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
- Sotheby’s $304.6 Million Triple Play of Modern Art: By the Numbers: https://news.artnet.com/market/sothebys-modern-sales-by-the-numbers-2717820
- How Sculptor Tom Price Finds Meaning in Material Experiments: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/tom-price-radical-material-experimentation-2716989
- This Empress Had the Most Famous Hair in the World—What Her Ravishing Portrait Reveals: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/empress-sisi-of-austria-portrait-2716254
- Rare Rembrandt Print Discovered in a Drawer Could Fetch Thousands at Auction: https://news.artnet.com/market/rembrandt-print-drawer-auction-2718031
- Rodin Collected Over 1,000 Egyptian Artifacts. Here’s How They Shaped His Sculpture: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/rodin-egypt-art-collection-show-isaw-2717783
- Ancient Olive Oil Processing Complex Unearthed in Tunisia: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ancient-olive-oil-complex-tunisia-2717795
- A Very Private Affair: Warhol Bardot Portrait Makes $16.7 Million at Invite-Only Auction: https://news.artnet.com/market/warhol-bardot-clemente-bar-2717670
- Can Hong Kong Hold Its Edge in the Global Art Market?: https://news.artnet.com/market/4-takeaways-art-business-conference-hong-kong-2717346
- Box Office Gold: Why Film Memorabilia Is Now Commanding Millions: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/film-memorabilia-entertainment-market-2713463
- Julia Stoschek’s Groundbreaking Video Art Collection Is Getting an Outing in L.A.: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/julia-stoschek-foundation-los-angeles-show-2716818
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Penn Museum opens Native North America Gallery after two-year overhaul: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/21/penn-museum-philadelphia-opens-revamped-native-north-america-gallery
- Final fraud suspect in vast Norval Morrisseau forgery operation found guilty: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/21/norval-morrisseau-forgery-ring-jeff-cowan-conviction
- Philadelphia Art Museum taps former Metropolitan Museum leader after firing previous director: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/21/phialdelphia-art-museum-daniel-weiss-replacing-sasha-suda
- Frieze lines up more than 95 exhibitors for next Los Angeles fair: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/21/frieze-los-angeles-2026-exhibitors-news
- Two Van Gogh records smashed—and a new highest sale price for the artist’s Paris period work: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/21/two-van-gogh-records-smashedand-a-new-highest-sale-price-for-the-artists-paris-period-work
- The $236m Klimt, Cop 30 and the art world, Caravaggio’s Victorious Cupid—podcast: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/21/the-236m-klimt-cop-30-and-the-art-world-caravaggios-victorious-cupidpodcast
- ‘This is how art history is built’: unprecedented Mumbai exhibition unites works of Indian and Arab Modernism: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/21/this-is-how-a-lot-of-art-history-is-built-mumbai-exhibition-unites-works-of-indian-and-arab-modernism
- Remembering John Morgan, radical typographer and designer who transformed the Church of England's books: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/21/remembering-john-morgan-radical-typographer-and-designer-who-transformed-the-church-of-englands-books
- Frida Kahlo self-portrait sells for $54.7m at Sotheby's, breaking her auction record: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/21/frida-kahlo-record-van-gogh-still-life-sothebys-auction-new-york
ARTnews.com
- 25 Native American Artists to Know: https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/artists/native-american-artists-to-know-1234762021/
- A $2 M. ‘Unicorn’ Lynne Drexler Painting Sets a New Record at Christie’s: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/lynne-drexler-painting-sets-a-record-at-christies-1234763052/
- In New Documentary, Artist Marilyn Minter Overcomes the Burden of Shame in the Art World: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/artists/documentary-pretty-dirty-marilyn-minter-art-1234762927/
- A 12-Foot-Wide Martin Wong Painting, Unseen for Nearly Four Decades, Will Be Unveiled at Art Basel Miami Beach: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/martin-wong-painting-unseen-art-basel-miami-beach-ppow-1234762898/
- Mississippi Museum of Art Acquires Frank Lloyd Wright–Designed Usonian Home: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/mississippi-museum-of-art-frank-lloyd-wright-home-1234762957/
- Dorothy Vogel, Humble Collector of Minimalist and Conceptual Art, Dies at 90: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/dorothy-vogel-collector-dead-1234763028/
- American Artist Llyn Foulkes Dies at Age 91: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/llyn-foulkes-obituary-1234762894/
- Anonymous Buyer Pays Close to $1 M. for Secret Code to Jim Sanborn Sculpture at CIA Headquarters: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/kryptos-sculpture-code-cia-1234762958/
- Amid Controversy, Philadelphia Art Museum Names Former Met Museum CEO as New Director: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/philadelphia-art-museum-daniel-weiss-director-controversy-1234762925/
- New Report Finds That Museums Are Spending Fraction of What They Should on Marketing: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/are-museums-spending-enough-marketing-new-report-1234762683/
Hyperallergic
- MFA, MA, and PhD Programs to Apply for by Early 2026: https://hyperallergic.com/1058975/mfa-ma-and-phd-programs-to-apply-for-by-early-2026/
- Former Met President Daniel Weiss to Lead Philadelphia Art Museum: https://hyperallergic.com/1058913/former-met-president-daniel-weiss-to-lead-philadelphia-art-museum/
- Frida Kahlo Becomes Most Expensive Woman Artist at Auction: https://hyperallergic.com/1058884/frida-kahlo-becomes-most-expensive-woman-artist-at-auction/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- At $304.6 Million Sotheby’s Tripleheader, Van Gogh and Kahlo Soar, as the Market Bounces Back: https://news.artnet.com/market/sothebys-modern-pritzker-exquisite-corpse-auction-results-2716914
- René Magritte’s Career-Defining ‘Jockey’ Gallops to $12.3 Million at Sotheby’s: https://news.artnet.com/market/magritte-bucksbaum-collection-sothebys-sale-2698202
- How Lynart Store Is Empowering the Next Generation of Artists and Collectors: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/lynart-store-lior-brahami-2715939
- Frida Kahlo Masterpiece Sells for $54.7 Million, New Auction Record for Artwork by a Woman: https://news.artnet.com/market/frida-kahlo-el-sueno-sothebys-auction-2690737
- A Long, Strange Trip Through the New York Gallery Scene: https://news.artnet.com/multimedia/jack-hanley-gallery-scene-2713040
- Emerging Artist Aiza Ahmed Reimagines a Cinematic World of Decadence and Decay: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/emerging-artist-aiza-ahmed-up-next-2716359
- Phillips’s Taut $67.3 Million Evening Sale Beat Last Year’s Total With Careful Stagecraft, Dinosaurs: https://news.artnet.com/market/phillips-evening-sale-2025-stats-2716960
- Iconic Frank Lloyd Wright Home Acquired by Mississippi Museum: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/frank-lloyd-wright-usonian-home-jackson-mississippi-2663742
- Artists Across the U.S. Are Staging Hundreds of Events to Protest Authoritarianism: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/fall-of-freedom-2025-2716978
- The Louvre’s Historic Fashion Exhibition Lands in Houston: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/louvre-couture-mfa-houston-fashion-exhibition-2716957
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- New York gallery Sperone Westwater to close after 50 years amid lawsuit between co-founders: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/21/new-york-gallery-sperone-westwater-to-close-after-50-years-amid-lawsuit-co-founders
- In 1950s New York, three single mothers bought a house together and turned it into a thriving art studio: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/20/artists-in-residence-documentary-lois-dodd-eleanor-magid-louise-kruger
- Heffel’s autumn sales, including auction of art from collection of Canada’s oldest company, tally $22.1m: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/20/heffel-auctions-toronto-hudsons-bay-company-lillian-mayland-mckimm
- France halts sale of 'earliest calculator' at Christie's: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/20/france-halts-sale-of-earliest-calculator-at-christies
- 'Really encouraging': Phillips’ Modern and Contemporary sale continues New York auction momentum: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/20/really-encouraging-phillips-modern-and-contemporary-sale-continues-new-york-auction-momentum
- British Museum stubs out controversial tobacco sponsorship deal: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/20/british-museum-stubs-out-controversial-tobacco-sponsorship-deal
- Collector of Beeple’s $69.3 million NFT work launches space in Singapore: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/20/collector-of-beeple-everydays-work-launches-art-and-technology-space-in-singapore
- Art market bounce back continues in New York with Christie's $123.5m 21st-century sale: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/20/art-market-bounce-back-continues-in-new-york-with-christies-1235m-21st-century-sale
- Inside the new AI-driven platform generating ‘adviser-grade’ art market insights: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/20/inside-the-new-ai-driven-platform-generating-adviser-grade-art-market-insights
- William Nicholson, often overlooked in favour of his more famous son, is coming out of the shadows: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/20/william-nicholson-often-overlooked-in-favour-of-his-more-famous-son-is-coming-out-of-the-shadows
ARTnews.com
- Sotheby’s Modern Art Sales Bring in $304.6 M., Led by $62.7 M. Van Gogh and Record-Breaking Kahlo: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/sothebys-surrealism-modern-auction-november-2025-new-york-1234762778/
- Frida Kahlo Painting Sells at Sotheby’s for $54.7 M., a Record for a Woman Artist at Auction: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/frida-kahlo-painting-sothebys-record-woman-surrealism-1234762747/
- Sotheby’s to ‘Unveil’ $1 B. of Art and Luxury Goods During Abu Dhabi Collectors’ Week in December: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/sothebys-to-unveil-1-b-of-art-and-luxury-goods-during-abu-dhabi-collectors-week-in-december-1234762692/
- US Artists Struggle with Food and Healthcare Insecurity, New Study Finds: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/us-artists-struggle-with-food-and-healthcare-insecurity-study-1234762540/
- Churchill’s ‘Marrakech’ Hits $1.3 M. at Canadian Auction House: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/churchill-marrakech-heffel-sale-2025-1234762685/
- International Fine Print Dealers Association Expands Its Mandate, Adding Drawing Dealers for First Time: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ifpda-print-fair-expands-drawings-dealers-2026-1234762614/
- A Show at the National Gallery Highlights the Role of Photography in the Black Arts Movement: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/artists/black-arts-movement-photogtaphy-national-gallery-washington-1234758567/
- Thirty-Five Arrested in Bulgaria, with Ties to Larger Criminal Art Trafficking Network: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/thirty-five-arrested-in-bulgaria-criminal-art-trafficking-network-1234762594/
- Michael H. Smith, Dealer and Curator Who Prized Experimentation, Dies at 80: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/michael-h-smith-dealer-curator-artist-dead-1234762619/
- Frances McDormand and Artist Suzanne Bocanegra Want to Rock You at Hauser & Wirth: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/frances-mcdormand-suzanne-bocanegra-hauser-and-wirth-1234762595/
Hyperallergic
- Required Reading: https://hyperallergic.com/1058670/required-reading-760/
- How Did We Get Here?: https://hyperallergic.com/1058708/how-did-we-get-here/
- Art Movements: Why, Maurizio Cattelan, Why?: https://hyperallergic.com/1057675/art-movements-why-maurizio-cattelan-why/
- Drunk Santas, Yoko Ono, and Other Joys of DOC NYC: https://hyperallergic.com/1058705/drunk-santas-yoko-ono-and-other-joys-of-doc-nyc-2025/
- Gay Sheep Make Their High Fashion Debut in NYC: https://hyperallergic.com/1058634/gay-sheep-make-their-high-fashion-debut-in-nyc/
- Why I Joined the Artists Behind Fall of Freedom: https://hyperallergic.com/1058287/why-i-joined-the-artists-behind-fall-of-freedom/
- A View From the Easel: https://hyperallergic.com/1058487/a-view-from-the-easel-312/
- Smithsonian’s Online Native Cinema Showcase Presents Free Short Films by Indigenous Filmmakers: https://hyperallergic.com/1057816/smithsonian-online-native-cinema-showcase-presents-free-short-films-indigenous-filmmakers/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Christie’s Rings Up $126 Million at Well-Crafted 21st-Century Sale, With $19.8 Million Wool in Front: https://news.artnet.com/market/christies-edlis-neeson-sale-126-million-2716072
- Phillips Totals $67.3 Million in Lukewarm Sale, Moving $16 Million Bacon, $5.4 Triceratops: https://news.artnet.com/market/phillips-modern-contemporary-november-dinosaur-2716370
- Guitarist Ronnie Wood’s New Paintings Celebrate His 50th Year With the Rolling Stones: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ronnie-wood-rolling-stones-prints-50th-year-2716249
- Sotheby’s Sold $706 Million of Art in 3 Hours. Here’s a Look at the Numbers: https://news.artnet.com/market/sothebys-leonard-lauder-contemporary-by-the-numbers-2715607
- Believe It or Not, This Is the Buyer of Maurizio Cattelan’s Gold Toilet: https://news.artnet.com/market/maurizio-cattelan-america-gold-toilet-auction-2707156
- A Treasure Trove of New York Gallery History Is Now Online: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/photo-archive-historic-new-york-gallery-shows-2478822
- Why Are Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez Bezos Sponsoring the Met Gala?: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/jeff-bezos-lauren-sanchez-bezos-met-gala-2715793
- Massive Bronze Age Settlement in Kazakhstan Reveals Its Secrets: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/semiyarka-kazakhstan-archaeology-bronze-age-city-2715955
- The Met Returns Historic Buddhist Painting to Korea: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/the-met-returns-historic-buddhist-painting-to-korea-2715943
- Sale of 17th-Century Pascal Invention Halted Over Cultural Heritage Concerns: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/pascaline-early-arithmetic-machine-christies-sale-2687208
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Buyer of Maurizio Cattelan's $12.1m gold toilet is Ripley’s Believe It or Not!: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/19/maurizio-cattelan-gold-toilet-ripleys-believe-it-or-not-sothebys
- Rijksmuseum to host study exploring potential benefits of art for people with Parkinson’s: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/19/rijksmuseum-study-exploring-potential-benefits-art-parkinsons-disease
- Live conservation reveals hidden surprises of unfinished Spencer painting: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/19/live-conservation-reveals-hidden-surprises-of-unfinished-spencer-painting
- An eerie Renaissance masterpiece, fresh from a four-year restoration process, goes on show in Berlin: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/19/an-eerie-renaissance-masterpiece-fresh-from-a-four-year-restoration-process-goes-on-show-in-berlin
- Louvre closes gallery ‘until further notice’ citing structural problems: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/19/louvre-closes-gallery-until-further-notice-citing-structural-problems
- In his own words: Antwerp museum uses AI to recreate Magritte's voice: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/19/in-his-own-words-antwerp-museum-recreates-magritte-lecture-using-ai
ARTnews.com
- Christie’s 21st-Century Evening Sale Sets Auction Records for Three Women Artists: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/christies-21st-century-evening-sale-women-artists-records-1234762523/
- Christie’s 21st-Century Evening Sale Totals $123.6 M. and Sets A Few Records: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/christies-21st-century-evening-sale-totals-november-2025-1234762509/
- Phillips Modern and Contemporary Sale Nets $67.3 M., Led by $16 M. Francis Bacon Diptych: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/phillips-modern-contemporary-art-auction-report-francis-bacon-1234762505/
- Christie’s Paris Suspends Its Sale of the First Calculating Machine: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/christies-paris-suspends-sale-pascaline-calculating-machine-1234762433/
- Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Revealed as Buyer of Maurizio Cattelan’s $12.1 M. Gold Toilet: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ripleys-buys-maurizio-cattelan-gold-toilet-sothebys-1234762386/
- The 15 Most Expensive Artworks Ever Sold at Auction: https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/market/most-expensive-artworks-ever-sold-at-auction-1234736898/
- Beeple Superfan ‘Metakovan’ to Launch Art & Tech Studio in Singapore: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/padimai-art-tech-studio-singapore-olafur-eliasson-1234762360/
- Palm Springs Art Museum Refutes Report Calling Its Finances into Doubt: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/palm-springs-art-museum-refutes-report-finances-1234762343/
- At Marquee Sales Midpoint, Market Players Celebrate Victory for Top End but Warn Middle and Lower Parts Remain Sticky: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/november-marquee-auction-sales-midpoint-analysis-1234762366/
- A Trio of Representations and Kohler Announces 2026 Residency Cohort: Industry Moves for November 19, 2025: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/kohler-announces-2026-residency-industry-moves-1234762363/
Hyperallergic
- 16 Acts of Artistic Resistance Happening This Weekend: https://hyperallergic.com/1058354/16-acts-of-artistic-resistance-happening-this-weekend/
- Remembering Bill Ivey, Guy Cogeval, and Marilyn A. Zeitlin: https://hyperallergic.com/1058317/remembering-bill-ivey-guy-cogeval-and-marilyn-a-zeitlin/
- A Good, Bad, and Ugly History of Parenting Gadgets: https://hyperallergic.com/1058375/a-good-bad-and-ugly-history-of-parenting-gadgets/
- Maurizio Cattelan Is No Duchamp: https://hyperallergic.com/1058360/maurizio-cattelan-is-no-duchamp/
- Why Is DC’s Phillips Collection Selling Off Its Masterpieces?: https://hyperallergic.com/1058320/why-is-dc-phillips-collection-selling-off-its-masterpieces/
- Stan Douglas Conjures Histories That Might Have Been: https://hyperallergic.com/1058274/stan-douglas-conjures-histories-that-might-have-been/
- Expand Your Art Career With a Graduate Degree From the University of Louisville: https://hyperallergic.com/1057791/expand-your-art-career-with-a-graduate-degree-university-of-louisville/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Records Fall During $706 Million Night at Sotheby’s, Turbocharged by Blue-Chip Lauder Trove: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/records-fall-during-706-million-night-at-sothebys-turbocharged-by-blue-chip-lauder-trove-2714943
- Renée Zellweger Unveils ‘Bridget Jones’ Statue in London: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/bridget-jones-sculpture-leicester-square-london-2715453
- Basquiat Painting Makes $48.3 Million in Auction Debut: https://news.artnet.com/market/basquiat-crowns-peso-neto-sothebys-auction-2697577
- Maurizio Cattelan’s Golden Toilet Sells for $12.1 Million at Sotheby’s: https://news.artnet.com/market/maurizio-cattelan-america-gold-toilet-auction-2707156
- Leonard Lauder’s Klimt Fetches $236.4 Million at Sotheby’s: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/leonard-lauders-klimt-painting-fetches-sothebys-2713549
- A Cadre of Artists Have Successfully Rescued and Restored Nina Simone’s Historic Childhood Home: https://news.artnet.com/market/the-push-to-preserve-nina-simones-childhood-home-just-got-a-6-million-boost-thanks-to-venus-williams-and-adam-pendleton-2307161
- How Women Fiber Artists Are Reframing Absurdism: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/contemporary-art-modern-project-gallery-2714648
- Christie’s Banner $690 Million Night for 20th-Century Art: By the Numbers: https://news.artnet.com/market/christies-20th-century-art-november-new-york-by-the-numbers-2715393
- Margot Robbie’s Production Company Brings ‘Bad Bridget’ Museum Exhibition to the Silver Screen: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/bad-bridget-movie-2715142
- O’Keeffe, Seurat Works Head to Auction in Controversial Museum Sale: https://news.artnet.com/market/okeeffe-seurat-phillips-collection-deaccession-2715082
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Klimt portrait sells for record $236.3m at Sotheby’s in New York: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/18/klimt-record-sothebys-new-york-lauder-collection
- Metropolitan Museum workers launch unionising effort: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/18/metropolitan-museum-workers-unionising
- Print dealers' association expands to include gallerists specialised in drawings: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/18/ifpda-print-dealers-association-expands-drawings
- Climate report from Getty’s PST Art programme urges cultural organisations to confront exhibitions’ impacts: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/18/getty-pst-art-climate-report-exhibitions-environmental-impacts
- Art Basel Hong Kong announces new section dedicated to work made in past five years: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/18/art-basel-hong-kong-announces-new-section-work-past-five-years
- Kicking off New York November sales, Christie's nets healthy $690m from double-header 20th-century auction: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/18/kicking-off-new-york-november-sales-christies-nets-healthy-5747m-from-double-header-20th-century-auction
- ‘Mona Lisa of illuminated manuscripts’ goes on show in Rome: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/18/mona-lisa-of-illuminated-manuscripts-goes-on-show-in-rome
- Pakistani artist Shahzia Sikander navigates her country’s complex past—a new monograph tells her story: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/18/pakistani-artist-shahzia-sikander-navigates-her-countrys-complex-pasta-new-monograph-tells-her-story
Art Business News
- RED DOT MIAMI 2025 SPOTLIGHT PROGRAM: https://artbusinessnews.com/2025/11/red-dot-miami-2025-spotlight-program/
- SPECTRUM MIAMI 2025 SPOTLIGHT PROGRAM: https://artbusinessnews.com/2025/11/spectrum-miami-2025-spotlight-program/
ARTnews.com
- Sotheby’s Double-Header Sale Totals $706 M. Including Nearly $400 M. for Three Klimt Paintings: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/sothebys-lauder-now-contemporary-sales-report-klimt-record-1234762267/
- What a Waste: Maurizio Cattelan Golden Toilet Sells for $12.1 M. at Sotheby’s: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/maurizio-cattelan-america-sothebys-sale-toilet-12-million-1234762122/
- Klimt’s Final Attersee Landscape, Waldabhang in Unterach, Sells for $70.8 M. at Sotheby’s: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/klimt-waldabhang-unterach-attersee-lauder-sale-1234762095/
- Klimt’s Blumenwiese Brings in $86 M. at Sotheby’s Lauder Sale, Marking Artist’s Second Most Expensive Landscape: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/gustav-klimt-blumenwiese-blooming-meadow-lauder-sale-1234762091/
- Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer Sells for $236.4 M., Highest Price for Any Work of Modern Art Sold at Auction: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/gustav-klimt-portrait-of-elisabeth-lederer-auction-record-1234762083/
- 3,600-Year-Old Bronze Age City Discovered in Northeast Kazakhstan: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/bronze-age-city-discovered-northeast-kazakhstan-1234762208/
- Mütter Museum in Philadelphia Plots Expansion for Next Year: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/mutter-museum-expansion-philadelphia-1234762184/
- Marina Abramovic Says Curator Klaus Biesenbach Nearly Killed Her ‘Artist Is Present’ Performance: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/marina-abramovic-moma-klaus-biesenbach-artist-present-1234762185/
- California Attorney General Argues for Return of Nazi-Looted Painting Held by Madrid Museum: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/california-attorney-general-nazi-looted-picasso-madrid-1234762075/
- Dealers Tout ‘True Year-End Rebound’ at Shanghai’s Art Week Despite China’s Ongoing Economic Slowdown: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/shanghai-art021-west-bund-art-recap-1234762135/
Hyperallergic
- Maurizio Cattelan’s Golden Toilet Fails to Make a Splash: https://hyperallergic.com/1058173/maurizio-cattelans-golden-toilet-fails-to-make-a-splash/
- Klimt Painting Becomes Second Most Expensive Artwork Ever Sold: https://hyperallergic.com/1058192/klimt-painting-becomes-second-most-expensive-artwork-ever-sold/
- New York City Art Shows to See Right Now: https://hyperallergic.com/1057624/new-york-city-art-shows-to-see-november-18-2025/
- The Little Sargent Watercolor That Sold for $7M: https://hyperallergic.com/1057916/the-little-sargent-watercolor-that-sold-for-7m/
- Jacques-Louis David Knew That Style Is Political: https://hyperallergic.com/1058058/jacques-louis-david-knew-that-style-is-political/
- Drowning in the Light of Monet’s Venice: https://hyperallergic.com/1057971/drowning-in-the-light-of-monet-and-venice-brooklyn-museum/
- Met Museum Returns Buddhist Painting Taken During Korean War: https://hyperallergic.com/1057953/met-museum-returns-buddhist-painting-taken-during-korean-war/
- Diné Weaver Venancio Aragón Dyes Wool With Kool-Aid: https://hyperallergic.com/1058003/dine-weaver-venancio-aragon-dyes-wool-with-kool-aid/
- How Detroit Became a Hub for Black Art: https://hyperallergic.com/1057932/how-detroit-became-a-hub-for-black-art/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Christie’s Hauls In $690 Million at Robust 20th-Century Art Sale, Led by $62 Million Rothko: https://news.artnet.com/market/christies-hauls-in-690-million-at-robust-20th-century-art-sale-led-by-62-million-rothko-2714467
- Louvre Is Forced to Shutter Gallery and Offices, Citing Structural Concerns: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/louvre-closes-offices-gallery-structural-concerns-2714627
- Miami Art Week Is Fast Approaching. Here’s What to Look Forward to at NADA’s 23rd Edition: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/nada-miami-curated-spotlight-2714286
- Art Collaboration Kyoto Director to Depart—and a Rundown of the Latest in Asia’s Art World: https://news.artnet.com/market/art-collaboration-kyoto-director-to-depart-tap-2713429
- Art Gallery of Ontario Gifted Trove of 450 Works by Warhol, Lichtenstein, and More Legendary Artists: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/art-gallery-of-ontario-major-gift-2714505
- German Auction House Cancels Controversial Sale of Holocaust Artifacts: https://news.artnet.com/market/felzmann-holocaust-auction-canceled-2714396
- The Metropolitan Museum Unveils 2026 Costume Institute Theme: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/costume-art-met-museum-2026-2714381
- White House Historical Association Snaps Up Suite of Contested Norman Rockwell Paintings: https://news.artnet.com/market/norman-rockwell-president-white-house-paintings-auction-2-2704973
- American Museum of Natural History’s ‘Night at the Museum’ Program Is Finally Back: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/amnh-relaunches-sleepovers-kids-2714383
- Which Artists Are Headed to the Venice Biennale in 2026?: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/venice-biennale-2026-national-pavilions-2604196
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Metropolitan Museum's new Condé M. Nast Galleries will put fashion at the forefront: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/17/metropolitan-museum-conde-nast-galleries-costume-institute
- Fast-rising Montana art organisation to take over century-old theatre: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/17/tinworks-art-bozeman-montana-taking-over-historic-rialto-theater-matthew-barney
- French art world slams proposal for new art tax: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/17/french-art-world-slams-proposal-new-art-tax
- Acquisitions round-up: an ‘exceptionally rare’ portrait of an enslaved person and two large-scale donations: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/17/acquisitions-round-up-an-exceptionally-rare-portrait-of-an-enslaved-person
- Artist studios in Kyiv damaged by Russian drone strike for second time: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/17/artist-studios-in-kyiv-damaged-by-russian-drone-strikeagain
- Portland Art Museum to unveil $116m transformation with Mark Rothko at its heart: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/17/portland-art-museum-expansion-mark-rothko
Art Business News
- Meet the Gallerist: Jason Perez: https://artbusinessnews.com/2025/11/meet-the-gallerist-jason-perez/
ARTnews.com
- Sperone Westwater, Legendary New York Gallery, Closes After 50 Years: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/sperone-westwater-gallery-closing-1234762042/
- Christie’s Opens Marquee Auction Week with Double-Header Sale Totaling $690 M. Amid Deep Bidding: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/christies-marquee-fall-20th-century-evening-sale-report-1234762038/
- Ten Percent of National Endowment for the Humanities Budget Will Support Two Grantees: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ten-percent-of-national-endowment-for-the-humanities-budget-will-support-two-grantees-1234761952/
- Guy Cogeval, former director of Paris’s Musée d’Orsay, has died at 70: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/guy-cogeval-obituary-former-director-musee-dorsay-paris-1234761988/
- Ancient Limestone Face Carving Discovered During Controversial Maya Train Project Excavation: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ancient-limestone-face-carving-discovered-controversial-maya-train-project-excavation-1234761994/
- The Phillips Collection to Sell Major Works, Vatican Returns 62 Artifacts to Indigenous Peoples, Six Works That Could ‘Predict the Market’: Morning Links for November 17, 2025.: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/the-phillips-collection-to-sell-major-works-vatican-returns-62-artifacts-to-indigenous-peoples-six-works-that-could-predict-the-market-morning-links-for-november-17-2025-1234761996/
- Met to Open New Condé M. Nast Galleries with Exhibition About ‘Costume Art’: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/met-conde-m-nast-galleries-costume-institute-art-1234761960/
- Eric Adams and Zohran Mamdani Battle Over Beloved Art Garden in New York: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/elizabeth-street-garden-eric-adams-zohran-mamdani-1234761926/
- Key Video Art Organization’s Future Is Uncertain After Downsizing by School of the Art Institute of Chicago: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/video-data-bank-downsizing-school-art-institute-chicago-1234761928/
- KAWS, DRIFT, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer Among 15 Artists Participating in Abu Dhabi’s Public Light Art Exhibition: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/kaws-drift-rafael-lozano-hemmer-artists-participating-abu-dhabis-public-light-art-exhibition-1234761968/
Hyperallergic
- Met Museum Workers Push to Unionize: https://hyperallergic.com/1057800/met-museum-workers-push-to-unionize/
- Evening Auctions to Watch During Fall’s Marquee Week: https://hyperallergic.com/1057622/evening-auctions-to-watch-during-fall-2025-marquee-week/
- Will Jeff Bezos Ruin The Met’s Costume Institute?: https://hyperallergic.com/1057717/will-jeff-bezos-ruin-the-mets-costume-institute/
- Art Problems: Do I Need a Studio?: https://hyperallergic.com/1057676/art-problems-do-i-need-a-studio/
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago Lays Off 20 Workers: https://hyperallergic.com/1057696/school-of-the-art-institute-of-chicago-lays-off-20-workers/
- Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum Reminds Us of Our Humanity: https://hyperallergic.com/1057742/pamela-phatsimo-sunstrum-reminds-us-of-our-humanity/
- Karin Davie’s Oceans of Color: https://hyperallergic.com/1057603/karin-davie-oceans-of-color/
- The Sacrifices of the Single-Mother Artist: https://hyperallergic.com/1057586/the-sacrifices-of-the-single-mother-artist/
- 15 Art Books to Gift This Holiday Season: https://hyperallergic.com/1057196/15-art-books-to-gift-2025-holiday-season/
- Uman: After all the things … On View at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum: https://hyperallergic.com/1046988/aldrich-contemporary-art-museum-presents-uman/
- NADA Miami Returns With Its 23rd Edition: https://hyperallergic.com/1057369/nada-miami-returns-with-its-23rd-edition/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Inside the Gallery Reimagining the White Cube as a Country Home: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/inside-jenna-burlingham-gallerys-home-style-displays-2713538
- Maya Sculpture With ‘Old Man’ Face Unearthed at Construction Site in Mexico: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/maya-train-old-man-sculpture-construction-mexico-2713579
- Dreaming of Dalí? These 7 Must-Read Books Unlock the World of Surrealism: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/art-books-surrealism-2710009
Hyperallergic
- Duncan McGillivray-Smith’s Game of Shadows: https://hyperallergic.com/1057180/duncan-mcgillivray-smith-game-of-shadows/
- Tate Museums Workers Set to Strike Over “Insulting” Pay Raise: https://hyperallergic.com/1057326/tate-museums-workers-set-to-strike-over-insulting-pay-raise/
- How an Air Purifier Can Make Your Art Event Safer: https://hyperallergic.com/1057303/brooklyn-collective-air-nyc-is-helping-artists-breathe-easier/
- Can We Meme the British Museum Into Doing the Right Thing?: https://hyperallergic.com/1056821/can-we-meme-the-british-museum-into-doing-the-right-thing/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- In a New Show, Liam Gillick and Alan Charlton Offer a Dialogue in Geometry: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/alfonso-artiaco-liam-gillick-alan-charlton-2713185
- How Venice’s Legendary Hotel Cipriani Is Rethinking Luxury With Art: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/how-venices-legendary-hotel-cipriani-is-rethinking-luxury-with-art-2712567
- A Myth-Busting Samurai Exhibition Is Landing at the British Museum: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/samurai-exhibition-british-museum-2712842
- Dealers Bet Big on Abu Dhabi Art as Fair Preps for Frieze Era: https://news.artnet.com/market/abu-dhabi-art-2025-2713999
- Reindeer Hunting Artifacts Emerge From Melting Ice in Norway: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/reindeer-hunting-facility-found-in-melted-ice-norway-2713876

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- David Hockney’s Paintings Brought to Life in Dazzling Drone Show Over U.K. Skies: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/david-hockney-bradford-drone-light-show-2713920
- The Remarkable Ethel Stein, Puppeteer Turned Master Weaver, Gets Her Moment: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ethel-stein-puppeteer-weaver-2712880
- Is Vaunted NYC Gallery Sperone Westwater Winding Down?: https://news.artnet.com/market/sperone-westwater-gallery-winding-down-2712272
- Man Sentenced to Jail for Stealing Banksy Print: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/stolen-banksy-print-recovered-thief-sentenced-2536351
- Epstein Files Reveal Correspondence With Artist Andres Serrano: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/epstein-files-andres-serrano-2713719
- What Is the ‘Mona Lisa of Illuminated Manuscripts,’ the Long-Hidden Bible Now on View in Rome?: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/borso-deste-bible-on-view-in-rome-2713488
- At Shanghai Art Week 2025, New Venues, New Players, and Shifting Energy: https://news.artnet.com/market/shanghai-art-week-2025-2713268
- Nigeria and Turkey Are in the Spotlight at Abu Dhabi Art. Here’s What to Expect: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/art-abu-dhabi-focus-nigeria-turkey-2712901
- These Are the Top Auction Moments of 2025—So Far: https://news.artnet.com/market/top-auction-moments-of-2025-2712941
- How Fiber Artist Gary Tyler’s Powerful Quilts Reframe a Life Stolen by Injustice: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/gary-tyler-quilts-la-show-book-release-2711545
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Sculptor Alma Allen reportedly selected to represent US at 2026 Venice Biennale: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/14/alma-allen-us-pavilion-venice-biennale-2026
- With end of US government shutdown, National Gallery of Art and Smithsonian museums start reopening: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/14/us-government-shutdown-ends-national-gallery-art-smithsonian-reopening
- Turning passion and pride into success: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/14/turning-passion-and-pride-into-success
- Farewell to Lumiere? UK light festival holds what may be its final edition: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/14/lumiere-uk-light-festival-final-edition
- Van Gogh’s ‘Sower’ will soon go on sale at Sotheby's—where it's set to make record price: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/14/van-goghs-sower-will-soon-go-on-sale-at-sothebyswhere-its-set-to-make-record-price
- Studio Museum reopens, the long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum, Stanley Spencer in Suffolk—podcast: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/14/studio-museum-reopens-in-harlem-the-long-awaited-grand-egyptian-museum-stanley-spencer-in-suffolkpodcast
- Art sector could collectively cut over five million tonnes of carbon a year, report suggests: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/14/art-sector-could-collectively-cut-over-five-million-tonnes-of-carbona-year-report-suggests
- Inside the 19th-century Parisian club that became a safe haven for female artists: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/14/inside-the-19th-century-parisian-club-that-became-a-safe-haven-for-female-artists
- In southern Italy, a long-planned excavation is revealing the secrets of an ancient Greek sanctuary: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/14/in-southern-italy-a-long-planned-excavation-is-revealing-the-secrets-of-an-ancient-greek-sanctuary
- Comment | Want to truly read a painting? Forget the present, and focus on the past: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/14/want-to-truly-read-a-painting-forget-the-present-and-focus-on-the-past
- ‘The Hay Wain’ to go on show in Constable's home county for the first time: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/14/the-hay-wain-to-go-on-show-in-constables-home-county-for-the-first-time
Art Business News
- Meet the Artist: Alan Goldberg: https://artbusinessnews.com/2025/11/meet-the-artist-alan-goldberg/
ARTnews.com
- Judge Approves $7 B. Purdue Pharma Settlement, Potentially Ending Years-Long Legal Saga: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/judge-approves-purdue-pharma-settlement-1234761884/
- Met Repatriates 18th Century Painting Taken from Buddhist Temple After Korean War: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/met-repatriates-painting-korea-buddhist-temple-korean-war-1234761860/
- Lot Watch: The 16(ish) Top Works Hitting the Block at the November Marquee Sales: https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/market/november-auctions-top-lots-to-watch-1234761661/
- ‘They Want to Kill Art’: The French Art World Is Up In Arms Over a Proposal to Impose New Taxes on Art: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/french-art-world-opposes-proposal-new-taxes-1234761820/
- Sotheby’s CEO Says Supply Is ‘Catching Up With Demand’ as Fall Auctions Target $1.4 Billion: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/sothebys-charles-stewart-supply-and-demand-1234761813/
- University of Leicester Updates Its Trans-Inclusive Museum Guidelines, Despite Legal Threats: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/university-of-leicester-trans-inclusive-museum-guideline-updates-1234761758/
- Auction Houses Tapping into Jewelry Boom, Brooklyn Public Library Launches Art-Lending Program, Paris Photo Returns: Morning Links for November 14, 2025: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/auction-houses-tapping-into-jewelry-boom-brooklyn-public-library-launches-art-lending-program-paris-photo-returns-morning-links-for-november-14-2025-1234761805/
- Cousin of Suspected Robber in Louvre Museum Heist Speaks Out: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/cousin-of-suspected-robber-in-louvre-museum-heist-speaks-out-1234761724/
- Artnet and Artsy Owner Andrew Wolff Forecasts the Future of Art Market Data and Decision-Making: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/andrew-wolff-artnet-artsy-future-1234761770/
- Drag Wrestling Show Apologizes for ICE-Themed Skit at Brooklyn Art Center: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/choke-hole-ice-pioneer-works-apology-1234761721/
Hyperallergic
- Artist Andres Serrano Discussed Trump in Emails With Jeffrey Epstein: https://hyperallergic.com/1057258/artist-andres-serrano-discussed-trump-in-emails-with-jeffrey-epstein/
- Transform Your Art Practice at UC Davis: The Maria Manetti Shrem Art Studio MFA Program: https://hyperallergic.com/1056212/uc-davis-maria-manetti-shrem-art-studio-mfa-program/

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 Now Borrow Contemporary Art at the Brooklyn Public Library—For Free: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/brooklyn-public-library-borrow-artwork-2713067
- Gustav Klimt’s Path to the $150 Million Club: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/gust-klimt-100-million-club-284649
- Heffel Celebrates 30 Years With Landmark Anniversary Auction: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/heffel-fine-art-auction-house-2712820
- The Best New Galleries in New York Are in Someone’s Apartment: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/nyc-apartment-galleries-2712058
- Do We Still Need All-Woman Art Shows?: https://news.artnet.com/multimedia/the-art-angle-alison-gingeras-the-woman-question-2705843
- Revealed! The Top Mystery Consignors to New York’s $1.6 Billion Fall Auctions: https://news.artnet.com/market/consignors-new-york-november-auctions-2025-2711189
- 2,500-Year-Old Vase Reveals Ancient Egyptians’ Taste for Opium: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ancient-egyptians-opium-alabaster-vase-study-2712625
- How Artist Rana Begum Made Minimalism Her Own: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/rana-begum-minimalism-2711712
- U.S. Museums Are Bracing for a Difficult 2026 Amid Funding Cuts, New Survey Finds: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/american-alliance-of-museums-survey-2025-2712464
- Inside the Dreamworld of Chloé Zhao’s ‘Hamnet’—and the Haunting Photo Book It Inspired: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/hamnet-chloe-zhao-agata-grzybowska-book-2711628
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- In a risk-averse market, Paris Photo offers diversity: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/13/in-a-risk-averse-market-paris-photo-offers-diversity
- Children curate exhibition of Clyfford Still works inspired by their reservation: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/13/indigenous-children-curate-clyfford-still-museum-exhibition
- Hauser & Wirth charged with breaching UK’s Russia sanctions: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/13/hauser-and-wirth-charged-with-breaching-uks-russia-sanctions
- Tate workers face in-work poverty, mental and physical health issues, union says—as strikes expected across UK: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/13/tate-workers-face-in-work-poverty-mental-and-physical-health-issues-union-saysas-strikes-expected-across-uk
- Private collectors’ return of artefacts to Ghana highlights UK's inaction on restitution, heritage experts say: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/13/private-collectors-return-of-artefacts-to-ghana-highlights-uks-inaction-on-restitution-heritage-experts-say
- K11 founder Adrian Cheng on Hong Kong’s art scene, the future of collecting and the creative potential of AI: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/13/k11-founder-adrian-cheng-on-hong-kongs-art-scene-future-collecting-creative-potential-ai
- Syrian officials issue—then delete—statement identifying ancient Roman statues stolen from Damascus National Museum: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/13/syrian-officials-delete-statement-ancient-roman-statues-stolen-damascus-national-museum
- Jenny Saville to present unseen Venice-inspired works to coincide with 61st Biennale: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/13/jenny-saville-to-present-new-venice-inspired-works-to-coincide-with-61st-biennale
- The British artist David Shrigley wants £1m for piles of old rope: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/13/british-artist-david-shrigley-wants-1-million-pounds-old-rope
- Why former Sotheby's chief executive Tad Smith is bullish on blockchain art: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/13/former-sothebys-chief-executive-tad-smith-on-why-he-collects-digital-art
ARTnews.com
- Metallica Guitarist Sells Painting of Conan the Barbarian—With a $10 M. Asking Price: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/metallica-kirk-hammett-conan-frank-frazetta-1234761649/
- Getty Trust Adds Glenn Lowry and Lionel Sauvage to Board of Trustees: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/j-paul-getty-trust-glenn-lowry-lionel-sauvage-board-1234761645/
- Massive 40-Year-Old Sculpture Demolished for Battery Park City Resiliency Project: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/40-year-old-sculpture-demolished-battery-park-city-resiliency-project-1234761579/
- The Art World’s ‘Joe Rogan,’ ONX Expands, and More: Industry Moves for November 13, 2025: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/art-world-joe-rogan-onx-expands-and-more-industry-moves-1234761632/
- Three Paintings by Bob Ross Raise $600,000 at Auction for American Public Broadcasting: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/three-paintings-bob-ross-600000-bonhams-auction-american-public-broadcasting-1234761613/
- Tate Staff Overwhelmingly Vote to Strike Over ‘Inadequate’ Pay Raise Offer: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/tate-staff-vote-strike-inadequate-pay-1234761617/
- In Emails, Jeffrey Epstein Said He Had ‘Art Guy’ and Assessed an Expensive Leonardo da Vinci Painting: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/jeffrey-epstein-emails-art-guy-leonardo-salvator-mundi-1234761608/
- Artist Mel Leipzig, the ‘Chekhov of Trenton’, Has Died at 90: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/mel-leipzig-painter-dead-1234761568/
- Desert X Marks 10 Years with New Season, Expanded Team, and Global Ambitions: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/desert-x-2027-ten-year-anniversary-expansion-1234761470/
- After Museum Heist, Syrian Cultural Authorities Face Scrutiny Over Lack of Transparency: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/after-museum-heist-syrian-cultural-authorities-face-scrutiny-over-lack-of-transparency-1234761570/
Hyperallergic
- Art Movements: MoMA PS1 Reveals Greater New York Curators: https://hyperallergic.com/1056958/art-movements-moma-ps1-reveals-greater-new-york-curators/
- Required Reading: https://hyperallergic.com/1057121/required-reading-759/
- Monuments Collapses American History on Itself: https://hyperallergic.com/1057080/monuments-collapses-american-history-on-itself/
- Eric Adams and Mamdani Clash Over NYC Art Garden: https://hyperallergic.com/1056967/eric-adams-and-mamdani-clash-over-nyc-elizabeth-street-garden/
- The Canary in the Turbine Hall: https://hyperallergic.com/1057029/maret-anne-sara-canary-in-the-turbine-hall-tate-modern/
- Barkley L. Hendricks’s Studio Was a Wonderland of Inspiration: https://hyperallergic.com/1056959/barkley-l-hendricks-studio-was-a-wonderland-of-inspiration/
- Smithsonian to Reopen After Longest Government Shutdown in US History: https://hyperallergic.com/1056968/smithsonian-to-reopen-after-longest-government-shutdown-in-us-history/
- A View From the Easel: https://hyperallergic.com/1056980/a-view-from-the-easel-311/
- Shape the Future of Your Practice Through the MFA in Studio Art at the University of Arkansas: https://hyperallergic.com/1056796/shape-your-practice-through-mfa-studio-art-university-of-arkansas/
- Mitchell Johnson: Paintings from North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Morocco (Selected Work 1979-2025): https://hyperallergic.com/1056508/mitchell-johnson-paintings-north-south-america-europe-asia-morocco-selected-work-1979-2025/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Pioneer Works Drag Wrestling Match Sparks Outcry Over ICE-Themed Skit: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/pioneer-works-choke-hole-performance-2712023
- From the Arctic to the Avant-Garde: Inside Waddington’s Major Fall Auction Series: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/waddingtons-major-fall-auction-2712043
- Metallica’s Kirk Hammett Is Selling His $10 Million Frank Frazetta Painting: https://news.artnet.com/market/kirk-hammett-frank-frazetta-painting-sale-2712162
- David Hockney’s Vibrant Creations Anchor Artnet’s Contemporary Editions Auction: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/contemporary-editions-david-hockney-2711834
- Unpacking Rising Artist Machteld Rullens’s Fascination With Cardboard: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/page-nyc-machteld-rullens-2710646
- Priceless Roman-Era Artifacts Stolen from Syria’s National Museum: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/syria-national-museum-damascus-theft-2712004
- The Force Awakens! George Lucas’s Narrative Art Museum Set for 2026 Opening: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/the-opening-of-george-lucass-narrative-art-museum-has-been-delayed-again-but-its-collection-continues-to-grow-2179537
- Fashion’s Gritty Rebellion: Inside the Barbican’s Subversive Take on Design: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/dirty-looks-fashion-exhibition-2709059
- Anish Kapoor ‘Horrified’ by U.S. Border Patrol’s Photo-Op at Chicago’s Bean: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/anish-kapoor-border-patrol-bean-photo-op-2711890
- The Hidden History of Spanish Fashion, Revealed in 150 Years of Portraits and Manuscripts: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/hispanic-society-spanish-fashion-2711741
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- This month’s New York auctions could bring up to $2.3bn: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/12/new-york-autumn-auctions-2bn-christies-sothebys-phillips-bonhams
- A new hope: Lucas Museum of Narrative Art sets September 2026 opening date: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/12/lucas-museum-narrative-art-september-2026-opening
- On the ground at Art Week Tokyo: amid shifting national politics, Japan’s ‘sleeping beauty’ art scene is waking up: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/12/on-the-ground-at-art-week-tokyo-amid-shifting-national-politics-japans-sleeping-beauty-art-scene-is-waking-up
- Do museums need to crack down on selfies?: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/12/do-museums-need-to-crack-down-on-selfies
- The Big Review | Manet & Morisot at Legion of Honor, San Francisco ★★★½: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/12/the-big-review-|-manet-morisot-at-legion-of-honor-san-francisco-12
- The elusive artist Cady Noland has made a shock return: will it impact her reputation?: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/12/comment-elusive-artist-cady-noland-has-made-a-shock-return-will-it-impact-her-reputation
- Rediscovering Roger Fry, the overlooked Bloomsbury artist who helped bring Cézanne and Van Gogh to the world: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/12/rediscovering-roger-fry-the-overlooked-bloomsbury-artist-who-helped-to-bring-cezanne-and-van-gogh-to-the-world
ARTnews.com
- A Closer Look at the Lots in Next Week’s Marquee Art Sales: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/marquee-art-sales-fall-2025-christies-sothebys-phillips-1234761496/
- This TV Storyline About a Stolen Rembrandt Eerily Recalls the Louvre Heist: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/high-potential-tv-series-art-heist-1234761360/
- Dolce & Gabbana Exhibition Will Travel to ICA Miami in February: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/dolce-and-gabbana-exhibition-ica-miami-february-1234761299/
- Trump-Ordered Funding Cuts Hit US Museums Hard, New Report Shows: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/trump-cuts-museums-funding-aam-report-1234761254/
- Toronto’s Gardiner Museum Reopens After a 15-Month Renovation: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/gardiner-museum-toronto-reopens-after-renovation-1234761348/
- Artist Secretly Hangs AI Work in Welsh Museum, Calling It ‘Participation Without Permission’: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ai-artist-elias-marrow-cardiff-museum-installation-1234761328/
- Heritage Auctions Is Selling the Witch Hat from ‘The Wizard of Oz’: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/heritage-auctions-selling-witch-hat-wizard-of-oz-1234761333/
- Preservationists Petition to Save Wilbur Building, the ‘Sistine Chapel of New Deal Art’: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/preservationists-petition-to-save-wilbur-building-the-sistine-chapel-of-new-deal-art-1234761320/
- Top 200 Collector Ken Griffin Is Planning to Build a Superyacht Marina Complex in Miami: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/top-200-collector-ken-griffin-superyacht-marina-complex-miami-1234761337/
- Lucas Museum Sets Opening Date for September 2026: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/lucas-museum-opening-date-september-2026-1234761207/
Hyperallergic
- One-Third of US Museums Feel the Pain of Trump’s Grant Cuts: https://hyperallergic.com/1056720/one-third-of-us-museums-feel-the-pain-of-trumps-grant-cuts/
- Remembering Erik Bulatov, Kazuki Motoyama, and Ken Parker: https://hyperallergic.com/1056819/remembering-erik-bulatov-kazuki-motoyama-and-ken-parker/
- Prankster With a Cause Sneaks AI Artwork Into UK Museum: https://hyperallergic.com/1056743/prankster-with-a-cause-sneaks-ai-artwork-into-uk-museum/
- We’re All Pink on the Inside: https://hyperallergic.com/1056834/were-all-pink-on-the-inside-soft-weapons-12-franklin/
- Pyaari Azaadi’s Epic Mission to Mend the World: https://hyperallergic.com/1056761/pyaari-azaadi-epic-mission-to-mend-the-world/
- The Art World Loves to Talk Shit: https://hyperallergic.com/1056734/the-art-world-loves-to-talk-shit/
- UCLA’s MFA in Media Arts Encourages Bold Experimentation: https://hyperallergic.com/1056200/ucla-mfa-in-media-arts-encourages-bold-experimentation/