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
- Brushing Up on the Impressionists? These 7 Essential Books Explore Their Lives and Works: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/art-books-impressionism-2705115
Hyperallergic
- Mount Rushmore Is Not My Monument: https://hyperallergic.com/1053984/mount-rushmore-is-not-my-monument/
- Maurizio Cattelan’s Gold Toilet Can Soon Be Yours: https://hyperallergic.com/1053882/maurizio-cattelans-gold-toilet-can-soon-be-yours/
- The Darkness of Greuze’s Doe-Eyed Children: https://hyperallergic.com/1053285/the-darkness-of-greuzes-doe-eyed-children/
- 100 Assignments From Nayland Blake: https://hyperallergic.com/1040396/100-assignments-from-nayland-blake/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Trump May Be the Most Consequential Arts President. It’s Time for a Unified Response: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/trump-arts-president-cohesive-policy-response-2706437
- As Art Basel Moves In, Can Qatar Sustain an Art Market?: https://news.artnet.com/market/as-art-basel-moves-in-can-qatar-sustain-an-art-market-2707145

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Matisse Painted Her. History Forgot Her. Now Olga Meerson Is Stepping Back Into Frame: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/olga-meerson-matisse-muse-schlossmuseum-murnau-2707301
- Scholars Thought Plague Emptied This Ancient Egyptian City. New Research Says Otherwise: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/akhetaten-plague-theory-busted-study-2707427
- It’s Gala Season in New York’s Art World. Artists Feel Urgency to Give: https://news.artnet.com/market/its-gala-season-in-new-yorks-art-world-artists-feel-urgency-to-give-2706650
- New Art Fair Alternative Plans 2026 Launch in Taipei, Hong Kong: https://news.artnet.com/market/new-art-fair-alternative-plans-2026-launch-in-taipei-hong-kong-2705720
- A Junkanoo Spirit Is Carrying The Bahamas to Venice: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/bahamas-fair-venice-biennale-pavilion-2704959
- A Rousing Outsider Art Fashion Show Hits New York: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/creative-growth-stella-ishii-outsider-art-fashion-show-2707120
- Move Over, Banana: Maurizio Cattelan’s Golden Toilet Is Coming to Auction: https://news.artnet.com/market/maurizio-cattelan-america-gold-toilet-auction-2707156
- This Hidden Clue May Have Just Cracked the Code to the CIA’s ‘Kryptos’ Sculpture: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/cia-kryptos-sculpture-code-auction-2677451
- Protestors Who Threw Paint at Stonehenge Acquitted: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/climate-protestors-charged-stonehenge-2571877
- Never-Before-Seen King Tut Treasures Go On View at Grand Egyptian Museum: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/grand-egyptian-museum-king-tut-highlights-2706526
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- US climate activist gets 18-month prison sentence for splashing paint on Degas sculpture’s case: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/31/climate-activist-timothy-martin-national-gallery-art-degas-sculpture-sentenced
- London gallery Project Native Informant closes after 12 years, citing 'volatile and unsustainable environment': https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/31/east-london-gallery-project-native-informant-closes-after-12-years
- Indonesia's 'scarred' art scene regroups following nationwide protests: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/31/indonesias-art-scene-regroups-following-nationwide-protests
- Protecting North America’s oldest cave art after an historic flood raised new alarms: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/31/protecting-north-america-oldest-cave-art-after-historic-flood
- Must-see Van Gogh exhibitions in 2026: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/31/must-see-van-gogh-exhibitions-in-2026
- How an old conservation technique involving salts is winning over museums: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/31/old-conservation-technique-salts-winning-over-museums
- Catch of the day: Winslow Homer’s delicate watercolours get very rare outing in Boston: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/31/winslow-homer-watercolours-exhibition-boston
- Trajan’s force: Houston exhibition to explore Ancient Rome’s imperial peak: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/31/trajan-houston-exhibitionancient-rome-imperial-peak
- British Council hopes to transfer art collection to UK government amid ‘real financial peril’: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/31/british-council-hopes-to-transfer-art-collection-to-uk-government-amid-real-financial-peril
- Gauguin ‘fake’ is real, Mrinalini Mukherjee and her circle, Franz Xaver Messerschmidt’s head piece—podcast: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/31/gauguin-fake-is-real-mrinalini-mukherjee-and-her-circle-franz-xaver-messerschmidts-head-piecepodcast
- New book highlights Vorticism’s toxic side—and puts its women pioneers back in the frame: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/31/new-book-vorticism-toxic-side-women-pioneers-back-in-frame
- Comment | What the art market doesn’t allow, branded content does for Tom Sachs: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/31/art-market-branded-content-tom-sachs
- ‘Sometimes the space comes first’: how Shohei Shigematsu is using architecture to break cultural ground: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/31/shohei-shigematsu-architecture-break-cultural-ground
- A brush with... Cliff Lauson: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/31/a-brush-with-cliff-lauson
- Rarely seen Matthew Wong works to go on show in Venice: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/31/rarely-seen-matthew-wong-works-to-go-on-show-in-venice
- Are you flush with cash? Maurizio Cattelan’s gold toilet could fetch $10m at auction: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/31/maurizio-cattelan-gold-toilet-auction-sothebys-new-york
ARTnews.com
- Investigators Believe Oakland Museum of California Heist Was ‘Crime of Opportunity, Not a Targeted Theft’: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/oakland-museum-of-california-talks-stolen-artifacts-1234759735/
- Princeton’s New Museum Feels Intimate Despite Its Overwhelming Size: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/princeton-university-art-museum-reopening-1234759500/
- Sotheby’s to Sell Cattelan’s Golden Toilet, Inside the Studio Museum in Harlem’s New Building, and More: Morning Links for October 31, 2025.: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/sothebys-to-sell-cattelans-golden-toilet-inside-the-studio-museum-in-harlems-new-building-and-more-morning-links-for-october-31-2025-1234759722/
- PETA Calls for Egypt to Allocate Grand Egyptian Museum Revenue to Support Animal Sanctuary: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/peta-asks-egyptian-president-to-stop-animal-abuse-at-grand-egyptian-museum-1234759688/
- Paul Taylor Gala to Honor Alex Katz, Painter Who Made Movement Appear Still: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/alex-katz-paul-taylor-dance-gala-lincoln-center-2025-1234759638/
- Italy’s Reduced VAT on Art Sales Gives Dealers Hope at Artissima Fair, Where Conversation is Prized: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/artissima-art-fair-turin-2025-report-1234759650/
- Project Native Informant, Hip London Gallery, Closes After 12 Years: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/project-native-informant-gallery-london-closes-1234759675/
- Spain Acknowledges ‘Injustice and Pain’ Colonization Caused to Mexico’s Indigenous Populations, But Stops Short of Formal Apology: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/spain-acknowledgement-injustice-pain-colonization-mexico-1234759661/
- A New Model for Stewardship: Talladega College’s Partnership to Share Hale Woodruff’s Murals: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/talladega-college-hale-woodruff-murals-partnership-1234759606/
- Brian Eno Sells Paintings for $700 After Two-Day Studio Performance in London: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/brian-eno-sells-paintings-1234759619/
Hyperallergic
- Alison Knowles, the First Woman of Fluxus, Dies at 92: https://hyperallergic.com/1054017/alison-knowles-the-first-woman-of-fluxus-dies-at-92/
- Artists Call to Boycott Maxxi Museum Over Alleged Israel Ties: https://hyperallergic.com/1053965/artists-call-to-boycott-maxxi-museum-over-alleged-israel-ties/
- Taipei Biennial 2025 Explores Yearning as Unyielding Drive: https://hyperallergic.com/1053605/taipei-biennial-2025-explores-yearning-as-unyielding-drive/
- Jackie Ferrara Lived and Died on Her Own Terms: https://hyperallergic.com/1053766/jackie-ferrara-lived-and-died-on-her-own-terms/
- Met Museum Sued Over Van Gogh Allegedly Looted by Nazis: https://hyperallergic.com/1053954/met-museum-sued-over-van-gogh-allegedly-looted-by-nazis/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- A ‘Da Vinci Code’ Immersive Experience Is On Its Way: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/da-vinci-code-dan-brown-immersive-experience-2706681
- The Round-Up: Louvre Heist Stuns the World, Europe’s Art Fair Season, and The Queasy Art of Sora Videos: https://news.artnet.com/multimedia/louvre-heist-podcast-european-art-fairs-sora-art-2694969
- Boo! How Artists Have Envisioned Ghosts Throughout the Centuries: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/how-artists-depict-ghosts-2705757
- A Napoleonic Jewel (Not That One) Is For Sale in Geneva: https://news.artnet.com/market/diamond-brooch-napoleon-sale-sothebys-2706534
- MFA Boston Restores Ownership of Historic Works by Enslaved Artist: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/mfa-boston-david-drake-jars-restitution-2706594
- The Mystery and Madness of Francisco Goya’s Most Disturbing Masterpiece: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/francisco-goya-saturn-devouring-his-son-2705066
- Never-Before-Seen Matthew Wong Paintings Set to Debut in Venice: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/matthew-wong-unseen-paintings-venice-2706440
- Authorities Recover Five Treasures Stolen in Shocking Paris Museum Heist: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/axe-wielding-thieves-stage-shock-heist-at-paris-museum-2573360
- More Than 1,000 Historic Artifacts Stolen in Oakland Museum Heist: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/oakland-museum-robbery-2706311
- Dior Celebrates 10 Years of Artist-Designed Lady Dior Bags: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/lady-dior-10-year-anniversary-2704383
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- More than 1,000 objects stolen from Oakland Museum of California in storage facility break-in: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/30/oakland-museum-california-robbery-1000-objects-stolen-heist-storage-facility
- Performa brings digital doubles, kids reciting animal noises and more to New York: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/30/performa-performance-art-biennial-new-york-preview
- In London, hotels are where the art is: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/30/in-london-hotels-are-where-the-art-is
- Philadelphia museum opens $20m expansion after winning back cancelled funding from Trump administration: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/30/woodmere-art-museum-opens-expansion-trump-funding-cancelled
- Ten essential Barbara Hepworth works to see in the UK: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/30/ten-essential-barbara-hepworth-works-to-see-in-the-uk
- Comment | Exhibitions comparing artists can be problematic, but the Barbican brings Giacometti, Bhabha and Hatoum together with perfect judgement: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/30/comment-|-collaborative-shows-can-be-alienating-but-the-barbican-brings-giacometti-huma-bhabha-and-mona-hatoum-together-at-a-perfect-pace
- Five more arrests made in connection to Louvre heist: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/30/five-more-arrests-louvre-heist
- Tutankhamun set to debut at delayed Grand Egyptian Museum opening: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/30/tutankhamun-set-to-debut-at-delayed-grand-egyptian-museum-opening
- Turner winner Jasleen Kaur announces first permanent public work: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/30/turner-winner-jasleen-kaur-announces-first-public-work
ARTnews.com
- Alison Knowles, Fluxus Artist Who Spun Art from the Everyday, Dies at 92: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/alison-knowles-dead-make-a-salad-fluxus-1234759536/
- Embattled Director of Wexner Center for the Arts Resigns: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/embattled-director-of-wexner-center-for-the-arts-resigns-1234759540/
- Rarely Seen Matthew Wong Paintings to Appear in Venice During Biennale: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/matthew-wong-paintings-venice-biennale-show-1234759506/
- Typhoon Halong Scatters Trove of Yup’ik Artifacts Along Alaskan Coast: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/typhoon-halong-scattered-huge-trove-yupik-artifacts-along-southwestern-alaskan-coast-1234759492/
- Canceled Samia Halaby Exhibition Partially Recreated in Qatar: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/canceled-samia-halaby-exhibition-recreated-qatar-1234759416/
- Over 1,000 Artifacts Stolen from the Oakland Museum of California: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/1000-artifacts-stolen-oakland-museum-of-california-1234759457/
- Dubai Reveals Plans for First Modern and Contemporary Art Museum: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/dubai-reveals-plans-for-first-modern-and-contemporary-art-museum-1234759438/
- MFA Boston Restitutes Two Ceramic Vessels to Descendants of Enslaved Artist David Drake: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/mfa-boston-david-drake-vessels-restitution-1234759453/
- Dolly Parton Museum and Hotel Opens for Reservations in Nashville: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/dolly-parton-museum-hotel-nashville-1234759472/
- NADA Partners with Finnish Institutions to Spotlight Country’s Emerging Artists: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/finland-nada-partnership-new-york-galleries-1234759456/
Hyperallergic
- Required Reading: https://hyperallergic.com/1053458/required-reading-757/
- Art Movements: Rothko, Matthew Wong, a Historic Restitution: https://hyperallergic.com/1053563/art-movements-rothko-matthew-wong-a-historic-restitution/
- Night at the Biennial: https://hyperallergic.com/1053571/night-at-the-biennial/
- The Best Costumes From Hyperallergic’s Halloween Party: https://hyperallergic.com/1053434/the-best-costumes-from-hyperallergic-halloween-party-2025/
- Thieves Rob 1,000 Collection Items From California Museum: https://hyperallergic.com/1053431/thieves-rob-1000-collection-items-from-oakland-museum-california/
- Toshiko Takaezu’s Clay Vessels Will Fill You With Awe: https://hyperallergic.com/1053324/toshiko-takaezu-clay-vessels-will-fill-you-with-awe-chazen-museum/
- A View From the Easel: https://hyperallergic.com/1053430/a-view-from-the-easel-309/
- LACMA Workers Move to Unionize: https://hyperallergic.com/1053478/lacma-workers-move-to-unionize/
- Grow Your Practice With Maine College of Art & Design’s MFA in Studio Art: https://hyperallergic.com/1051892/maine-college-of-art-design-mfa-in-studio-art/
- Tiznando el País: Museums and Communities Rewriting the History of Afro-Descendant Art in Puerto Rico: https://hyperallergic.com/1051480/tiznando-el-pais-museums-and-communities-rewriting-the-history-of-afro-descendant-art-in-puerto-rico/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Louvre Heist: Suspects Face Theft and Conspiracy Charges: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/louvre-robbery-2701689
- Heirs of Jewish Family Sue the Met, Greek Foundation, Over Looted Vincent van Gogh Painting: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/looted-van-gogh-met-lawsuit-2705661
- Long-Lost Baroque Painting Revealed as Rare Alchemical Masterpiece: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/fedele-fischetti-triumph-of-night-christopher-bishop-2706041
- Canaletto Fever Continues as a $30 Million Venetian Scene Heads to Christie’s: https://news.artnet.com/market/30-million-venetian-scene-canaletto-christies-2706015
- Sole Surviving Titanic First-Class Passenger List Expected to Sell for Over $100,000: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/titanic-first-class-passenger-list-auction-2706205
- Classical Indian Painting Sells for $13.6 Million, Smashing Estimate and Setting Record: https://news.artnet.com/market/basawan-auction-record-2705792
- An Alabama College Sells Its Famed Hale Woodruff Murals—While Preserving Public Access: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/talladega-alabama-college-sells-hale-woodruff-murals-2705997
- Price Check! Here’s What Sold—and For How Much—at Frieze London, Frieze Masters, and Art Basel Paris: https://news.artnet.com/market/price-check-frieze-london-art-basel-paris-2704079
- Dubai Reveals Plans for Art Museum Designed by Star Architect Tadao Ando: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/dubai-museum-of-art-design-tadao-ando-2705831
- Europe’s Top 8 Must-See Shows, From Forgotten Masters to Living Legends: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/must-see-shows-europe-2689860
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Princeton University Art Museum graduates to expansive new home: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/29/princeton-university-art-museum-graduates-to-expansive-new-home
- In historic move, MFA Boston returns works by 19th-century enslaved artist David Drake to his heirs: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/29/mfa-boston-returns-david-drake-pottery-heirs
- Trump fires all members of fine arts commission that reviews construction projects in Washington, DC: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/29/president-trump-fires-commission-fine-arts-members
- With the help of exhibitions, Jeanne Lanvin's eponymous fashion house is keeping her legacy alive: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/29/louvre-curators-on-the-legacy-of-fashion-legend-jeanne-lanvin
- Inside Albert Barnes’ extraordinary collection—born from a tough-talking business brain and an egalitarian ethos: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/29/inside-albert-barnes-extraordinary-collectionborn-from-a-tough-talking-business-brain-and-an-egalitarian-ethos
- Chinese prints and a rare stringed wood carving by Barbara Hepworth: the latest museum acquisitions: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/29/chinese-prints-and-a-rare-stringed-wood-carving-by-barbara-hepworth-the-latest-museum-acquisitions
- In Prague, the long-term future of Alphonse Mucha’s ‘Slav Epic’ hangs in the balance: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/29/in-prague-the-long-term-future-of-alphonse-muchas-slav-epic-hangs-in-the-balance
- Led by £10.2m cheetah miniature, Aga Khan collection breaks all-time record for South Asian art sale: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/29/led-by-£10m-cheetah-miniature-aga-khan-collection-breaks-record-for-south-asian-art-sale
- World Monuments Fund launches campaign to raise $60m endowment: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/29/world-monuments-fund-60m-endowment-fund-campaign-suzanne-deal-booth
- Dubai’s first art museum to include ‘space for fairs’: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/29/dubai-first-art-museum-space-for-art-fairs
- Twisting tale of ‘Henry VIII’s lost dagger’ to be told in London exhibition: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/29/henry-viii-lost-dagger-london-exhibition
- Comment | I went to see Sarah Lucas and Damien Hirst sculptures in an ancient UK cave system—and it was eerily brilliant: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/29/comment-maggi-hambling-damien-hirst-sculptures-ancient-caves-exhibition
- Workers at smaller museums are more satisfied than colleagues at the biggest institutions, report finds: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/29/museums-moving-forward-report-low-pay-inequity-burnout-unions-small-institutions
- A brief history of the British Museum's central London home: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/29/a-brief-history-of-the-british-museums-central-london-home
- Could art be as good for your health as exercise?: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/29/could-art-be-as-good-for-your-health-as-exercise
- French film brings the drama behind a Nazi-looted Schiele painting to life: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/29/auction-french-film-drama-nazi-looted-egon-schiele
ARTnews.com
- LACMA Employees Push to Unionize, Calling for ‘Fairer Compensation’ and ‘Expanded Benefits’: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/lacma-employees-unionization-effort-1234759404/
- Amid Hurricane Melissa, National Gallery of Jamaica Offers Advice to Artists: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/hurricane-melissa-hits-jamaica-cultural-institutions-1234759380/
- ICA San Francisco to Adopt ‘Fully Nomadic, Citywide Model’ Next Year: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ica-san-francisco-to-adopt-citywide-model-1234759381/
- Does Art Make You Healthier?: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/art-and-wellness-world-health-organization-1234759351/
- Christie’s Four Paris Art Week Auctions Total a Combined $107.4 M.: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/christies-four-paris-art-week-2025-auctions-1234759320/
- Christie’s Website Impacted by Global Microsoft Outage: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/christies-website-down-microsoft-outage-1234759356/
- Qatar to Launch New Quadrennial in 2026: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/qatar-launches-quadriennial-2026-1234759277/
- Size Matters: Workers at Smaller Museums Are Happier, New Survey Finds: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/museum-worker-satisfaction-2025-report-1234759334/
- Bust of Egyptian Goddess Found in Turkey Illuminates Ancient Religious Diversity: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/bust-of-egyptian-goddess-satala-turkey-1234759327/
- New York Artist Jackie Ferrara Is Dead at 95: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/artist-jackie-ferrara-died-by-assisted-suicide-at-95-in-switzerland-1234759313/
Hyperallergic
- Wexner Center Director Departs Amid Staff Complaints: https://hyperallergic.com/1053106/wexner-center-director-departs-amid-staff-complaints/
- Two Suspects Admit to Louvre Heist Involvement, Prosecutor Says: https://hyperallergic.com/1053280/two-suspects-admit-to-louvre-heist-involvement-prosecutor-says/
- Remembering Carla Stellweg, Frank Wimberley, and Ed Kerns: https://hyperallergic.com/1053145/remembering-carla-stellweg-frank-wimberley-and-ed-kerns/
- Lisa Yuskavage’s White Hot Women: https://hyperallergic.com/1053057/lisa-yuskavages-white-hot-women/
- Harmonia Rosales Remixes the African Diasporic Pantheon: https://hyperallergic.com/1053216/harmonia-rosales-remixes-the-african-diasporic-pantheon/
- Trump Fires Entire Arts Oversight Committee: https://hyperallergic.com/1053138/trump-fires-entire-arts-oversight-committee/
- An Unfinished History of the Antichrist: https://hyperallergic.com/1052236/an-unfinished-history-of-the-antichrist/
- Berlin’s Porn Film Festival Celebrates 20 Years: https://hyperallergic.com/1052690/berlin-porn-film-festival-celebrates-20-years/
- 10 Art Shows to See in Los Angeles this November: https://hyperallergic.com/1052607/10-art-shows-to-see-in-los-angeles-november-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
- Trump Fires Fine Arts Commission Overseeing Building Projects: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/trump-arts-impact-2639197
- Francis Ford Coppola Is Selling His $1 Million Watch to Recover ‘Megalopolis’ Outlay: https://news.artnet.com/market/francis-ford-coppola-watch-sale-2705606
- Pepperdine University Museum Director Resigns After Censorship Scandal: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/pepperdine-university-museum-director-resigns-censorship-scandal-2705587
- German Police Bust Forgery Ring Accused of Selling Fake Picassos and Rembrandts: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/police-bust-alleged-german-forgery-ring-2705441
- Did Ancient Egyptians Build the Great Pyramid With a Hidden Pulley System?: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/great-pyramid-giza-pulley-system-study-2705457
- After Fierce Outcry From Arts Groups, Australia Changes Course on A.I.: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/copyright-ai-australia-artists-2705215
- Looking at a Van Gogh Is Good for Your Health, New Study Reveals: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/art-fund-good-for-health-study-2705392
- Here Are the Most Ripped-Off Artists on A.I. Platform Midjourney: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/midjourney-most-prompted-artists-2705404
- Inside Calder Gardens, Philadelphia’s Lush New Space for the Master of the Mobile: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/calder-gardens-opening-2705267
- This Enigmatic Maya Codex Could Predict Eclipses Centuries Ahead: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/maya-dresden-codex-predict-eclipses-study-2705212
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- New York exhibition seeks to raise funds for LGBTQ+ youth centre: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/28/ali-forney-center-benefit-exhibition-david-zwirner-lgbtq-youth
- Trump demolishes White House’s historic East Wing despite preservationists’ protests: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/28/trump-demolishes-white-house-east-wing-preservationists-opposition
- ‘An important piece of Black history’: Topher Campbell's Tate commission at risk of destruction: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/28/first-tate-modern-commission-from-a-black-british-queer-artist-at-risk-of-destruction
- Hundreds at London’s British Library go on strike, as Tate workers consider action: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/28/british-library-london-strike-tate-workers-consider-action
- Paul Gauguin’s final self portrait—previously decried as fake—is authentic, museum concludes: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/28/paul-gauguin-final-self-decried-fake-is-authentic-museum-concludes
- Ten essential works of art to see in Dresden: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/28/ten-essential-works-of-art-to-see-in-dresden
ARTnews.com
- Dyala Nusseibeh, Director of Abu Dhabi Art, on the Gulf Market: ‘A Hugely Important Chapter Ahead of Us’: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/dyala-nusseibeh-director-of-abu-dhabi-art-on-the-gulf-market-a-hugely-important-chapter-ahead-of-us-1234759206/
- Nautical Necklace by Salvador Dalí Is a Standout at Record-Breaking Sotheby’s Sale: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/salvador-dali-necklace-sea-sothebys-surrealism-sale-1234759258/
- Australian Government Rejects Proposal to Allow Text and Data Mining by AI Companies: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/australian-government-rejects-proposal-text-data-mining-ai-companies-1234759253/
- Inca Building in Remote Peruvian Town Was Made to Amplify Music, Experts Say: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/inca-building-acoustics-huaytara-peru-1234759138/
- Met Museum Sued Again by Jewish Heirs Over Van Gogh Painting Sold to Greek Collectors: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/met-museum-sued-again-van-gogh-painting-jewish-heirs-1234759239/
- Christie’s to Offer Canaletto Masterpiece in February Old Masters Sale: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/canaletto-2026-christies-old-masters-sale-1234759165/
- Disputed Gauguin Self-Portrait Is the Real Deal, Swiss Museum Says: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/gauguin-self-portrait-kunstmuseum-basel-authenticity-report-1234759147/
- Exhibition at David Zwirner Gallery Hopes to Raise $350,000 for New York’s Ali Forney Center: https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/news/exhibition-david-zwirner-gallery-raise-350000-new-york-ali-forney-center-1234759095/
- Basquiat Estate Releases New Print in Edition of 60, Signed by the Artist’s Sisters: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/basquiat-estate-new-print-pace-1234759190/
- Seven Leading Foundations Launch $50 M. Literary Arts Fund: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/seven-foundations-launch-50-million-literary-arts-fund-1234759164/
Hyperallergic
- Historic Diné Weaving Relabeled to Center Native History: https://hyperallergic.com/1050228/historic-dine-weaving-relabeled-to-center-native-history/
- A Love Letter to Manhattan’s Lower East Side: https://hyperallergic.com/1052991/destiny-mata-love-letter-to-manhattans-lower-east-side/
- Six Art Spaces to Visit in St. Louis: https://hyperallergic.com/1052970/six-art-spaces-to-visit-in-st-louis/
- The True-ish Story of a Rediscovered Schiele Masterpiece: https://hyperallergic.com/1052954/pascal-bonitzer-auction-true-ish-story-of-a-rediscovered-schiele-masterpiece/
- New York City Art Shows We Love Right Now: https://hyperallergic.com/1050816/new-york-city-art-shows-we-love-october-28-2025/
- The Tackiness of Evil: https://hyperallergic.com/1052731/the-tackiness-of-evil/
- Women Art Collectors Are Outspending Men, Survey Finds: https://hyperallergic.com/1052129/women-art-collectors-are-outspending-men-survey-finds/
- The Feminine Abandon of Danielle Mckinney: https://hyperallergic.com/1049356/the-feminine-abandon-of-danielle-mckinney/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- All the Ways Donald Trump Is Dramatically Redesigning the White House: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/donald-trump-white-house-redesign-2704816
- Paris Auction Houses Post a $212 Million Haul, Up 30 Percent From 2024: https://news.artnet.com/market/paris-auctions-october-2704765
- Rembrandt’s Etched Masterpieces Make Their U.S. Museum Debut: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/rembrandt-etchings-us-debut-2705114
- L.A. Galleries Face Big Challenges. These Dealers Are Making It Work: https://news.artnet.com/market/los-angeles-galleries-2696852
- Original Superman Costume Once Worn by Christopher Reeve Up for Sale: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/superman-costume-christopher-reeve-auction-2705026
- Long-Overlooked Black Veteran Identified in Rare 19th-Century Portrait: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/black-veteran-thomas-phillips-portrait-identified-2704721
- Norman Rockwell Paintings That Once Hung in the White House Bound for Auction: https://news.artnet.com/market/norman-rockwell-president-white-house-paintings-auction-2704973
- Forgotten Dalí Painting, Bought for $200, Just Sold for 300 Times More: https://news.artnet.com/market/salvador-dali-painting-vecchio-sultano-auction-2672396
- Picasso Portrait, Hidden for 80 Years, Sells for More Than $37 Million: https://news.artnet.com/market/picasso-portrait-dora-maar-unseen-80-years-auction-2689919
- Decoded Hieroglyphics Reveal Female Ruler of Ancient Maya City: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/foundation-stone-maya-coba-woman-ruler-2704521
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- $9.5bn terminal at New York's JFK Airport will feature art by Yinka Shonibare, Firelei Báez, Tomás Saraceno and others: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/27/jfk-airport-new-terminal-one-public-art-commissions
- ‘A static collection is a dead collection’: how the British Museum is acquiring for a global public: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/27/how-the-british-museum-is-collecting-for-a-global-public
- Art Toronto gets sales boost from baseball World Series: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/27/art-toronto-sales-world-series-baseball-toronto-blue-jays
- The Big Review | 36th Bienal de São Paulo ★★★★: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/27/the-big-review-|-36th-bienal-de-sao-paulo
- Five years and $6m later, restoration at New York's Nevelson Chapel is nearing completion: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/27/after-five-years-and-6m-restoration-at-new-yorks-nevelson-chapel-is-nearing-completion
- ‘I’m not trying to impress anyone with what I buy’: how Catherine Walsh went from cosmetics queen to art collector: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/27/how-catherine-walsh-went-from-cosmetics-queen-to-art-collector
- Forged Picasso, Rembrandt and Kahlo paintings seized by Bavarian police: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/27/forged-picasso-rembrandt-kahlo-paintings-seized-bavarian-police
- Two suspects arrested over Louvre heist as museum’s remaining jewels moved off site: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/27/two-suspects-arrested-louvre-heist-unimplemented-security-plan
- No such thing as bad press: makers of lift used in Louvre theft launch ad campaign: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/27/no-such-thing-as-bad-press-makers-of-lift-used-in-louvre-theft-launch-tongue-in-cheek-ad-campaign
- British Council launches residency programme for artists from war-torn countries: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/27/british-council-launches-residency-programme-for-artists-from-war-torn-countries
- Francis Bacon’s Paris pad honoured with plaque: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/27/his-name-in-lights-francis-bacons-paris-pad-honoured-with-plaque
- Comment | A spate of dealer anniversaries offers hope amid art market doomerism: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/27/comment-spate-dealer-anniversaries-offers-hope-amid-art-market-doomerism
- How artist-designed shade structures are protecting vulnerable residents in US’s hottest city: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/27/how-artist-designed-shade-structures-are-protecting-vulnerable-residents-in-uss-hottest-city
- Monumental sculpture honours women’s service in US Coast Guard during Second World War: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/27/prune-nourry-monument-north-miami-beach-second-world-war-women-coast-guard
- Nazi-looted Kirchner watercolour goes to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/27/nazi-loot-kirchner-restituted-virginia-museum-fine-arts
- How Ai Weiwei gave a classic Italian opera a political twist: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/27/ai-weiwei-puccini-turandot-opera-documentary-film
Art Business News
- Meet the Artist: Sveta Esser: https://artbusinessnews.com/2025/10/meet-the-artist-sveta-esser/
- Meet the Gallerist: Lorna York: https://artbusinessnews.com/2025/10/meet-the-gallerist-lorna-york/
ARTnews.com
- Storied Ancient Egyptian City Wasn’t Abandoned Because of a Plague, Archaeologists Say: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ancient-egyptian-plague-akhetaten-study-1234758994/
- Miami’s Frost Museum of Science Seeks Removal of Pérez Art Museum Miami Billboard: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/perez-art-museum-miami-billboard-lawsuit-1234759024/
- German Police Bust Forgery Ring Accused of Trying to Sell Copied Rembrandt for $150 M.: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/german-police-bust-forgery-ring-rembrandt-picasso-1234759011/
- Wooden Tomb Complex Uncovered in South Korea Shows Evidence of Human Sacrifice: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/wooden-tomb-complex-uncovered-south-korea-includes-armor-jewelry-evidence-human-sacrifice-1234758982/
- Racquel Chevremont Accuses Mickalene Thomas of Emotional and Physical Abuse in New Lawsuit: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/racquel-chevremont-mickalene-thomas-lawsuit-new-allegations-1234758956/
- Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter Plays Surprise DJ Set at the Pompidou in Paris: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/daft-punks-thomas-bangalter-pompidou-dj-set-1234758969/
- Pepperdine Museum Director Resigns Amid Censorship Controversy: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/pepperdine-weisman-museum-director-resigns-1234758951/
- Museum Leaders Support Louvre Director Laurence des Cars in Open Letter: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/curators-museum-directors-offer-support-in-letter-to-louvre-1234758931/
- Following Controversial Tibet Project, Activists Denounce Cai Guo-Qiang Fireworks in Paris: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/cai-guo-qiang-centre-pompidou-activists-respond-1234758938/
- Biennale of Sydney Reveals Artists for 2026 Edition Themed Around Memory and Erasure: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/biennale-of-sydney-2026-artist-list-1234758937/
Hyperallergic
- The Bukhara Biennial Will Break Your Heart: https://hyperallergic.com/1052634/the-bukhara-biennial-will-break-your-heart/
- Howard Hodgkin Was Best in the Dark Spaces: https://hyperallergic.com/1052597/howard-hodgkin-was-best-in-the-dark-spaces-pitzhanger-manor/
- Michael David’s Art Gazes Back at Us: https://hyperallergic.com/1052547/michael-david-art-gazes-back-at-us/
- A Textile Show Ruptures, Cascades, and Bleeds: https://hyperallergic.com/1052546/a-textile-show-tempest-gallery-ruptures-cascades-bleeds/
- Koyo Kouoh’s Final Lesson on Pan-African Solidarity: https://hyperallergic.com/1049597/koyo-kouoh-final-lesson-on-pan-african-solidarity/
- Pompeii’s Elite Once Lived in Luxury Towers, Research Says: https://hyperallergic.com/1052720/pompeiis-elite-once-lived-in-luxury-towers-research-says/
- Mickalene Thomas Sued for $14M Over Abuse Allegations: https://hyperallergic.com/1052600/mickalene-thomas-sued-for-14-million-over-abuse-allegations/
- Louvre Heist: Two Arrested; Director Gets Support From Peers: https://hyperallergic.com/1052553/louvre-heist-two-arrested-director-gets-support-from-peers/
- Des Moines Art Center Presents Manuel Álvarez Bravo: Collaborations: https://hyperallergic.com/1051755/des-moines-art-center-manuel-alvarez-bravo-collaborations/
- University of Arkansas School of Art’s Graduate Programs Are Tuition-Free: https://hyperallergic.com/1051534/university-of-arkansas-school-of-arts-graduate-programs-are-tuition-free/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Louvre Heist: Two Suspects Arrested in Paris: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/louvre-robbery-2701689
ARTnews.com
- Sotheby’s Records Highest-Ever Totals in France for Surrealist and Modern Sales During Art Basel Paris Week: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/sothebys-records-highest-ever-totals-in-france-for-surrealist-and-modern-sales-during-art-basel-paris-week-1234758910/
- Two Suspects Arrested in Paris Over Louvre Heist: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/louvre-heist-suspects-arrested-1234758905/
Hyperallergic
- Gilbert & George Forever Together: https://hyperallergic.com/1052154/gilbert-george-forever-together-hayward-gallery/
- The Memory of a Nation Finds a Home in Lviv: https://hyperallergic.com/1052198/the-memory-of-a-nation-finds-a-home-in-lviv-stammering-circle/
- Take a Trip Through Ursula K. Le Guin’s Conjured Worlds: https://hyperallergic.com/1052078/take-a-trip-through-ursula-k-le-guin-conjured-worlds/
- Palais de Tokyo Says Martinique Flag Artwork Could Be “Illegal”: https://hyperallergic.com/1052127/palais-de-tokyo-says-cameron-rowland-martinique-flag-artwork-could-be-illegal/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Baldwin Expands to Dubai, Reflecting a Shifting Global Art Scene: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/baldwin-dubai-2703988
- A.I. Is Coming for Museums. The Opportunities Are Vast—So Are the Pitfalls: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/museums-of-tomorrow-2025-2703585

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 Asian Art Scene Is Thriving in Paris: ‘It’s a Moment to Reclaim Presence’: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/asian-artists-paris-2704353
- Are French Museums Becoming Hotbeds for Theft? The Past Year Suggests Yes: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/french-museums-theft-2704251
- The 8 Most Embarrassing Art Heist Fails of All Time, Including a Getaway Van That Wouldn’t Gogh: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/embarrassing-art-heist-1606585
- Stolen Louvre Jewels Might Be Too ‘Elevated’ to Neatly Disappear, Say Experts: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/louvre-jewels-heist-black-market-2704284
- Long-Hidden Modigliani Portrait Makes Auction History With $31 Million Haul: https://news.artnet.com/market/modigliani-raymond-elvira-sothebys-paris-2700256
- What Security Lapses Enabled the Brazen Louvre Jewel Heist? Experts Weigh In: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/louvre-jewels-heist-museum-security-2704192
- How Tomokazu Matsuyama Went From Semi-Professional Snowboarder to Art World Sensation: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/tomokazu-matsuyama-decadent-pop-world-2702023
- In Karyn Lyons’s Paintings, the Ghost of Girlhood Lingers: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/in-karyn-lyons-paintings-the-ghost-of-girlhood-lingers-2701675
- The Rauschenberg Foundation Is Selling the Artist’s Storied Captiva Compound: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/rauschenberg-foundation-selling-captiva-compound-residency-2703889
- Art Basel Paris Taps New Director as the Fair Hits New Highs: https://news.artnet.com/market/art-basel-paris-director-2704026
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Science museum files lawsuit to have Pérez Art Museum Miami’s billboard removed: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/24/perez-art-museum-miami-lawsuit-frost-museum-science
- Art Toronto reflects Canadian art scene’s emphasis on Indigenous representation: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/24/art-toronto-fair-report-indigenous-representation
- What does winning an arts prize really mean?: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/24/what-does-winning-an-arts-prize-really-mean
- Baltimore Museum of Art receives $10m gift to support education initiatives: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/24/baltimore-museum-art-10m-gift-eduction-programmes
- Art Basel appoints communications head Karim Crippa as director of Paris fair: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/24/art-basel-names-communications-lead-karim-krippa-as-next-director-of-paris-fair
- Canadian art museum reveals architect and vision for campus overhaul: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/24/mcmichael-canadian-art-collection-picks-architect-expansion
- Comment | The UK National Gallery’s new remit puts it in competition with Tate—here's why that’s a mistake: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/24/comment-uk-national-gallery-new-remit-competition-tate
- Three medieval ewers shrouded in mystery go on display in York: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/24/three-medieval-ewers-mystery-display-york
- Home, belonging, displacement, community: Artes Mundi exhibitions open across Wales: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/24/home-belonging-displacement-community-artes-mundi-exhibitions-open-across-wales
- Lina Ghotmeh: ‘Museums should go beyond conservation to foster exchange, reflection and critical thinking’: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/24/lina-ghotmeh-museums-exchange-reflection-critical-thinking
- Louvre heist: the fallout, RoseLee Goldberg on the Performa Biennial, Wayne McGregor on his new installation—podcast: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/24/louvre-heist-the-fallout-roselee-goldberg-on-the-performa-biennial-wayne-mcgregor-on-his-new-installationpodcast
- Art Collaboration Kyoto expands with record line-up and city-wide projects: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/24/art-collaboration-kyoto-expands-with-record-line-up-and-city-wide-projects
- Van Gogh’s exuberant ‘Tarascon Stagecoach’ will be donated to a Los Angeles museum: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/24/van-goghs-exuberant-tarascon-stagecoach-is-donated-to-los-angeles
ARTnews.com
- Art Basel Has Quietly Been Offering Discounts to Some New Galleries at Its Fairs: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/art-basel-discounts-new-galleries-2025-1234758887/
- Japan’s Okada Museum Forced to Sell Works to Settle Founder’s $50 M. Legal Bill: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/okada-museum-sells-art-founder-legal-bill-sothebys-1234758869/
- Naotaka Hiro Pushes His Body to Its Limits Using Abstract Painting: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/artists/naotaka-hiro-paintings-bortolami-1234758861/
- Brazil’s Almeida & Dale Gallery Raided by Police in Connection with Missing Alfredo Volpi Works: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/almeida-and-dale-raided-missing-alfredo-volpi-works-1234758804/
- The Satellite Fairs Stealing the Spotlight During Paris Art Week 2025: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/art-basel-paris-satellite-fairs-art-week-2025-1234758848/
- Wexner Center for the Arts Staff Sent ‘No Confidence’ Letter About Director to University: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/wexner-center-staff-sent-no-confidence-letter-director-1234758813/
- A New Study Finds King Tut’s Tomb Is at Risk of Collapse: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/king-tut-tomb-unstable-1234758795/
- Kraftwerk Cofounder’s Vintage Electronic Gear and Ephemera Go Up for Auction: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/kraftwer-cofounder-auction-electronic-gear-ephemera-1234758806/
- Artist Sues Chris Levine Over Credit for Iconic Queen Portraits: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/chris-levine-rob-munday-queen-portrait-lawsuit-1234758805/
- The Louvre Heist Shines Light on Forgotten French Crown Jewels—and Their Political History: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/louvre-robbery-history-behind-stolen-crown-jewels-1234758803/
Hyperallergic
- Is Art Basel Paris Too Big to Fail?: https://hyperallergic.com/1052207/is-art-basel-paris-2025-too-big-to-fail/
- California Museum Director Resigns After University Removes “Political” Artwork: https://hyperallergic.com/1052299/california-curator-resigns-after-museum-removes-political-artwork/
- Asia Now Is a Paris Art Fair, Festival, and Incubator: https://hyperallergic.com/1052234/asia-now-art-is-a-paris-fair-festival-and-incubator/
- The Louvre Heist Memes Aren’t Letting Up: https://hyperallergic.com/1052086/the-louvre-heist-memes-arent-letting-up/
- Activists Protest Fireworks Display at Centre Pompidou: https://hyperallergic.com/1052135/activists-protest-fireworks-display-at-centre-pompidou/