-gagosian-2727233
- William Eggleston’s Last Analogue Images Shine in a New Monograph From David Zwirner Books: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/william-eggleston-david-zwirner-books-2726165
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Made in LA biennial contemplates wildfires and immigrant arrests: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/11/made-in-la-hammer-museum-biennial-2025-los-angeles
- Revamped Nazi-loot restitution bill passed by US Senate: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/11/us-senate-passes-holocaust-expropriated-art-recovery-act-2025-nazi-loot-restitution
- Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman and Venus Williams will co-chair 2026 Met Gala: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/11/met-gala-beyonce-nicole-kidman-venus-williams-co-chairs
- UK police hunt suspects in ‘high-value’ Bristol museum heist: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/11/uk-police-hunt-for-four-men-after-more-than-600-high-value-museum-artefacts-stolen-in-bristol
- Gérard Lhéritier, once master of the manuscripts market, found guilty of gang fraud: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/11/gerard-lheritier-once-the-master-of-the-manuscripts-market-found-guilty-of-gang-fraud
- Collection of 61 Matisse works—mostly portraying his daughter Marguerite—donated to Paris museum: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/11/collection-of-61-matisse-worksmostly-of-daughter-margueritedonated-to-paris-museum
- From hard borders to soft power: how did the art world fare in 2025?: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/11/how-did-the-art-world-fare-in-2025
ARTnews.com
- Protests Arise as New York’s New School Threatens Severe Cuts to Staffing and Programs: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/protests-new-york-new-school-cuts-staffing-programs-1234766368/
- Christie’s to Sell Billionaire Bill Koch’s $50 M. Collection of American West Artworks: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/christies-billionaire-bill-kochs-american-west-artworks-1234766251/
- Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Repatriates 2,500-Year-Old Treasures to Turkey: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/virginia-museum-fine-arts-repatriate-turkey-1234766245/
- Rijksmuseum and Municipality of Eindhoven Will Partner on a New Museum: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/rijksmuseum-to-open-satellite-branch-eindhoven-netherlands-1234766232/
- Ceal Floyer, Artist Whose Sculptures Bend the Mind and Confuse the Eye, Dies at 57: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ceal-floyer-dead-1234766206/
- Post-Fair Expands for Its Second Edition With Broader International Reach: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/post-fair-2026-santa-monica-exhibitors-1234766203/
- Paris’s Modern Art Museum Is the Proud New Owner of 61 Henri Matisse Works: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/paris-modern-art-museum-donation-henri-matisse-1234766196/
- UK Police Seek Suspects in “High-Value Burglary” at Bristol Museum: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/uk-police-seek-suspects-in-high-value-burglary-at-bristol-museum-1234766186/
- Vancouver Art Gallery and Modern Art Museum in Paris Receive Major Gift, Rare Illuminated Jewish Prayer Book Heads to Auction, and More: Morning Links for December 11, 2025: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/vancouver-art-gallery-and-modern-art-museum-in-paris-receive-major-gift-rare-illuminated-jewish-prayer-book-heads-to-auction-and-more-morning-links-for-december-11-2025-1234766179/
- A Searing Petition Protests Serbia’s Venice Biennale Pick, Calls Out the ‘Collapse of Culture’: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/petition-protests-serbia-venice-biennale-pick-1234766104/
Hyperallergic
- The Memes That Defined 2025: https://hyperallergic.com/the-memes-that-defined-2025/
- Art Movements: Big Museum News: https://hyperallergic.com/art-movements-big-museum-news/
- This $1M Picasso Could Be Yours for Just $117: https://hyperallergic.com/this-picasso-could-be-yours-for-just-117/
- Jeff Wall’s Post-Truth Photography: https://hyperallergic.com/jeff-wall-post-truth-photography/
- Taxes for Humans: A Radical Reimagining of Financial Empowerment: https://hyperallergic.com/taxes-for-humans-hannah-cole/
- Required Reading: https://hyperallergic.com/required-reading-762/
- Coreen Simpson’s Timeless Ode to Black Beauty: https://hyperallergic.com/coreen-simpsons-timeless-ode-to-black-beauty/
- A View From the Easel: https://hyperallergic.com/a-view-from-the-easel-139/
- Art Books We Loved in 2025: https://hyperallergic.com/art-books-we-loved-in-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
- You Can Snag a $1 Million Picasso at This Charity Raffle: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/picasso-charity-raffle-2727470
- Lalanne Hippo Bar Sells For Record-Smashing $31.4 Million: https://news.artnet.com/market/lalanne-hippopotamus-bar-31-million-record-2727425
- How Galerie de l’Institut Preserves—and Expands—the Art of Printmaking: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/galerie-de-linstitut-2725412
- MoMA PS1 Just Dropped Its Admission Fee—So Did These Other Museums: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/moma-ps1-free-admission-new-york-museum-2727169
- Rare Buttons Giacometti Created for Schiaparelli Resurface at Auction: https://news.artnet.com/market/giacometti-schiaparelli-buttons-bonhams-2727206
- Does This Roman Mosaic Reveal a Forgotten Trojan War Tale?: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/roman-mosaic-trojan-war-alternate-scene-2726514
- Philadelphia Is Returning Its Beloved Rocky Statue to Sylvester Stallone: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/sylvester-stallone-rocky-balboa-sculpture-philadelphia-2727188
- The Best Art World Movies of 2025: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/best-art-world-movies-2025-2724792
- A Look at Santina Semadar Panetta’s Neo-Pointillist Miami Debut: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/semadar-miami-2725636
- Blenheim Palace Restoration Reveals Mysterious, Century-Old Graffiti: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/blenheim-palace-restoration-graffiti-2726485
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Romanian art heist film frames theft within political and migrant struggles: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/10/jaful-secolului-traffic-romaninan-art-heist-movie-2012-kunsthal-rotterdam-robbery
- Vancouver Art Gallery gifted 131-work private collection from Hong Kong: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/10/vancouver-art-gallery-art-continuum-hong-kong-collection-gift
- François-Xavier Lalanne hippo bar sells for record-breaking $31.4m at Sotheby’s: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/10/francois-xavier-lalanne-hippo-bar-record-sothebys
- Napoles Marty wins Frieze Los Angeles Impact Prize: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/10/napoles-marty-frieze-impact-prize-los-angeles
- The spirit of the north: Oulu is about to begin its year as European Capital of Culture: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/10/the-spirit-of-the-north-oulu-is-about-to-begin-its-year-as-european-capital-of-culture
- Bright sparks: humans made fire 350,000 years earlier than previously thought, research reveals: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/10/bright-sparks-humans-made-fire-350000-years-earlier-than-previously-thought-research-reveals
- Paris exhibition presents exceptional jewels—but Louvre heist treasures missing from line up: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/10/paris-exhibition-presents-exceptional-jewelsbut-louvre-heist-treasures-missing-from-line-up
- In the bag: Sotheby’s inaugural Abu Dhabi Collectors' Week finds success with Birkins and bling: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/10/in-the-bag-sothebys-finds-success-with-birkins-and-bling-at-inaugural-abu-dhabi-collectors-week
- A brush with… Luc Tuymans—podcast: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/10/a-brush-with-luc-tuymanspodcast
- ‘The Ballad of Sexual Dependency’: entire Nan Goldin series gets first-ever UK show: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/10/the-ballad-of-sexual-dependency-entire-nan-goldin-series-gets-first-ever-uk-show
ARTnews.com
- Tom Jung’s 1977 ‘Star Wars’ Painting Fetches $3.9 M., Breaking Auction Record for the Franchise: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/star-wars-artwork-auction-heritage-record-tom-jung-1234766125/
- Consultants’ Gulf Gold Rush, South Arts New CEO, and More: Industry Moves for December 10, 2025: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/consultant-gulf-gold-rush-south-arts-new-ceo-1234766112/
- Sotheby’s Nets $133 M. from Abu Dhabi Collectors’ Week as Its Luxury Prospecting Strikes Gold: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/sothebys-abu-dhabi-collectors-week-results-1234766109/
- Louvre Thieves Evaded Police by a ‘Hair’s Breadth,’ Says Investigator: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/how-louvre-thieves-evaded-police-senate-hearing-1234766068/
- Lalanne’s ‘Hippopotame Bar’ Sells for $31.4 M., Shattering Design Auction Record: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/lalanne-hippopotame-bar-31m-sothebys-record-1234766082/
- Now’s Your Chance to Snag a $1.12 M. Picasso for Just $115 in a Global Raffle for Alzheimer’s Research: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/picasso-global-raffle-alzheimers-research-christies-1234766070/
- Yokohama Triennale Announces Co-Artistic Directors for 2027 Edition: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/yokohama-triennale-2027-curators-1234766051/
- The New Mexico Desert That Inspired Georgia O’Keeffe Is Now a Protected Zone: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/georgia-okeeffe-new-mexico-desert-protected-zone-1234766060/
- San Francisco Asian Art Museum Returns Stolen Ancient Sculptures to Thailand: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/san-francisco-asian-art-museum-returns-sculptures-thailand-1234766049/
- Ximena Garrido-Lecca Wins Miami Beach Legacy Purchase as City Highlights Year-Round Cultural Role: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/miami-beach-legacy-purchase-no-vacancy-2025-1234766050/
Hyperallergic
- Hundreds Rally Against Sweeping Cuts at New School: https://hyperallergic.com/hundreds-rally-against-sweeping-cuts-at-new-school/
- Our Favorite Art Books of 2025: https://hyperallergic.com/our-favorite-art-books-of-2025/
- Remembering Frank Gehry, Martin Parr, and Mel Leipzig: https://hyperallergic.com/remembering-frank-gehry-martin-parr-and-mel-leipzig/
- The 10 Best Paris Art Shows of 2025: https://hyperallergic.com/top-10-paris-art-shows-of-2025/
- In Maureen McCabe's Art, the Medium Is the Message: https://hyperallergic.com/in-maureen-mccabes-art-the-medium-is-the-message/
- Liz Collins Explodes Cliches About Crafts: https://hyperallergic.com/liz-coll/
- TCU School of Art Offers Fully Funded Graduate Study: https://hyperallergic.com/tcu-school-of-art-offers-fully-funded-graduate-study/
- NYC Cultural Institutions Group Taps New Leaders: https://hyperallergic.com/nyc-cultural-institutions-group-taps-new-leaders/
- Not in Our Name: https://hyperallergic.com/not-in-our-name/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- U.S. Returns Dozens of Stolen Artifacts to Turkey, Including Long-Contested Bronze Statue: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/us-turkey-sculptures-repatriated-aaron-mendelsohn-2726367
- Ancient Egyptian Party Boat Uncovered Amid Sunken Port: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ancient-egyptian-pleasure-boat-portus-magnus-2725487
- Swiss Art Dealer Yves Bouvier Launches Legal Bid to Reclaim $100 Million in Artworks: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/yves-bouvier-de-sarthe-91-works-lawsuit-2726250
- Nnena Kalu Snags the U.K.’s Prestigious Turner Prize: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/nnena-kalu-turner-prize-winner-2025-2726186
- Jacques-Louis David Sketchbook at Versailles Linked to Wartime Theft: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/jacques-louis-david-versailles-2726005
- Tech Titans and Gulf Giants Duel: Kenny Schachter on Who Won the $236 Million Klimt and Magritte’s Greatest Hit: https://news.artnet.com/market/kenny-schachter-aucton-sales-column-2725477
- What Frank Frazetta’s Red-Hot Market Means for the Fortunes of Fantasy Art: https://news.artnet.com/market/frank-frazetta-fantasy-art-market-2725011
- France Returns Stolen Dinosaur Skeleton to Mongolia: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/france-dinosaur-skeleton-return-mongolia-2725744
- Forget Cloud Dancer—This Is the Real Color of the Year, Says Artist Stuart Semple: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/stuart-semple-color-of-the-year-anarchic-venom-2726052
- How Strong Is the Market for China’s Youngest Artists?: https://news.artnet.com/market/ultra-contemporary-chinese-artists-market-2717404
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Reconsidering Frank Gehry, the ultimate artist’s architect: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/09/reconsidering-frank-gehry-artists-architect
- Nnena Kalu wins the 2025 Turner Prize: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/09/nnena-kalu-wins-the-turner-prize-2026
- Admission to MoMA PS1 will be free for all starting next year: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/09/moma-ps1-free-admission-for-all-2026
- Canadian Museum of Human Rights’ planned exhibition on displacement of Palestinians sparks outpouring of support and criticism: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/09/nakba-exhibition-palestinian-history-canadian-museum-human-rights-outcry-jewish-organisations
- Sixth Kochi Biennale: what’s on show and who is funding it: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/09/kochi-biennale-whats-on-show-and-who-is-funding
- Chinese artist to auction work for Hong Kong ambulance service after deadly Tai Po fire: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/09/chinese-artist-sells-work-to-benefit-hong-kong-ambulance-service-after-deadly-tai-po-fire
- Saudi art world questions widespread use of consultancies in shaping culture landscape: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/09/saudi-art-world-questions-widespread-use-of-consultancies-in-shaping-culture-landscape
- Despite controversy, designs for Notre Dame’s new windows go on display in Paris: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/09/despite-controversy-designs-for-notre-dames-new-windows-go-on-display-in-paris
- From Koons's ‘Tulips’ to a Triceratops skull: new hotel-casino brings Wynn collection to UAE: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/09/from-koonss-tulips-to-a-triceratops-skull-new-uae-hotel-casino-will-display-art-collection
- Rosalind Fox Solomon and Larry Fink reunited with mentor Lisette Model at Paris Photo: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/09/rosalind-fox-solomon-and-larry-fink-reunited-with-mentor-lisette-model-at-paris-photo
ARTnews.com
- Newly Established UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art Names Kathryn Kanjo as First Director: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/newly-established-uc-irvine-langson-orange-county-museum-of-art-names-kathryn-kanjo-as-first-director-1234765963/
- Nnena Kalu Wins Turner Prize, Becoming First Learning-Disabled Artist to Take UK’s Top Art Award: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/nnena-kalu-2025-turner-prize-winner-1234765624/
- Looted ‘Nude Emperor’ Statue, Marble Head Returned to Turkey: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/looted-nude-emperor-statue-marble-head-returned-to-turkey-1234765920/
- Christina Vassallo Departs Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati for Pew Center: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/christina-vassallo-leaving-contemporary-arts-center-cincinnati-pew-center-for-arts-heritage-1234765935/
- Claire Tabouret’s Designs for Notre-Dame’s New Stained Glass Windows to Go on View in Paris: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/claire-tabouret-maquettes-notre-dame-stained-glass-windows-1234765906/
- Swedish Court Acquits Climate Activists Who Smeared Paint on Monet Painting: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/swedish-court-acquits-climate-activists-monet-painting-1234765895/
- Napoleon Jones-Henderson, AfriCOBRA Artist Who Wove Images of Black Power, Dies at 82: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/napoleon-jones-henderson-africobra-artist-dead-1234765902/
- Pantone Color Institute Executive Addresses ‘Cloud Dancer’ Controversy: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/pantone-color-institute-executive-cloud-dancer-controversy-1234765913/
- Brazilian Police Arrest Suspect in Theft of Matisse Prints from São Paulo Library: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/matisse-prints-stolen-library-exhibition-sao-paulo-brazil-1234765659/
- New Designs for Notre-Dame Windows Displayed, Swedish Climate Activists Acquitted for Smearing Paint on Monet Artwork, and More: Morning Links for December 9, 2025: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/notre-dame-windows-climate-activists-acquitted-morning-links-1234765897/
Hyperallergic
- Artist Nnena Kalu Wins 2025 Turner Prize: https://hyperallergic.com/artist-nnena-kalu-wins-2025-turner-prize/
- The 10 Best London Art Shows of 2025: https://hyperallergic.com/the-10-best-london-art-shows-of-2025/
- Beer With a Painter: Melissa Joseph: https://hyperallergic.com/beer-with-a-painter-melissa-joseph/
- Museum Grants Terminated by Trump Reinstated After Court Order: https://hyperallergic.com/museum-grants-terminated-by-trump-reinstated-after-court-order/
- New York: Best of 2025: https://hyperallergic.com/new-york-best-of-2025/
- Anti-ICE Nativities Take a Stand Against Trump’s Cruelty: https://hyperallergic.com/anti-ice-nativities-take-a-stand-against-trumps-cruelty/
- Launch a Community-Centered Design Career with an MDes From the University of Arkansas: https://hyperallergic.com/launch-a-community-centered-design-career-with-an-mdes-from-the-university-of-arkansas/
- Wifredo Lam No Longer Waits by the Coatroom: https://hyperallergic.com/wifredo-lam-no-longer-waits-by-the-coatroom/
- What’s a UFO Show With No Flying Saucers?: https://hyperallergic.com/whats-a-ufo-show-with-no-flying-saucers/
- The Rembrandt Thief Who Came Out On Top: https://hyperallergic.com/the-rembrandt-thief-who-came-out-on-top/
- Li Yi-Fan to Represent Taiwan at the 61st Venice Biennale: https://hyperallergic.com/li-yi-fan-to-represent-taiwan-61-venice-biennale/
- MoMA PS1 to Offer Free Admission Starting in 2026: https://hyperallergic.com/moma-ps1-to-offer-free-admission-starting-in-2026/
- A Year in NYC Art Shows: https://hyperallergic.com/a-year-in-nyc-art-shows-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
- Who Owns Taste Now? Art Basel Miami Beach Offered Some Answers: https://news.artnet.com/market/art-basel-miami-beach-2025-2725403
- ‘Unique’ Roman Medusa Cameo Turns Up at Austrian Construction Site: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/roman-medusa-cameo-hallstatt-2725536
- Matisse Works Stolen From Brazilian Library in Daring Daytime Heist: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/brazil-library-heist-matisse-2725608
- Running a Studio Is a Fine Art. This Is How Artists Do It: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/artist-studio-2709225
- Francis Ford Coppola’s Watch Rakes In $10 Million—Almost as Much as ‘Megapolis’ Did: https://news.artnet.com/market/francis-ford-coppola-watch-sale-2705606
- Kansas Church’s Prized Tiffany Window Could Net Over $1.5 Million at Auction: https://news.artnet.com/market/kansas-church-tiffany-window-sale-2725402
- And the Art Basel Awards Go to…: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/art-basel-awards-2025-2725231
- Louvre Workers Announce Strike After Water Leak Drenches Egyptian Archives: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/louvre-leak-strike-2725275
- Remembering Martin Parr, Who Captured the Extraordinary Hidden in Plain Sight: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/remembering-martin-parr-2725138
- Who Are the Most Expensive Living Female Artists at Auction?: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/most-expensive-female-artists-817277
ARTnews.com
- A Guerrilla Artist’s Latest Project? Game the Billboard Charts With an Album Made by 100,000 People: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/billboard-200-chart-everybodys-album-1234765833/
- Datebook: The Art World’s Winter Happenings to Add to Your Calendar: https://www.artnews.com/list/art-in-america/features/datebook-winter-2025-2026-happenings-to-add-to-your-calendar-1234765759/
- Brazilian Police Identify Suspect in Theft of Matisse Prints from São Paulo Library: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/matisse-prints-stolen-library-exhibition-sao-paulo-brazil-1234765659/
- Louvre Staff Vote ‘With Unanimity’ to Strike, in Latest Blow to French Museum: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/louvre-staff-vote-with-unanimity-to-strike-1234765664/
- Art World Figures Remember the Late Frank Gehry, Internationally Renowned Museum Starchitect: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/cultural-figures-remember-late-frank-gehry-internationally-renowned-museum-starchitect-1234765638/
- Nashville Museum Seeks Help Restoring Red Grooms’s Tennessee Foxtrot Carousel: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/red-grooms-work-tennessee-state-museum-seeks-help-restoring-1234765337/
- UBS Report Provides a Sliver of Hope for Dealers: Many Billionaires Aim To Spend More on Art and Antiques: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ubs-report-billionaires-spend-more-art-antiques-1234765643/
- Artist Zineb Sedira Picked for Next Tate Britain Commission: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/zineb-sedira-2026-tate-britain-commission-1234765639/
- ARTnews 2025 Awards Announced, Trump Kennedy Center Seizure Capped by Honors Event, and More: Morning Links for December 8, 2025: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/artnews-awards-2025-trump-kennedy-center-morning-links-1234765627/
- ARTnews Awards 2025 Emerging Artist of the Year: Claudia Alarcón and Silät: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/artists/claudia-alarcon-silat-artnews-awards-2025-emerging-artist-1234762427/
Hyperallergic
- The Best New York City Exhibitions of 2025: https://hyperallergic.com/the-best-new-york-city-exhibitions-of-2025/
- Water Leak at Louvre Museum Damages Hundreds of Books: https://hyperallergic.com/water-leak-at-louvre-museum-damages-hundreds-of-books/
- The Soundscape of Genocide in Gaza: https://hyperallergic.com/the-soundscape-of-genocide-in-gaza/
- Matisse Prints Stolen From Brazil Library in Broad Daylight: https://hyperallergic.com/matisse-prints-stolen-from-brazil-library-in-broad-daylight/
- Lucas Museum Chief Curator’s Sudden Exit Raises Questions: https://hyperallergic.com/lucas-museum-chief-curators-sudden-exit-raises-questions/
- The School of the Art Institute Turned Its Back on Media Arts: https://hyperallergic.com/the-school-of-the-art-institute-turned-its-back-on-media-arts/
- Your 2025 Art World Wrapped: https://hyperallergic.com/your-2025-art-world-wrapped/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Rembrandt Portrait Sets New Record for Old Master Prints: https://news.artnet.com/market/rembrandt-print-old-master-record-2724728
- These Galleries Dropped Out of Art Basel Miami Beach. Here’s What Happened Next: https://news.artnet.com/market/these-galleries-dropped-out-of-art-basel-miami-beach-heres-what-happened-next-2721784
- What You Need to Know About Helen Frankenthaler, Abstraction’s Uptown Acolyte: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/helen-frankenthaler-facts-2715248
- Belgian Authorities Return Gilded Sacrophagus to Egypt: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/belgian-authorities-return-gilded-sacrophagus-to-egypt-2724253
- How This Fairytale Painting of Doomed Lovers Became a Victorian Sensation: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/burton-the-meeting-on-the-turret-stairs-2723484
ARTnews.com
- Martin Parr, Photographer of Tourists with a Wry Sense of Humor, Dies at 73: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/martin-parr-dead-photographer-magnum-1234765602/

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 3,000-Year-Old Clay Tablets That Redefined Ancient Egypt’s Place in the World: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/the-hunt-amarna-letters-diplomacy-2709757
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Remembering Frank Gehry, legendary architect of Guggenheim Museum Bilbao: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/07/remembering-frank-gehry-legendary-architect-of-guggenheim-museum-bilbao-has-died-aged-96
Hyperallergic
- Miami Artist Group Calls for Art Basel 2026 Boycott: https://hyperallergic.com/miami-artist-group-calls-for-art-basel-2026-boycott/
- White Is the Color of My Crypto Dreams: https://hyperallergic.com/white-is-the-color-of-my-crypto-dreams/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Frank Gehry, Architect of Innovation and Incredulity, Dies at 96: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/frank-gehry-architect-obituary-2724729
- Gene Hackman’s Personal Collection Rakes in $3 Million at Auction: https://news.artnet.com/market/gene-hackman-collection-auction-bonhams-2700910
- In Pompeii, Enslaved Romans Ate Better Than Their Free Neighbors: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/pompeii-slaves-food-fruit-beans-discovery-2724591
- Chief Curator Leaves George Lucas’s Museum in Latest Staffing Setback: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/chief-curator-leaves-george-lucas-museum-2724582
- Hauser and Wirth Plans Space in Sicily, Extending Empire in the Mediterranean: https://news.artnet.com/market/hauser-and-wirth-sicily-2724527
- Art Basel Needs Digital Art Collectors. Do They Need Art Basel?: https://news.artnet.com/market/art-basel-digital-art-2724446
- Pilar Zeta Brings Her Surreal Architectural Aesthetic From Miami to the Louvre: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/pilar-zeta-miami-paris-2724449
- Hong Kong’s Artists Fight to Preserve Bamboo Scaffolding Craft After Deadly Fire: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/hong-kong-fire-bamboo-culture-2723917
- Museum and Library Grants Cut by Trump Administration Restored: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/trump-arts-impact-2639197
- 7 Fun Art-Historical Tidbits to Jazz Up Your Seasonal Small Talk: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/art-bites-facts-holiday-small-talk-2711443
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- New tech and old names drive sales at Art Basel Miami Beach: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/05/new-tech-and-old-names-drive-sales-at-art-basel-miami-beach
- José Carlos Diaz on Reefline, an underwater sculpture park off Miami’s shoreline: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/05/jose-carlos-diaz-on-reefline-an-underwater-sculpture-park-off-miamis-shoreline
- In pictures: a sculptural celebration at Art Basel Miami Beach: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/05/in-pictures-a-sculptural-celebration-at-art-basel-miami-beach
- Artists protest Alligator Alcatraz at Scope Art Show: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/05/artists-protest-alligator-alcatraz-at-scope-art-show
- Revolt Art Fair in Miami champions thriving Black art market: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/05/revolt-art-fair-in-miami-champions-thriving-black-art-market
- Miami's Women Photographers International Archive finds a new home: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/05/women-photographers-international-archive-green-space-miami
- Pinta fair in Miami spotlights Latin American art in politically charged moment in time: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/05/pinta-fair-in-miami-spotlights-latin-american-art-in-politically-charged-moment-in-time
- An art collection for Miami’s new courthouse: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/05/art-collection-for-miamis-new-courthouse
- Art Basel Miami Beach Diary: love on the brain for Randy Andy, A$AP Rocky and at a steamy Art Gaysel party: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/05/art-basel-miami-beach-diary-love-on-the-brain-for-randy-andy-aap-rocky-and-at-a-steamy-art-gaysel-party
- Museum acquires massive Martin Wong triptych from Art Basel Miami Beach: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/05/martin-wong-painting-acquisition-museum-art-basel-miami-beach
- Persian miniatures and mermaids: Hiba Schahbaz’s garden of delights at the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/05/persian-miniatures-and-mermaids-hiba-schahbazs-garden-of-delights-at-the-museum-of-contemporary-art-north-miami
- A tale of three historic Miami theatres in disrepair: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/05/a-tale-of-three-historic-miami-theatres-in-disrepair
- Michi Jigarjian on the art she collects and why: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/05/michi-jigarjian-on-the-art-she-collects-and-why
- ‘I think of immersion as a state of perception’: Lawrence Lek on his exhibition at the Bass Museum of Art in Miami Beach: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/05/i-think-of-immersion-as-a-state-of-perception-lawrence-lek-on-his-exhibition-at-the-bass-museum-of-art-in-miami-beach
- ‘Endless scrolling induces permanent craving’: panGenerator highlights our unhealthy relationship with technology: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/05/endless-scrolling-induces-permanent-craving-pangenerators-installations-highlight-our-unhealthy-relationship-with-technology
- Disruption expected at British Library as hundreds of workers strike over pay: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/05/disruption-expected-at-british-library-as-hundreds-of-workers-strike-over-pay
- Miami Advice: Nina Surel on the historic Villa Paula and its future: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/05/miami-advice-nina-surel-villa-paula
- A haunting portrait of the Everglades appears in Miami: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/05/Iiabelle-brourman-courtroom-sketch-artist-miami-pop-up
- Miniature self-portrait by Frida Kahlo turns heads at Art Basel Miami Beach: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/05/frida-kahlo-mini-self-portrait-art-basel-miami-beach
- Venice Biennale 2026: all the national pavilions, artists and curators so far: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/05/venice-biennale-2026-all-the-national-pavilions-artists-and-curators-so-far
- Hauser & Wirth will expand gallery empire to Italian city of Palermo: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/05/hauser-wirth-will-expand-gallery-empire-to-italian-city-of-palermo
- Lima’s historic city centre to be restored after years of earthquake damage and abandonment: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/05/limas-historic-city-centre-to-be-restored-after-years-of-earthquake-damage-and-abandonment
- Art Basel Miami Beach, Louvre crisis deepens, Helene Schjerfbeck—podcast: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/05/art-basel-miami-beach-louvre-crisis-deepens-helene-schjerfbeckpodcast
- ‘Myths and realities of our everyday’: comprehensive book marks Susan Ressler’s 50-year career: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/05/myths-and-realities-of-our-everyday-comprehensive-book-marks-susan-resslers-50-year-career
- Ancient Etruscan monster gets new state-of-the-art home in Florence museum: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/05/ancient-etruscan-monster-gets-new-state-of-the-art-home-in-florence
- Driving in Van Gogh’s footsteps: the 1907 book that imagined a dream art pilgrimage: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/05/one-of-the-first-van-gogh-pilgrims-set-off-for-the-artists-birthplace-in-a-very-early-automobile
- ‘Drastic turmoil and change’: Tokyo show explores Japan's post-war society through its art: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/05/drastic-turmoil-and-change-new-show-explores-japans-post-war-society-through-its-art
- ‘The challenge will be to sustain it’: was the autumn art market boom more than just a blip?: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/05/was-the-autumn-market-boom-more-than-just-a-blip
- Comment | Fine balance: fairs up the exclusivity while appealing to younger clients: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/05/comment-fine-balance-fairs-up-the-exclusivity-while-appealing-to-younger-clients
ARTnews.com
- A Reporter’s Tour Through all the Parties and Dinners Art Basel Miami Beach Has to Offer: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/a-reporters-tour-art-basel-miami-beach-nightlife-1234765576/
- Part Man, Part Machine, All RoboCop Statue: After 15 Years, Detroit Finally Has its Monument to a Crime-Fighting Cyborg: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/part-man-part-machine-robocop-statue-detroit-monument-1234765572/
- Frank Gehry, Starchitect Whose Museum Designs Defined an Era, Dies at 96: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/frank-gehry-dead-guggenheim-bilbao-1234765549/
- Police Recover ‘James Bond’ Diamond-Encrusted Fabergé Egg Swallowed by Thief: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/police-recover-james-bond-diamond-encrusted-faberge-egg-swallowed-by-thief-1234765508/
- Stevenson Gallery Closes Johannesburg Branch After 17 Years: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/stevenson-gallery-closing-johannesburg-branch-1234765511/
- At Design Miami 2025, the Next Generation of Dealers Explores the Meaning of Craft: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/design-miami-exhibitors-art-craft-design-1234765505/
- Another Birkin Bag Owned By Jane Birkin Sold at Sotheby’s, This Time for $2.9 M.: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/birkin-bag-jane-birkin-sold-sothebys-2-8-million-1234765480/
- Hauser & Wirth to Open Sicily Location in Historic Palazzo: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/hauser-wirth-to-open-sicily-location-in-historic-palazzo-1234765458/
- Diana Ross Is Transcendent During Miami Art Week Performance: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/diana-ross-performance-alex-prager-art-basel-miami-beach-1234765441/
- Hauser & Wirth to Open in Palermo, Lucas Museum Chief Curator Out, and More: Morning Links for December 5, 2025: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/hauser-wirth-palermo-lucas-museum-morning-links-1234765456/
Hyperallergic
- Architect Frank Gehry, Who Turned Buildings Into Sculptures, Dies at 96: https://hyperallergic.com/architect-frank-gehry-who-turned-buildings-into-sculptures-dies-at-96/
- 6,000-Year-Old Artifacts Found Beneath UK Parliament: https://hyperallergic.com/6-000-year-old-artifacts-found-beneath-uk-parliament/
- Pursue Advanced Design Research at UC Davis: https://hyperallergic.com/pursue-advanced-design-research-at-uc-davis/
- The Indigenous Histories That Georgia O’Keeffe Forgot: https://hyperallergic.com/the-indigenous-histories-that-georgia-okeeffe-forgot/
- Will Canadian Visual Artists Finally See Resale Royalties?: https://hyperallergic.com/canadian-visual-artists-could-finally-see-resale-royalties/
- Yale to Move Claes Oldenburg Lipstick Sculpture After Vandalism: https://hyperallergic.com/yale-to-move-claes-oldenburg-lipstick-sculpture/
- Hyperallergic’s Art World Wrapped 2025: https://hyperallergic.com/hyperallergics-art-world-wrapped-2025/
- Earth’s Symphony: Paintings by Rita Blitt: https://hyperallergic.com/earths-symphony-paintings-by-rita-blitt/
- Judy Pfaff Is Light Years Ahead of the Curve: https://hyperallergic.com/judy-pfaff-is-light-years-ahead-of-the-curve/
- The Bros Are Back: https://hyperallergic.com/the-bros-are-back/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Alex Prager’s Love Letter to Los Angeles Pops up in Miami Beach: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/alex-prager-los-angeles-2723660
- Was Attending Art Basel Miami Beach Worth It This Year? Wet Paint Weighs In: https://news.artnet.com/market/art-basel-miami-beach-dispatch-2025-2724242
- The Magic of ‘The Artist’s Way’: https://news.artnet.com/multimedia/the-artists-way-julia-cameron-interview-2713047
- This Artist’s ‘Self Checkout’ Lets You Pay What You Wish at Art Basel Miami Beach: https://news.artnet.com/market/jack-butcher-self-checkout-abmb-2724016
- This Is Now the Most Expensive Elizabethan Portrait Ever: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/tudor-portrait-auction-record-2724121
- Pantone’s 2026 Color of the Year Is Kind of Divisive: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/pantone-color-of-the-year-white-2724115
- Jeffrey Deitch Champions Ultra-Emerging Artists in Miami Pop-Up: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/jeffrey-deitch-emerging-artists-miami-pop-up-2723669
- Artist Zhang Shangfeng Paints the Myths of Our Moment: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/zhang-shangfeng-bonian-space-2722807
- Cartier Unleashes Its Full Menagerie in Miami: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/cartier-into-the-wild-miami-2723918
- Elizabeth Street Garden Urges Mayor-Elect Mamdani to Reconsider Demolition: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/elizabeth-street-garden-mamdani-reconsider-demolition-2723645
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Political statements at Art Basel Miami Beach are sparse but strident: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/04/political-statements-at-art-basel-miami-beach-are-sparse-but-strident
- Guadeloupean artist Kelly Sinnapah Mary wins French art prize at Art Basel Miami Beach: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/04/guadeloupean-artist-kelly-sinnapah-mary-wins-the-cpga-villa-albertine-etant-donnes-prize
- Steely gaze: a look back at Richard Hunt’s early work at the Institute of Contemporary Art Miami: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/04/steely-gaze-a-look-back-at-richard-hunts-early-work-at-the-institute-of-contemporary-art-miami
- In pictures: a season for newcomers at Art Basel Miami Beach’s Meridians: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/04/in-pictures-a-season-for-newcomers-at-art-basel-miami-beachs-meridians
- Warhol’s Muhammad Ali canvas sells for a punchy price: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/04/warhols-muhammad-ali-canvas-sells-for-a-punchy-price
- Art Basel Miami Beach Diary: big feet, big muscles and big voices descend on Miami: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/04/art-basel-miami-beach-diary-big-feet-big-muscles-and-big-voices-descend-on-miami
- Cristina Chacón & Diego Uribe on the art they collect and why: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/04/cristina-chacon-diego-uribe-on-the-art-they-collect-and-why
- ‘Materials are so easily imported, but the people are not welcome’: Diana Eusebio’s show at the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami tackles the realities of immigration: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/04/materials-are-so-easily-imported-but-the-people-are-not-welcome-diana-eusebios-show-at-the-museum-of-contemporary-art-north-miami-tackles-the-realities-of-immigration
- ‘People didn’t believe it was real’: Indigenous artists push to shut the Everglades migrant-detention facility Alligator Alcatraz: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/04/people-didnt-believe-it-was-real-indigenous-artists-push-to-shut-the-everglades-migrant-detention-facility-alligator-alcatraz
- Who let the dogs out? Beeple unleashes uncanny robot canines at Art Basel Miami Beach: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/04/beeple-robot-dogs-elon-musk-art-basel-miami-beach
- Comment | Lessons of the Contessa: do we need special laws for spoliated art in private collections?: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/04/comment-|-lessons-of-the-contessa-do-we-need-special-laws-for-spoliated-art-in-private-collections
- Medieval triptych ventures out of Dorset to sell for £5.7m in London Old Master auctions: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/04/medieval-triptych-leaves-dorset-to-sell-for-£57m-in-london-old-master-auctions
- A brush with… Kader Attia—podcast: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/04/a-brush-with-kader-attiapodcast
- Welcome to Richard Prince’s world: artist builds his own mini art city in upstate New York: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/04/welcome-to-richard-princes-worlda-mini-art-city-in-upstate-new-york
- Seven bullet holes discovered in Marseille basilica's Madonna and Child: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/04/conservationists-discover-seven-bullet-holes-in-marseille-basilicas-madonna-and-child
- Artists and Gulf royalty top ArtReview Power 100 list: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/04/artists-and-gulfi-royalty-top-the-artreview-power-100-list
ARTnews.com
- Cambodian Government Requests Records from Disgraced Art Historian and Denver Art Museum Board Member: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/cambodia-emma-bunker-denver-art-museum-1234765377/
- At Art Basel, Beeple Unleashes Pooping Robot Dogs Modeled After Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/beeple-pooping-robot-dogs-at-art-basel-miami-beach-1234765375/
- Check Out the Celebrities in Miami for Art Basel Miami Beach: https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/news/celebrities-miami-for-art-basel-miami-beach-1234765317/
- London’s National Gallery Announces Plans to Raise $1 B. for New ‘Project Domani’: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/london-national-gallery-to-raise-1-billion-project-domani-1234765319/
- Ousted DuSable Museum VP Alleges Retaliation in Whistleblower Lawsuit: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ousted-dusable-museum-vp-lawsuit-1234765132/
- Pantone’s 2026 Color of the Year, a Shade of White, Is Tone Deaf: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/pantone-2026-color-of-the-year-tone-deaf-whiteness-1234765078/
- Pérez Art Museum Miami Announces Gifts Totaling $7 M. for Caribbean Cultural Institute: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/perez-art-museum-miami-gift-7-million-caribbean-cultural-institute-1234765271/
- A Knockout Sale: Warhol’s Ali Fetches $18 M. in the Building Where the Legend Was Born: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/warhol-muhammad-ali-18-million-art-basel-miami-beach-sale-1234765235/
- 6,000-Year-Old Artifacts Discovered Below Palace of Westminster: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/artifacts-discovered-below-palace-of-westminster-london-1234765070/
- At Art Basel, Andrea Fraser’s Latest Project Compiles Words Banned by Trump: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/artists/andrea-fraser-lexicon-banned-words-trump-art-basel-1234765198/
Hyperallergic
- Pantone’s Color of the Year Sounds About White: https://hyperallergic.com/pantones-color-of-the-year-sounds-about-white/
- Art Movements: All's Fair in Art Fairs: https://hyperallergic.com/art-movements-308/
- Wake Up, Beeple!: https://hyperallergic.com/wake-up-beeple/
- Required Reading: https://hyperallergic.com/required-reading-545/
- NYC Announces Three New Public Artists in Residence: https://hyperallergic.com/new-york-city-announces-three-new-public-artists-in-residence/
- A View From the Easel: https://hyperallergic.com/a-view-from-the-easel-314/
- Hyperrealism Meets Queer Futurism at NADA Miami: https://hyperallergic.com/hyperrealism-meets-queer-futurism-at-nada-miami/
- Purchase College Was Founded to Make Quality Arts Education Possible: https://hyperallergic.com/purchase-college-was-founded-to-make-quality-arts-education-possible/
- Craft in America Returns for a New Season With “EAST” and “WEST”: https://hyperallergic.com/craft-in-america-returns-for-a-new-season-with-east-and-west/
- Katherine Bradford's Moonlit Visions: https://hyperallergic.com/katherine-bradfords-moonlit-visions/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Design Miami 2025 Brings Out Creatures and Comfort: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/design-miami-2025-brings-out-creatures-and-comfort-2723013
- At Miami Basel, Dealers Notch Big Sales, Digital Art Draws Crowds: https://news.artnet.com/market/at-miami-basel-dealers-notch-seven-figure-sales-digital-art-draws-crowds-2723568
- 7 Asian Artists Mapping Worlds, Technology, and the Future of Human-Nature Relations: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/talentspotter-technology-future-human-2675661
- Inside Qatar’s Monumental New Museum for M.F. Husain, the ‘Picasso of India’: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/m-f-husain-museum-qatar-2723322
- School Faces Legal Action for Exposing Kids to ‘Explicit’ Keith Haring Artwork: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/aclj-watertown-school-keith-haring-2723444
- Music Icon Marianne Faithfull’s Art Collection Hits a High Note at Auction: https://news.artnet.com/market/marianne-faithfull-art-collection-auction-bonhams-2719054
- How Hans Holbein’s Paintings Made the Tudors Cultural Icons: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/hans-holbein-tudor-legacy-2722049
- What Downturn? At NADA Miami, Dealers Report Strong Early Sales: https://news.artnet.com/market/nada-miami-2025-strong-early-sales-2723076
- Lucy Sparrow Brings a Felted Sugar High to Art Miami: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/lucy-sparrow-brings-a-felted-sugar-high-to-art-miami-2723081
- The Exquisite Sculptures Hidden in the Paris Catacombs: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/the-hunt-paris-catacombs-sculptures-2709158
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- ‘Christmas came early’: Art Basel Miami Beach opens with avalanche of blue-chip sales: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/03/christmas-came-early-art-basel-miami-beach-opens-with-avalanche-of-blue-chip-sales
- Untitled Art fair displays new dimensions on Miami's South Beach: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/03/untitled-art-fair-displays-new-dimensions-on-miamis-south-beach
- Nightlife scenes and local lore abound at Nada Miami's busy opening: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/03/nightlife-scenes-and-local-lore-abound-at-nada-miamis-busy-opening
- Art Basel Miami Beach Diary: a pettable bronze piece, an un-buttoned up party and tarot in a grotto: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/03/art-basel-miami-beach-diary-a-pettable-bronze-piece-an-un-buttoned-up-party-and-tarot-in-a-grotto
- Ecological fables set in the Everglades: Kat Lyons stages first US institutional solo show at Marquez Art Projects: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/03/ecological-fables-set-in-the-everglades-kat-lyons-stages-first-us-institutional-solo-show-at-marquez-art-projects
- Miami Advice: Karina Ors on Bayfront Park, an urban oasis designed by Noguchi: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/03/miami-advice-karina-ors-on-bayfront-park-an-urban-oasis-designed-by-noguchi
- Pilar Crespi on the art-world friendships that have inspired her collection, and how to spend five days in Miami: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/03/pilar-crespi-on-the-art-world-friendships-that-have-inspired-her-collection-and-how-to-spend-five-days-in-miami
- In pictures: Flora and fauna at Design Miami: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/03/in-pictures-flora-and-fauna-at-design-miami
- Remembering Rauschenberg’s decades in Florida: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/03/remembering-rauschenbergs-decades-in-florida
- Miami Beach buys Peruvian artist’s copper weaving: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/03/miami-beach-buys-peruvian-artists-copper-weaving
- ‘I’ve always been interested in the invisible’: Woody De Othello on his new solo show at Pérez Art Museum Miami: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/03/ive-always-been-interested-in-the-invisible-woody-de-othello-on-his-new-solo-show-at-perez-art-museum-miami
- December Book Bag: from a photographic record of a lost nightclub to the tale of an accidental art heist: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/03/december-book-bag-from-a-photographic-record-of-a-lost-nightclub-to-the-tale-of-an-accidental-art-heist
- Cracked it: rare crystal and diamond Fabergé egg sells for record £22.9m in London: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/03/rare-crystal-and-diamond-faberge-egg-sells-for-a-record-£229m-in-london
- Art, fashion and nature join forces: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/03/sam-falls-edoardo-zegna-conversation-art-fashion-environment-villa-zegna-miami
- Despite years of political and economic turmoil, Iran’s art market is thriving: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/03/despite-years-of-political-and-economic-turmoil-irans-art-market-is-thriving
ARTnews.com
- The Good Vibes from November’s $2.2 Billion Auction Sales Have Carried Over to Art Basel Miami Beach’s VIP Preview: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/art-basel-miami-beach-2025-sales-1234764991/
- From ABMB to TEFAF and Beyond, Know Your Art World Acronyms: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/art-world-acronyms-1234764800/
- Steady Sales and Strong Work Fuel Emerging and Mid-Tier Market Rebound at NADA and Untitled Art: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/untitled-art-nada-miami-2025-sales-report-1234764808/
- Andy Warhol Foundation Names 2025 Arts Writers Grant Recipients: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/andy-warhol-foundation-arts-writers-grants-2025-1234764716/
- Aicon v. Aicon: Inside the Lawsuit Tearing Apart Two Art-Dealing New York Brothers: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/aicon-lawsuit-art-dealing-new-york-brothers-dutta-1234764620/
- Fabergé Egg, ‘Mona Lisa of the Decorative Arts,’ Sells for Record-Breaking $30.2 M.: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/russian-imperial-faberge-egg-christies-auction-record-1234764764/
- Alex Prager’s Immersive ‘Mirage Factory’ Brings the History of Los Angeles to Miami Beach’s Historic Golden Age Theater: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/artists/alex-prager-mirage-factory-miami-beach-1234764697/
- The Best Booths at Untitled Art, Miami Beach, from Stone Shoes to Puerto Rican Hurricane Tarp Sculptures: https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/artists/best-booths-untitled-art-miami-beach-1234764713/
- Immersive Studio Ghibli Exhibition Travels to Abu Dhabi in May 2026: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/immersive-studio-ghibli-exhibition-opens-abu-dhabi-may-2026-1234764718/
- British Ghanaian Artist Denounces ‘Fuss’ After His Pan-African Flags Replace Queen Elizabeth Portrait: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/pan-african-flags-queen-elizabeth-portrait-larry-achiampong-1234764712/
Hyperallergic
- Beneath the Firmament of Katherine Bradford: https://hyperallergic.com/beneath-the-firmament-of-katherine-bradford/
- Art Dealers Association of America Announces New Fair: https://hyperallergic.com/art-dealers-association-of-america-announces-new-fair/
- 10 Shows to See in Upstate New York This December: https://hyperallergic.com/10-shows-to-see-in-upstate-new-york-this-december/
- New Photos of Epstein’s Home Show Creepy Room Filled With Masks: https://hyperallergic.com/photos-of-epsteins-carribean/
- Theaster Gates Is Best When He’s Ambiguous: https://hyperallergic.com/theaster-gates-is-best-when-hes-ambiguous/
- The Cruelty of American Curatorial Silence: https://hyperallergic.com/the-cruelty-of-american-curatorial-silence/
- Remembering Joyce Pomeroy Schwartz, Robert A. M. Stern, and Ruth Thorne-Thomsen: https://hyperallergic.com/remembering-joyce-pomeroy-schwartz-robert-stern-and-ruth-thorne-thomsen/
- The Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation Launches Platform Dalí, a New Art and Science Program: https://hyperallergic.com/the-gala-salvador-dali-foundation-launches-platform-dali-a-new-art-and-science-program/
- Pyaari Azaadi Names a Revolution: https://hyperallergic.com/pyaari-azaadi-names-a-revolution/
- Beach Reading and Foot Stuff: https://hyperallergic.com/beach-readinf-and-foot-stuff/
- Warhol Foundation Awards 31 Arts Writing Grants: https://hyperallergic.com/warhol-foundation-2025-art-writing-grants-announced/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Scientists Finally Unlocked the Age of Mysterious Cave Paintings in Texas: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/lower-pecos-cave-paintings-radiocarbon-date-2723015
- Nativity Artwork in Brussels Triggers Outrage, Theft of Baby Jesus: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/brussels-nativity-scene-stolen-baby-jesus-2723020
- She Was a Design Visionary Who Vanished for Decades—Then Her Phone Rang: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/elizabeth-browning-jackson-2722343
- Björk Is Unleashing a Spellbinding Multimedia Exhibition in Iceland: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/bjork-echolalia-iceland-gallery-2722856
- Es Devlin’s Towering Beachfront Library Illuminates Miami Art Week: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/es-devlin-library-miami-2722639
- Fabergé Egg Cracks Record With $30.2 Million Haul at Auction: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/faberge-winter-egg-christies-auction-2696283
- In Mariko Mori’s Immersive Show, Ancient Spirits Meet the Technology of Tomorrow: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/mariko-mori-radiance-sean-kelly-gallery-2722088
- Who Are the 10 Most Expensive Women Artists at Auction?: https://news.artnet.com/market/10-most-expensive-women-artists-2722693
- Art Dealers Association of America Announces New Fair After ‘Strategic Pause’: https://news.artnet.com/market/adaa-art-fair-2722587
- Sharon Stone on Channeling Spirits for Her New Portraits: ‘Something Opened in Me’: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/sharon-stone-rogues-gallery-2721661
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Southern Guild gallery to close in Los Angeles, open in New York: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/02/southern-guild-new-york-miami-beach
- London's National Gallery announces £750m fundraising drive towards new wing and expanded collection: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/03/londons-national-gallery-announces-£750m-fundraising-drive-amid-plans-for-new-wing-and-expanded-collection
- Immersive institution could replace South Beach cinema: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/02/superhuman-museum-could-replace-south-beach-cinema
- In pictures: Meet the ghosts of the US’s East Coast: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/02/in-pictures-meet-the-ghosts-of-the-us-east-coast-anastasia-samoylova
- ‘The beach is not overrated’: Cathy Vedovi on the art she collects and the beauty of Miami Beach: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/02/cathy-vedovi-collector-interview
- Travel back in time on an immersive journey through Italy’s rich mosaics at Miami’s Frost Art Museum: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/02/italy-rich-mosaics-at-miami-frost-art-museum
- Art Basel Miami Beach aims to ‘end the year on a high note’: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/02/art-basel-miami-beach-aims-to-end-the-year-on-a-high-note
- ‘Sugar felt like the perfect thread’: Tara Long on her sweet new installation: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/02/tara-long-locust projects-interview
- Es Devlin invites Miami Beach visitors to bond over books: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/02/es-devlin-invites-miami-beach-visitors-to-bond-over-books
- Miami Advice: Mikhaile Solomon on the immersive Artists in Residence in Everglades programme: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/02/miami-advice-mikhaile-solomon-artists-in-residence-in-everglades
- Karma gallery debuts representation of Yvonne Jacquette in Miami: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/02/yvonne-jacquette-represented-karma-art-basel-miami-beach
- Two more mega museums open in Abu Dhabi: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/02/two-more-mega-museums-open-in-abu-dhabi
- Design Miami will expand to Dubai: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/02/design-miami-expanding-dubai
- French novel explores art as seen through the eyes of a young girl: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/02/french-novel-explores-art-as-seen-through-the-eyes-of-a-young-girl
- Our favourite art books of 2025—picked by The Art Newspaper’s books team: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/02/our-favourite-art-books-of-2025picked-by-the-art-newspapers-books-team
- The Rembrandt robber: five takeaways from an insider’s book on a notorious art thief: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/02/the-rembrandt-robber-five-takeaways-from-an-insiders-book-on-a-notorious-art-thief
- When Masha met Ragnar: Pussy Riot member’s life-changing encounter: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/02/when-masha-met-ragnar-pussy-riot-members-life-changing-encounter
- An expert’s guide to late Pablo Picasso: five must-read books on the second half of the Spanish artist’s career: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/02/an-experts-guide-to-late-pablo-picasso-five-must-read-books-on-the-second-half-of-the-spanish-artists-career
- The new art conglomerate: Pace Gallery, Emmanuel Di Donna and David Schrader join forces: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/02/pace-gallery-emmanuel-di-donna-and-david-schrader
- New £200,000 contemporary art prize is biggest in UK: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/02/new-£200000-contemporary-art-prize-is-biggest-in-uk
- Freedom of expression in England's culture sector under threat from ‘structural’ political pressure, report warns: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/02/freedom-of-expression-in-uk-culture-sector-under-threat-from-structural-political-pressure-report-warns
- British Museum's looted ewer set for return to Ghana on long-term loan: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/02/british-museums-looted-ewer-set-for-return-to-ghana-on-long-term-loan
- Venice, Sydney, Gwangju: the most interesting biennials to visit in 2026: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/02/the-most-interesting-biennials-to-visit-in-2026
ARTnews.com
- Swiss Voters Reject Inheritance Tax That Billionaires Warned Would Lead to Exodus: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/switzerland-reject-inheritance-tax-billionaires-collectors-1234764622/
- A Changed Fair Map at Art Basel Miami Beach Reveals Shifts in the Market: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/art-basel-miami-beach-2025-changed-fair-map-1234764625/
- Looted 14th-Century English Jug May Soon Head to Ghana: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/looted-14th-century-english-jug-loan-kumasi-museum-1234764598/
- National Portrait Gallery Pays Tribute to Steven Spielberg, Chase Bank CEO Jamie Dimon, and Others: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/national-portrait-gallery-spielberg-jamie-dimon-1234764575/
- The 25 Defining Art Events of 2025: https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/news/defining-art-events-2025-1234759941/
- Alserkal and Design Miami to Launch Collectible Design Platform in Dubai: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/alserkal-design-miami-dubai-launch-1234764528/
- French Artist JR to Wrap Pont Neuf in Paris as Christo Tribute: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/french-artist-jr-to-wrap-pont-neuf-in-paris-as-christo-tribute-1234764560/
- Paula Modersohn-Becker Self-Portrait Once Seized as ‘Degenerate’ Doubles Her Auction Record: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/paula-modersohn-becker-degenerate-doubles-auction-record-1234764548/
- How Darren Bader Makes a Show, Including Bidding On Amy Winehouse’s Unwanted Weight Machine: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/how-darren-bader-makes-show-amy-winehouse-weight-machine-1234764467/
- Archaeologists in Northwest China Discover 573 Stone Forts: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/archaeologists-northwest-china-discover-573-stone-forts-1234764558/
Hyperallergic
- Mayor Mamdani’s Artistic Vision: https://hyperallergic.com/mayor-mamdani-artistic-vision-ny/
- Preservation Group Appeals Dismantling of SF Brutalist Fountain: https://hyperallergic.com/preservation-group-appeals-dismantling-of-sf-brutalist-fountain/
- Hortensia Mi Kafchin Refuses a Monolithic Trans Identity: https://hyperallergic.com/hortensia-mi-kafchin-refuses-a-monolithic-trans-identity/
- Stop Putting Art on Miami Beach: https://hyperallergic.com/stop-putting-art-on-the-beach/
- Michelangelo Drawing of a Foot Could Fetch $2M at Auction: https://hyperallergic.com/michelangelo-drawing-of-a-foot-could-fetch-2m-at-auction/
- The National Museum of the American Indian Presents Water’s Edge: The Art of Truman Lowe: https://hyperallergic.com/the-national-museum-of-the-american-indian-presents-waters-edge-the-art-of-truman-lowe/
- The Art Crossword: Art Heist Edition: https://hyperallergic.com/the-art-crossword-art-heist-edition/
- Your Handy Guide to Miami Art Week: https://hyperallergic.com/your-handy-guide-to-miami-art-week-2025/