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
- Nazi-Looted Kirchner Watercolor Returns Home to Virginia Museum: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/kirchner-watercolor-restituted-fischer-family-vmfa-2703883
- Frank Lloyd Wright’s Unrealized Designs for Pittsburgh Come to Life: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/frank-lloyd-wright-pittsburgh-southwestern-pennsylvania-2703555
- The Magician Who Became an Artist: https://news.artnet.com/multimedia/jeanette-andrews-magic-art-2694966
- James Turrell’s New Skyspace Is Opening in Denmark—and It’s Monumental: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/james-turrell-largest-skyspace-aros-museum-denmark-2703773
- King Tutankhamun’s Tomb Is at Risk of Collapse, Study Finds: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/king-tutankhamun-tomb-collapse-risk-study-2703689
- Palais de Tokyo Removes Cameron Rowland Artwork, Citing Legal Concerns: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/cameron-rowland-artwork-removed-palais-tokyo-2703738
- Why Gustave Courbet’s ‘Desperate Man’ Is One of Art History’s Most Haunting Self-Portraits: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/gustave-courbet-desperate-man-2703520
- 3 Takeaways From the Art Market 2050 Conference in London: https://news.artnet.com/market/3-takeaways-art-market-2050-2701897
- Louvre Heist: Museum Director Offers To Resign Over ‘Failure’: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/louvre-robbery-2701689
- Donald Trump Has a History of Pulverizing Historic Buildings: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/donald-trump-bonwit-teller-friezes-met-2132673
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Where New York City’s mayoral candidates stand on the arts: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/23/new-york-city-mayoral-candidates-culture-policites-cuomo-mamdani-sliwa
- Carla Stellweg, influential critic, gallerist and scholar of Latin American art, has died, aged 83: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/23/carla-stellweg-critic-gallerist-scholar-latin-american-art-obituary
- Peter Doig and Marina Abramović celebrated at star-studded Praemium Imperiale ceremony: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/23/peter-doig-and-marina-abramovic-celebrated-at-star-studded-praemium-imperiale-ceremony
- Turner Prize-winning artist Helen Marten stages epic opera during Art Basel Paris: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/23/turner-prize-winning-artist-helen-marten-stages-epic-opera-during-art-basel-paris
- Final piece of Pompeii’s Villa of the Mysteries to be revealed: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/23/final-piece-of-pompeiis-villa-of-the-mysteries-to-be-revealed
- Wealthy women spent 46% more on art than male peers in 2024: findings from the latest Art Basel and UBS Survey of Global Collecting: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/23/wealthy-women-spend-more-male-art-basel-and-ubs-survey-of-global-collecting
- James Turrell to bring most ambitious ‘Skyspace’ installation yet to Denmark museum: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/23/james-turrell-to-bring-most-ambitious-skyspace-installation-yet-to-denmark-museum
ARTnews.com
- Rare 14-Foot Yves Klein Painting Sells for $21.4 M. at Christie’s Paris: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/yves-klein-painting-sells-for-21-4-m-at-christies-paris-1234758742/
- MoMA Discovers ‘Hidden’ Layers Beneath Andrew Wyeth’s Famed ‘Christina’s World’: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/lurking-below-surface-andrew-wyeth-painting-christinas-world-1234758635/
- German Company Launches Viral Ad Campaign For Lift Used in Louvre Heist: ‘Quiet as a Whisper’: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/german-company-launches-viral-ad-campaign-for-louvre-heist-lift-1234758655/
- Historic Preservation Groups Request Pause on Trump’s Ballroom Construction at the White House: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/historic-preservation-groups-request-pause-on-trump-ballroom-at-the-white-house-1234758573/
- James Turrell Working on Largest-Ever Museum ‘Skyspace’ to Open in Denmark: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/james-turrell-skyspace-aros-museum-denmark-1234758598/
- When Everything Becomes Collectible: How Gen Z Is Redefining Art Ownership: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/gen-z-art-collecting-continuum-2025-1234758630/
- Vatican to Return Cultural Objects to Indigenous Groups in Canada: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/vatican-returns-cultural-objects-indigenous-groups-canada-1234758559/
- The Best Booths at Art Basel Paris, from Invasive Silver Larvae to an Irresistible Pink Cat: https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/market/art-basel-paris-2025-best-booths-1234758584/
- Christie’s Modern British and Irish Evening Auction in London Nets $23 M., Marking 20 Percent Increase on 2024 Sale: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/christies-modern-british-and-irish-evening-auction-in-london-nets-23-m-marking-20-percent-increase-on-2024s-sale-1234758580/
- The Artist Oliver Jeffers is Very Busy: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/oliver-jeffers-praise-shadows-1234757537/
Hyperallergic
- Louvre Director’s Testimony Sheds New Light on Heist: https://hyperallergic.com/1051722/louvre-directors-testimony-sheds-new-light-on-heist/
- Art Movements: Marina Abramović, Rosana Paulino, AI Art Museum: https://hyperallergic.com/1051879/art-movements-marina-abramovic-rosana-paulino-ai-art-museum/
- Sarah K. Khan Crafts a History of Unruly Women: https://hyperallergic.com/1051698/sarah-k-khan-crafts-a-history-of-unruly-women/
- Carmen Argote’s Maximalist Homage to Garment Workers: https://hyperallergic.com/1051315/carmen-argote-maximalist-homage-to-garment-workers/
- Frank Wimberley, Artist of Controlled Accidents, Dies at 99: https://hyperallergic.com/1051829/frank-wimberly-artist-of-controlled-accidents-dies-at-99/
- Curator Carla Stellweg, Visionary of Latin American Art, Dies at 83: https://hyperallergic.com/1051513/curator-carla-stellweg-visionary-of-latin-american-art-dies-at-83/
- Required Reading: https://hyperallergic.com/1051753/required-reading-756/
- A View From the Easel: https://hyperallergic.com/1051582/a-view-from-the-easel-308/
- Build a Career in the Arts With the University at Buffalo’s Fully Funded MFA: https://hyperallergic.com/1051059/build-a-career-in-the-arts-with-the-university-at-buffalo-fully-funded-mfa/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Art Cologne Launches New Podcast With Texte Zur Kunst: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/art-cologne-texte-zur-kunst-fair-enough-2702681
- The Glittering Royal History Behind the Louvre’s Stolen Jewels: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/louvre-stolen-jewels-royal-history-2703228
- Inside the Fictional Museum at the Heart of the New Art Heist Film ‘The Mastermind’: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/kelly-reichardt-mastermind-heist-film-2703291
- National Trust for Historic Preservation Calls for Pause on White House Wing Demolition: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/trump-arts-impact-2639197
- How a Utah Mountain Resort Became a Land Art Mecca: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/powder-mountain-land-art-2703100
- Inside La Residencia: A Sanctuary for Artists on the Coast of Mallorca: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/la-residencia-artnet-belmond-art-residency-mallorca-2701988
- Mandopop Icon Jay Chou Curates Two Dazzling Sales of Art and Memorabilia: https://news.artnet.com/market/jay-chou-contemporary-art-auction-joopiter-2703103
- The Louvre Closed to the Public After the Heist. These Americans Got a Private Tour: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/american-friends-louvre-visit-2701189
- One of America’s Oldest Art Collections Gets a Stunning New Home: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/princeton-university-art-museum-david-adjaye-2702680
- Robert Rauschenberg at 100: How the Relentless Experimenter Rewired American Art: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/robert-rauschenberg-centennial-2697301
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Ascendant Art Basel Paris rewards top dealers, while smaller galleries compete for attention: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/22/art-basel-paris-vip-and-vvip-days-sales
- Eric Ravilious and Tirzah Garwood woodblocks rescued from eBay sale go on display in UK: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/22/eric-ravilious-tirzah-garwood-woodblocks-rescued-ebay-sale-go-on-display-uk
- Paris Internationale announces plans to launch Milan edition in 2026: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/22/paris-internationale-fair-announces-plans-to-launch-milan-edition-in-2026
- ‘Everyone benefits’: Art Basel’s chief on the new Paris VVIP slot and the viability of its Qatar fair: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/22/art-basel-ceo-noah-horowitz-paris-vvip-slot-qatar-strategy
- Stolen Louvre jewels worth €88m, prosecutor says: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/22/stolen-louvre-jewels-worth-88m-prosecutor-says
- Es Devlin to build giant, rotating free library on Miami Beach: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/22/es-devlin-miami-beach-giant-rotating-library-faena-art
- Heavy in more ways than one: Confederate statues hit the road for Los Angeles exhibition: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/22/monuments-exhibition-los-angeles-moca-the-brick-logistics-confederate-monuments
- Art Toronto gives Latin American artists pride of place with new curated section: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/22/art-toronto-fair-preview-latin-american-artists
ARTnews.com
- The 2025 Art Basel/UBS Collections Report Shows Women and Gen Z Rewriting the Rules: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/art-basel-ubs-report-women-and-gen-z-1234758514/
- Louis Vuitton and Takashi Murakami Announce New Handbag Line at Art Basel Paris: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/louis-vuitton-takashi-murakami-reunite-for-artycapucines-handbag-line-1234758508/
- Roman Fort Discovered on Crimea’s Occupied Kerch Peninsula: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/roman-fort-discovered-crimea-occupied-kerch-peninsula-1234758479/
- The Consignors of Sotheby’s $45 M. Basquiat and $15 M. Kerry James Marshall, Revealed: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/kerry-james-marshall-jean-michel-basquiat-sothebys-1234758126/
- 5,500-Year-Old Ritual Site Found in Jordan Offers Insight into an Ancient Cultural Collapse: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ancient-ritual-site-found-jordan-early-bronze-age-1234758475/
- Art Toronto, Canada’s Biggest Fair, Turns Its Attention to Indigenous Artists: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/art-toronto-2025-showcasing-indigenous-art-1234758460/
- ‘New Energy’ in the Market: Dealers Say Robust Sales Continue at Art Basel Paris’s VIP Preview: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/art-basel-paris-vip-preview-sales-report-1234758480/
- A $50 M. Picasso in Paris, and Gagosian’s Biggest Pet Peeve: Industry Moves for October 22, 2025: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/50-million-picasso-in-paris-industry-moves-october-22-2025-1234758473/
- Paris’s Fondation Cartier Makes Its Grand Return in a Former Department Store: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/fondation-cartier-reopens-paris-1234758463/
- Hector Hyppolite, the ‘First Black Surrealist,’ Gets His Due at Art Basel Paris: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/hector-hyppolite-art-basel-paris-booth-1234758240/
Hyperallergic
- Jewish Museum Reopens With Rare Works by Anish Kapoor: https://hyperallergic.com/1051574/jewish-museum-reopens-with-rare-works-by-anish-kapoor/
- Remembering Tony Fitzpatrick, Gilles Larrain, and Gabriel Ramírez Aznar: https://hyperallergic.com/1051372/remembering-tony-fitzpatrick-gilles-larrain-and-gabriel-ramirez-aznar/
- Gideon Bok Goes Political: https://hyperallergic.com/1051227/gideon-bok-goes-political-interchurch-center/
- An Exhibition of Silenced Artists Sends a Warning in New York City: https://hyperallergic.com/1051414/an-exhibition-of-silenced-art-sends-a-warning-in-new-york-city/
- An Ode to Lois Dodd: https://hyperallergic.com/1051359/ode-to-lois-dodd/
- NYC Arts Nonprofit Canal Projects Closing After Four Years: https://hyperallergic.com/1051399/nyc-arts-nonprofit-canal-projects-closing-after-four-years/
- The Minister Who Created Care Through Clay: https://hyperallergic.com/1050190/the-minister-who-created-care-through-clay/
- Visit the NYC Street Now Named After Basquiat: https://hyperallergic.com/1051357/visit-the-nyc-street-now-named-after-basquiat/
- French Museum Reports Theft One Day After Louvre Heist: https://hyperallergic.com/1051349/french-museum-reports-theft-one-day-after-louvre-heist/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Bharti Kher Makes a Powerful Return to Painting: ‘I Wanted to Break This Sort of Spell’: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/bharti-kher-paris-2697865
- How Do You Paint Opera Music? A New Show Reveals Lynne Drexler’s Novel Approach: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/berry-campbell-lynne-drexler-2702061
- Los Angeles Dealer Peter Goulds Was a Maverick for 50 Years. Now He’s Pivoting: https://news.artnet.com/market/la-louver-peter-goulds-2698003
- Takashi Murakami Goes Maximal for His New Collab With Louis Vuitton: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/takashi-murakami-louis-vuitton-artycapucines-paris-2702628
- Inigo Philbrick Has a New Venture, and Diddy’s $21 Million Kerry James Marshall Has a New Owner: Kenny Schachter Tells All: https://news.artnet.com/market/kenny-schachter-inigo-philbrick-kerry-james-marshall-2702309
- Your Go-To Guide to All the Art Fairs in Paris This Week: https://news.artnet.com/market/go-to-guide-paris-art-fairs-2025-2697310
- Nick Cave Lands His First V.R. Monument in a Former Church in Detroit: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/nick-cave-vr-the-shepherd-2702190
- Art World Infamy: Inigo Philbrick – Nowhere to Run (Ep. 4): https://news.artnet.com/multimedia/art-world-infamy-inigo-philbrick-nowhere-to-run-ep-4-2688901
- Gagosian Gallery Now Reps Richard Diebenkorn Foundation: https://news.artnet.com/market/gagosian-gallery-now-reps-richard-diebenkorn-foundation-2702074
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Manhattan block where Basquiat lived and worked is renamed in his honour: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/21/jean-michel-basquiat-way-great-jones-street-co-named-manhattan
- Ragnar Kjartansson's politically charged soap opera—halted by the Russia-Ukraine war—goes on show in Reykjavík: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/21/in-reykjavik-ragnar-kjartanssons-soap-opera-is-a-portrait-of-artistic-production-amid-geopolitical-conflict
- Museum of Contemporary Art Denver names new director: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/21/museum-contemporary-art-denver-anthony-kiendl-new-director
- KAWS to take centre stage at second edition of Manar Abu Dhabi: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/21/kaws-to-take-centre-stage-at-second-edition-of-manar-abu-dhabi
- View from the top: Pompeii’s rich and powerful added grand towers to their homes, study suggests: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/21/pompeii-rich-powerful-towers-homes-study
- ‘Culture at the heart of global change’: J Paul Getty Trust and World Economic Forum to join forces during Art Basel Paris: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/21/culture-at-the-heart-of-global-change-j-paul-getty-trust-and-world-economic-forum-to-join-forces-during-basel-paris
- Philanthropy rules: how the private sector is supporting France’s national culture: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/21/philanthropy-rules-how-the-private-sector-is-supporting-frances-national-culture
ARTnews.com
- Art Basel Paris’s Avant Première Becomes De-Facto VIP Opening, With the Attendant Eight-Figure Sales: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/art-basel-paris-avant-premiere-vip-sales-report-1234758287/
- Pompeii Was Once Home to Lavish Villas with Towers for Elite Citizens, New Study Finds: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/pompeii-multilevel-buildings-digital-reconstructions-1234758104/
- A Giant Kermit the Frog and a Monumental Textile Take Over Paris via Art Basel: https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/market/art-basel-paris-public-program-2025-kermit-the-frog-1234758195/
- TV Art Authenticator Claims He Was Contacted to Authenticate Stolen Louvre Jewels: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/tv-art-authenticator-claims-he-was-contacted-to-authenticate-stolen-louvre-jewels-1234758194/
- ‘Priceless’ Jewels Stolen from Louvre Are Valued at $102 M. by French Prosecutor: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/louvre-jewels-stolen-value-1234758137/
- Offscreen, Paris’s Most Unique ‘Salon’ Opens, But Don’t Call It A ‘Video Art Fair’: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/offscreen-paris-julien-frydman-salon-2025-1234758079/
- Grace Wales Bonner Named Creative Director of Menswear at Hermès: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/grace-wales-bonner-new-creative-director-of-menswear-hermes-1234758107/
- Stretch of Downtown Manhattan Renamed ‘Jean-Michel Basquiat Way’: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/stretch-of-downtown-manhattan-renamed-jean-michel-basquiat-way-1234758099/
- Chinese Artist Gao Zhen Is in Failing Health, Still Without A Trial After Over A Year in Detainment: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/chinese-artist-gao-zhen-detainment-poor-health-1234758085/
- Trump Demolishes East Wing of the White House to Make Way for His Ballroom: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/trump-demolishes-east-wing-of-the-white-house-1234758062/
Hyperallergic
- The Louvre Heist Was a Colonial Wake-Up Call: https://hyperallergic.com/1051113/the-louvre-heist-was-a-colonial-wake-up-call/
- Five New York City Art Shows to See Right Now: https://hyperallergic.com/1049415/five-new-york-city-art-shows-to-see-october-21-2025/
- Nayland Blake’s Dark Joke Is On You: https://hyperallergic.com/1051173/nayland-blake-dark-joke-is-on-you-matthew-marks-gallery/
- Exploring New Paths in Landscape-Based Art: https://hyperallergic.com/1050708/exploring-new-paths-in-landscape-based-art-8th-floor-gallery/
- The Louvre Was Robbed, But the Memes Stole the Show: https://hyperallergic.com/1050740/the-louvre-was-robbed-but-the-memes-stole-the-show/
- 8 Fairs and Events to Visit During Paris Art Week: https://hyperallergic.com/1050960/8-art-fairs-to-visit-during-paris-art-week-2025/
- Emails Shed New Light on Leon Black’s Ties to Jeffrey Epstein: https://hyperallergic.com/1051130/emails-shed-new-light-on-leon-blacks-ties-to-jeffrey-epstein/
- Met Museum Reveals Artist for 2026 Facade Commission: https://hyperallergic.com/1051101/met-museum-reveals-artist-liu-wei-for-2026-facade-commission/
- SVA’s MA Curatorial Practice Provides Hands-on Training in NYC: https://hyperallergic.com/1049863/sva-ma-curatorial-practice-provides-hands-on-training-in-nyc/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- How Are Asia’s Art Markets Faring?: https://news.artnet.com/market/the-asia-pivot-turns-two-art-market-data-2701856
- Greece Blasts British Museum’s Glitzy Gala Held in Parthenon Marbles Gallery: ‘Offensive’: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/british-museum-pink-ball-parthenon-marbles-greece-backlash-2702374
- Bonjour Milan! Paris Internationale Fair Plans Italian Edition: https://news.artnet.com/market/paris-internationale-milan-2702191
- Ancient Roman City Yields Huge 2,200-Year-Old Water Basin: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ancient-roman-water-basin-architecture-gabii-2702170
- A Sneak Peek Into the Star-Studded Collection of Evelyn D. Farland, Heading to Auction at Doyle: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/doyle-new-york-evelyn-d-farland-2700561
- In Paris for Art Week? Here Are 5 Must-See Museum Shows: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/museum-shows-paris-spring-2025-2692495
- Why Has the Average Price of a Paula Rego Work Doubled?: https://news.artnet.com/market/work-of-the-week-paula-rego-2702124
- What Should We Do With Fallen Confederate Statues? An L.A. Show Asks—and Answers: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/confederate-monuments-brick-los-angeles-museum-contemporary-art-2701985
- At the Frick, Flora Yukhnovich Offers a Swirling Response to a Rococo Masterpiece: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/flora-yukhnovich-boucher-frick-2695382
- Bonhams Sold to Asset Management Firm—and More Art Industry News: https://news.artnet.com/market/paint-drippings-art-industry-news-oct-17-2701347
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Actor Gene Hackman's art collection and original paintings head to auction: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/20/gene-hackman-paintings-collection-auction-bonhams
- Disgraced Miami art dealer tries his hand at selling Labubus—or are they 'Lafufus'?: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/20/les-roberts-miami-art-dealer-selling-labubus
- ‘Be really great. No alternative’: what Mary Boone has learned from a half-century in the art world: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/20/mary-boone-interview-downtown-uptown-levy-gorvy-dayan
- Must-see shows during Art Basel Paris 2025: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/20/must-see-shows-during-art-basel-2025
- British Museum ball disrupted by climate protestor demanding end to BP sponsorship: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/20/drop-bp-now-british-museum-ball-disrupted-by-climate-protestor
- Artists should receive retrospective payments for works used to train AI, arts organisations say: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/20/arts-organisations-call-for-retrospective-payments-for-works-used-in-ai-training
- Larry Gagosian is revisiting his love for Rubens—bringing a $7m painting to Art Basel Paris: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/20/larry-gagosian-is-rekindling-his-love-for-rubensbringing-a-7m-painting-to-art-basel-in-paris
- Bonhams sold to Pemberton Asset Management—leading to overhaul of leadership team: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/20/bonhams-sold-pemberton-asset-management-overhaul-leadership-team
- Louvre heist sparks cross-party ire amid reports of ‘persistent delays’ to security updates: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/20/louvre-heist-sparks-ire-amid-reports-of-persistent-delays-security-updates
- Look what she made them do: Taylor Swift fans descend on German museum: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/20/look-what-she-made-them-do-taylor-swift-fans-descend-on-german-museum
- Show at the Barnes Foundation charts Henri Rousseau's rise from mockery to acclaim: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/20/show-at-the-barnes-foundation-charts-henri-rousseaus-rise-from-mockery-to-acclaim
- San Francisco’s Museum of the African Diaspora marks 20 years with a show about Blackness and the cosmos: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/20/san-francisco-museum-african-diaspora-twentieth-anniversary-renovation-exhibition
- At a Los Angeles exhibition, contemporary artists face off with decommissioned Confederate statues: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/20/monuments-contemporary-art-museum-brick-los-angeles-exhibition-confederate-statues
ARTnews.com
- Molly Ringwald, Vivian Gornick Read Sophie Calle’s “On the Hunt”: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/molly-ringwald-reads-sophie-calles-on-the-hunt-1234758047/
- Want To Know the Future of the Art World? This Book Has You Covered: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/future-of-the-art-world-andras-szanto-review-1234757915/
- Can Artists Find a Middle Ground Between Embracing and Rejecting AI?: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ai-generators-artists-tools-creative-process-1234758030/
- Art Crime Experts: Louvre Jewel Thieves Have ‘Nowhere to Go’ as Global Hunt Begins: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/art-crime-experts-louvre-robbery-1234758008/
- French Audit Reveals That Major Parts of the Louvre Have No Cameras, And Other Security Flaws: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/french-audit-louvre-robbery-security-flaws-no-cameras-1234757968/
- Amy Sherald Says Pulling Out of National Portrait Gallery Exhibition Was Her ‘Only Choice’: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/amy-sherald-talks-canceled-smithsonian-show-60-minutes-1234757994/
- The Louvre Jewel Robbery Has Become a Symbol of Macron’s Failures For French Politicians: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/louvre-jewel-robbery-symbol-president-emmanuel-macron-failures-1234757941/
- The Art World’s Favorite Water Brand Has a New Collection of Art-Themed Sparkling Beverages: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/art-world-favorite-water-brand-new-collection-art-themed-sparkling-beverages-1234757973/
- Art Basel Paris Says It Takes Security ‘Extremely Seriously’ Following Louvre Robbery: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/art-basel-paris-louvre-heist-security-response-1234757955/
- Louvre Staff Boo Director Over Security Failures, as Museum Stays Closed Until Wednesday: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/louvre-museum-closed-staff-protest-inadequate-security-1234757928/
Hyperallergic
- The Goodest Boys of NYC’s Halloween Dog Parade: https://hyperallergic.com/1050567/the-goodest-boys-of-nyc-halloween-dog-parade-2025/
- Sharon Lockhart’s Beguiling Tableaus of Children in Nature: https://hyperallergic.com/1050747/sharon-lockhart-windward-beguiling-tableaus-of-children-in-nature/
- Art in Odd Places Resists by Doing “Nothing”: https://hyperallergic.com/1050555/art-in-odd-places-2025-resists-by-doing-nothing/
- Why the Right Can’t Stand the “No Kings” Aesthetic: https://hyperallergic.com/1050566/why-the-right-cant-stand-the-no-kings-aesthetic/
- The Beauty in the IRL: https://hyperallergic.com/1050721/the-beauty-in-the-irl-marta-lee-teppeto-volante/
- 10 Art Books to Read This Month: https://hyperallergic.com/1050194/10-art-books-to-read-october-2025/
- MCA Chicago Presents the US Debut of Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind: https://hyperallergic.com/1049641/mca-chicago-presents-yoko-ono-music-of-the-mind/
- What I Wish I Had Known About Germany Earlier: https://hyperallergic.com/1050197/what-i-wish-i-had-known-about-germany-earlier/

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 Luis de Jesus, the Creative Vision of Two L.A. Artists Converge: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/luis-de-jesus-karla-diaz-frank-romero-2701507
- Louvre Closed After Thieves Steal Napoleonic Jewels: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/louvre-robbery-2701689
ARTnews.com
- France’s Ministry of Culture Just Revealed Exactly What Thieves Stole From Louvre, Including a Crown With 3,000 Diamonds: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/what-was-stolen-louvre-crown-jewels-photos-1234757886/
- The 25 Greatest Art Heists of All Time: https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/artists/greatest-art-heists-of-all-time-1234583441/
- Thieves Steal Priceless Napoleon-Era Jewels in Daring Daylight Heist at the Louvre in Paris: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/louvre-museum-robbery-napoleon-jewel-heist-2025-1234757862/
- Top 200 Collector Jon Landau Was Greatly Inspired by the Met’s “Siena” Exhibition: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/top-200-collector-jon-landau-greatly-inspired-met-siena-exhibition-1234757783/
- Pemberton Asset Management Buys Bonhams from Private Equity Firm Epiris for Undisclosed Sum: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/pemberton-asset-management-buys-bonhams-from-private-equity-firm-epirus-for-undisclosed-sum-1234757847/
Hyperallergic
- Celebrating the Science of Quilts: https://hyperallergic.com/1049897/celebrating-the-science-of-quilts-american-folk-art-museum/
- How Takako Yamaguchi Subverts the Seascape: https://hyperallergic.com/1048480/how-takako-yamaguchi-subverts-the-seascape-moca-los-angeles/
- Jane Lombard Looks Back at 30 Years of Art and Politics: https://hyperallergic.com/1050318/jane-lombard-looks-back-at-30-years-of-art-and-politics/
- The Arch of Trump’s Triumph and Downfall: https://hyperallergic.com/1050375/the-arch-of-trump-triumph-and-downfall/
- Louvre Museum Closed After Dramatic Daylight Heist: https://hyperallergic.com/1050478/louvre-museum-closed-after-dramatic-daylight-heist/

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 Maria Kreyn’s Atmospheric Installation in a London Chapel, the Sacred and Sublime Mingle: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/in-maria-kreyns-atmospheric-installation-in-a-london-chapel-the-sacred-and-sublime-mingle-2700955
ARTnews.com
- This Year’s Most Important Museum Donations From Top International Collectors: https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/news/most-important-museum-donations-top-collectors-1234757505/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Monumental Alexander Calder Mobile Poised for $20 Million Sale: https://news.artnet.com/market/alexander-calder-painted-wood-mobile-christies-2701566
- Claudia Altman-Siegel Is Closing Her Beloved San Francisco Gallery: ‘One Unsuccessful Fair Can Put You Out of Business’: https://news.artnet.com/market/altman-siegel-closing-2700649
- How Gerhard Richter Uses Abstraction to Confront Reality: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/galerie-von-vertes-gerhard-richter-2698933
- German Artist Meike Maennel’s Uncanny Photographs of Nature Awarded Top Prize: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/german-artist-meike-maennels-uncanny-photographs-of-nature-awarded-top-prize-2701478
- Largest-Ever Group of David Hockney iPad Artworks Sells for a Stunning $8.3 Million: https://news.artnet.com/market/david-hockney-ipad-drawings-auction-2696633
- Spanish Police Hunt Picasso Painting That Vanished in Transit: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/missing-picasso-still-life-guitar-spain-2701418
- Archaeologists Uncover One of Ancient Egypt’s Largest Forts: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ancient-egypt-large-fortress-north-sinai-2701146
- Sotheby’s London Notches $63.3 Million Contemporary Sale, as Francis Bacon Portrait Soars: https://news.artnet.com/market/sothebys-london-by-the-numbers-2701157
- Better Than Last Year? Top Sales From London’s Frieze Week: https://news.artnet.com/market/frieze-london-takeaways-2701245
- Late Japanese Artist Takehiko Sugawara’s Creative Vision Is Honored in a New Paris Show: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/galerie-tamenaga-takehiko-sugawara-2700825
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- London edition of Dallas Invitational set to open at former US embassy in 2026: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/17/london-edition-of-dallas-invitational-set-to-open-at-former-us-embassy-in-2026
- Christie’s and Sotheby’s auctions offer some solace, but market remains wary: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/17/christies-and-sothebys-auctions-offer-some-solace-but-market-remains-wary
- ‘We’re in it for the long term’: Frieze chief reveals details of Abu Dhabi Art fair takeover: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/17/were-in-it-for-the-long-term-frieze-chief-reveals-details-of-abu-dhabi-art-fair-takeover
- Frieze London diary: art historical speed dating and frozen faeces: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/17/frieze-london-diary-art-historical-speed-dating-and-frozen-faeces
- Artist Gao Zhen, detained in China since August 2024, is in deteriorating health, supporters warn: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/17/gao-zhen-artist-gao-brothers-detained-poor-health-china
- Double-edged sword: arms and armour play a small—but mighty—role at Frieze Masters: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/17/double-edged-sword-arms-and-armour-play-a-smallbut-mightyrole-at-frieze-masters
- Shifting the dial: new fair Echo Soho celebrates women-run galleries: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/17/shifting-the-dial-new-fair-echo-soho-celebrates-women-run-galleries
- Young at art: inside Frieze London's Focus section: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/17/young-at-art-inside-frieze-londons-focus-section
- Sound and vision: artists take to the decks for Peter Doig’s Serpentine show: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/17/sound-and-vision-artists-take-to-the-decks-for-peter-doigs-serpentine-show
- ‘Wear layers and chic waterproof shoes’: Cherry Cheng on the art she collects, the London food she loves and how she survives Frieze week: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/17/wear-layers-and-chic-waterproof-shoes-cherry-cheng-on-the-art-she-collects-the-london-food-she-loves-and-how-she-survives-frieze-week
- Tanoa Sasraku: ‘I don’t see that the work needs to live forever’: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/17/tanoa-sasraku-i-dont-see-that-the-work-needs-to-live-forever
- ‘Like a carefully choreographed performance’: meet the logistics professionals who bring art fairs to life: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/17/meet-the-logistics-professionals-who-bring-art-fairs-to-life
- Is Art Basel Paris set to consume the original Swiss fair?: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/17/is-art-basel-paris-set-to-consume-the-original-swiss-fair
- The greatest Cypriot show in Florida: Ringling Museum opens its first permanent ancient-art gallery: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/17/ringling-museum-florida-anient-cypriot-art-gallery
- 'It's about world-making': Tavares Strachan on his expansive new Lacma exhibition: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/17/tavares-strachan-interview-lacma-columbus-museum-art-exhibition
- ‘Hope within the ruins’: Gaza's culture workers on rebuilding after the ceasefire: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/17/every-stone-reminds-me-of-what-weve-lost-gazas-culture-workers-on-their-hopes-for-rebuilding
- A manure mystery: why did Van Gogh depict heaps of sand in a painting of his beloved Yellow House?: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/17/a-manure-mystery-why-did-van-gogh-depict-heaps-of-sand-in-a-painting-of-his-beloved-yellow-house
- Altman Siegel, stalwart of San Francisco’s gallery scene for 16 years, will close: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/17/san-francisco-gallery-altman-siegel-closing
- Frieze in London, Hypha Studios and a Renoir drawing for ‘The Great Bathers’—podcast: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/17/frieze-in-london-hypha-studios-and-a-renoir-drawing-for-the-great-batherspodcast
- Rare wooden Alexander Calder mobile heads to Christie’s: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/17/wooden-alexander-calder-mobile-auction-christies
- Cultural issues define the Greens and Reform, so what are their arts policies?: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/17/cultural-issues-define-the-greens-and-reform-so-what-are-their-arts-policies
- Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris opens epic Gerhard Richter retrospective: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/17/fondation-louis-vuitton-in-paris-stages-epic-gerhard-richter-retrospective
ARTnews.com
- Kiran Nadar Bought M.F. Husain’s Record-Breaking $13.8 M. Painting in March: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/kiran-nadar-bought-m-f-husain-record-breaking-painting-christies-1234757841/
- Bonhams to Sell Gene Hackman’s Art Collection, Along With His Golden Globes in Three-Part Auction: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/gene-hackman-bonhams-auction-1234757821/
- East Tennessee State University Cancels Exhibition of Politically-Themed Artwork: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/east-tennessee-state-university-cancels-exhibition-political-art-1234757807/
- David Hockney’s iPad Drawings Sell for $8.3 M. at Sotheby’s London, Doubling Sale’s High Estimate: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/david-hockneys-ipad-drawings-sell-for-8-3-m-at-sothebys-london-doubling-sales-high-estimate-1234757822/
- Picasso Work Goes Missing in Transport Between Madrid and Granada: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/picasso-work-missing-madrid-granada-1234757797/
- Christie’s London Day Sale, Where a Michelangelo Pistoletto Sold for Seven Times Its Estimate, Shows a Market Still Chugging Along: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/christies-london-day-sale-october-2025-1234757768/
- Collector Patricia Phelps de Cisneros to Sell $15 M. Calder Mobile at Christie’s: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/patricia-phelps-de-cisneros-sells-calder-mobile-christies-1234757635/
- Nadine Khoury, Founder of Dubai’s Young Collector’s Circle, on the Future of Collecting Art in the Gulf: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/nadine-khoury-founder-dubai-young-collectors-circle-future-collecting-art-gulf-1234757722/
- In His Paintings, Chaïm Soutine Found the Divine in Decay: https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/aia-reviews/chaim-soutine-biography-celeste-marcus-1234757163/
Hyperallergic
- Miniature Picasso Painting Goes Missing in Spain: https://hyperallergic.com/1050212/miniature-picasso-painting-goes-missing-in-spain/
- In the Shadow of Ruth Asawa: https://hyperallergic.com/1050293/in-the-shadow-of-ruth-asawa-moma/
- New Painting of Charli XCX Graces Vanity Fair Cover: https://hyperallergic.com/1050182/new-painting-of-charli-xcx-graces-vanity-fair-cover/
- Bruce Museum Presents Moses Ros: HUMAN / NATURE: https://hyperallergic.com/1049385/bruce-museum-presents-moses-ros-human-nature/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Slim Phillips London Sale Totals $13.9 Million, Off 32 Percent From 2024: https://news.artnet.com/market/phillips-london-modern-contemporary-art-basquiat-emma-mcintyre-2701048
- Manga Mania Gets Its Big Museum Moment: https://news.artnet.com/multimedia/manga-art-podcast-2677306
- Her Intricate Paper Cuttings Outsold Rembrandts. Who Was the Dutch Master Known as ‘Scissors Minerva’?: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/joanna-koerten-paper-cutting-nwma-dutch-women-2698104
- Meet the Gods and Goddesses in the Met’s ‘Divine Egypt’: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/divine-egypt-met-2697339
- Sean Kelly Gallery Nixes Los Angeles Shows, Will Operate Privately: https://news.artnet.com/market/sean-kelly-gallery-los-angeles-closure-2700765
- Millennial Collectors Snap Up Historical Works at Frieze Masters: https://news.artnet.com/market/frieze-masters-next-gen-2700630
- Gene Hackman’s Personal Collection Goes Up for Sale: https://news.artnet.com/market/gene-hackman-collection-auction-bonhams-2700910
- You Can Now See the Guillotine Linked to Marie Antoinette’s Demise: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/marie-antoinette-execution-guillotine-va-exhibition-2699550
- At $143 Million Christie’s Sale in London, Peter Doig Painting Soars, Yoshitomo Nara Flops: https://news.artnet.com/market/christies-london-peter-doig-by-the-numbers-2698565
- Swedish Man Stumbles on Massive Hoard of Silver Coins and Jewelry: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/massive-silver-hoard-discovered-stockholm-2700531
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Embracing independence: meet the artists giving galleries a swerve: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/16/embracing-independence-meet-the-artists-giving-galleries-a-swerve
- In the frame: photography comes to the fore at Frieze London and beyond: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/16/in-the-frame-photography-comes-to-the-fore-at-frieze-london-and-beyond
- From fossils to fine art: top sales at Frieze Masters London: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/16/from-fossils-to-fine-art-top-sales-at-frieze-masters-london
- Frieze London diary: hair at the fair, art takes the streets and dreamers hit the sheets: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/16/frieze-london-diary-hair-at-the-fair-art-takes-the-streets-and-dreamers-hit-the-sheets
- ‘Greater balance and fairness’ in stand pricing brings diverse galleries to Frieze London: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/16/greater-balance-and-fairness-in-stand-pricing-brings-diverse-galleries-to-frieze-london
- Solidarity and shared optimism take centre stage at 1-54 fair: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/16/solidarity-and-shared-optimism-take-centre-stage-at-1-54-fair
- Archaeologists from Costa Rica and Mexico restore ancient stone spheres at Unesco World Heritage site: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/16/ancient-sphere-carvings-diquis-culture-costa-rica-restoration-mexico
- In pictures: demand is high at the Pavilion of Art and Design: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/16/in-pictures-demand-is-high-at-the-pavilion-of-art-and-design
- Cultural resistance to Trump begins to form, with artists leading the charge: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/16/artists-leading-cultural-resistance-donald-trump-administration
- Comic strips look to the future at the Cartoon Museum in London: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/16/comic-strips-envision-the-future-at-the-cartoon-museum-in-london
- At London's Barbican, Lucy Raven chronicles the destruction of a California dam: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/16/at-londons-barbican-lucy-raven-chronicles-the-destruction-of-a-california-dam
- ‘We are in a very special situation as collectors’: Petr Pudil on opening the Kunsthalle Praha in Prague, and the art he collects: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/16/we-are-in-a-very-special-situation-as-collectors-petr-pudil-on-opening-the-kunsthalle-praha-in-prague-and-the-art-he-collects
- Michelangelo Pistoletto: ‘AI will not destroy humanity, we are doing it ourselves’: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/16/michelangelo-pistoletto-ai-will-not-destroy-humanity-we-are-doing-it-ourselves
- Comment | Galleries are looking to merch to keep spirits up—it's a joyful move in challenging times: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/16/comment-|-galleries-are-looking-to-merch-to-keep-spirits-upits-a-joyful-move-in-challenging-times
- Tony Fitzpatrick, indefatigable artistic polymath from Chicago, has died, aged 66: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/16/tony-fitzpatrick-artist-polymath-chicago-obituary
- Extravagant Munich museum dedicated to Symbolist Franz von Stuck to reopen after €13.5m renovation: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/16/extravagant-munich-museum-symbolist-franz-von-stuck-renovation
- Remembering Sylvio Perlstein, the Belgian art collector and jeweller, who died aged 94: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/16/remembering-sylvio-perlstein-the-belgian-art-collector-and-jeweller-who-died-aged-94
- How British Museum artefacts are coming out of the cabinets and into the classroom: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/16/how-british-museum-artefacts-are-coming-out-of-the-cabinets-and-into-the-classroom
- After 550 years, a fabric found in a Norwich bishop’s tomb is recreated: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/16/after-550-years-a-fabric-found-in-a-norwich-bishops-tomb-is-recreated
ARTnews.com
- Five 18th-Century Snuff Boxes Stolen from Paris’s Cognacq-Jay Museum Have Been Recovered: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/stolen-snuff-boxes-recovered-cognacq-jay-museum-paris-1234757746/
- An Indigenous Takeover of the Met Asks Who Should Be Writing Art History: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/an-indigenous-takeover-of-the-met-asks-who-should-be-writing-art-history-1234757699/
- Francis Bacon Painting Sells for $17.6 M at Sotheby’s London, Leading $63.3 M. Sale: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/sothebys-london-contemporary-evening-sale-francis-bacon-1234757709/
- Robert Rauschenberg Dance Performances Make a Cozy Home at the Guggenheim: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/robert-rauschenberg-dance-guggenheim-1234757639/
- Exhibition of Erotic Art Owned by Top 200 Collector Beth Rudin DeWoody Opens at Miami’s Museum of Sex: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/erotic-art-top-200-collector-beth-rudin-dewoody-opens-miami-museum-of-sex-1234757649/
- $3.2 M Basquiat Headlines Smaller Phillips London Sale, Down 30 Percent From Last Year: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/phillips-london-evening-sale-frieze-results-1234757669/
- Poor Farmer Posed as Maharaja to Sell Fake Paintings by M. F. Husain, S. H. Raza, Indian Investigators Allege: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/fake-paintings-india-investment-banker-farmer-charge-sheet-1234757550/
- Man Arrested for Vandalizing Martin Luther King Memorial in Atlanta: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/man-arrested-for-vandalizing-martin-luther-king-memorial-atlanta-georgia-1234757631/
- Pace Japan Director Makes the Case for Why Tokyo Can Be Asia’s ‘Center of Art’: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/pace-japan-director-tokyo-interview-1234757210/
- The Stakes Are High For Emerging Galleries at Frieze; Some Are Selling, Others Aren’t As Lucky: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/the-stakes-are-high-for-emerging-galleries-at-frieze-some-are-selling-others-arent-as-lucky-1234757562/
Hyperallergic
- School Nixes Exhibition Criticized by Turning Point USA: https://hyperallergic.com/1049994/school-nixes-exhibition-criticized-by-turning-point-usa/
- The Whitney’s Surrealism Show Is a Mindfuck: https://hyperallergic.com/1049985/whitney-museum-sixties-surreal-is-a-mindfuck/
- Artists Nationwide Unite Against the Trump Administration: https://hyperallergic.com/1050039/artists-nationwide-unite-against-the-trump-administration/
- Altman Siegel Gallery to Close Next Month: https://hyperallergic.com/1049937/altman-siegel-gallery-to-close-next-month/
- Ancient Rock Art Rewrites the Arabian Desert’s History: https://hyperallergic.com/1047937/ancient-rock-art-rewrites-the-arabian-deserts-history/
- Required Reading: https://hyperallergic.com/1049892/required-reading-755/
- A View From the Easel: https://hyperallergic.com/1049833/a-view-from-the-easel-307/
- Five DC Exhibitions You Can See Despite the Government Shutdown: https://hyperallergic.com/1049869/five-dc-exhibitions-you-can-see-despite-the-government-shutdown/
- Skirball Cultural Center Presents Draw Them In, Paint Them Out: Trenton Doyle Hancock Confronts Philip Guston: https://hyperallergic.com/1049334/skirball-cultural-center-draw-them-in-paint-them-out-trenton-doyle-hancock-confronts-philip-guston/
- Textile Futures: Register for the Virtual Cotsen Textile Traces Global Roundtable: https://hyperallergic.com/1048717/textile-futures-virtual-cotsen-textile-traces-global-roundtable/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Hew Locke Unpacks the Complexity of Empire in His Biggest Museum Show Yet: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/hew-locke-passages-yale-center-british-art-2699702
- Kate Bush Taps 50 Artists to Reimagine Her Lyrics for Charity Auction: https://news.artnet.com/market/kate-bush-war-child-auction-2700020
- She Created One of New York’s Most Iconic Monuments, Then Vanished From History Books: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/emma-stebbins-heckscher-museum-of-art-2699401
- Has This Art Historian Cracked the Mystery of Vermeer’s ‘Girl With a Pearl Earring’?: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/vermeer-girl-with-a-pearl-earring-identity-van-ruijven-2700345
- Emerging Dealers Count Their Wins, and Worries, in London: https://news.artnet.com/market/frieze-london-focus-2699620
- How Stanley Casselman’s Quantum Abstractions Create a New Reality: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/the-sphere-gallery-stanley-casselman-2699813
- Indigenous Artists Infiltrate the Met With a Guerrilla A.R. Project: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/unsanctioned-augmented-reality-indigenous-art-met-museum-2699689
- Asia’s Top 50 Living Artists at Auction: What the Numbers Reveal: https://news.artnet.com/market/asia-top-50-living-artists-auction-2700005
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- ‘It was the cheapest possible art form I could imagine’: Sophia Al-Maria performs stand-up for Frieze London: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/15/it-was-the-cheapest-possible-art-form-i-could-imagine-sophia-al-maria-performs-stand-up-for-frieze-london
- Diamonds as old as Earth itself go on show at Frieze Masters: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/15/diamonds-as-old-as-earth-itself-go-on-show-at-frieze-masters
- ‘Quality always rules’: VIP day sales at Frieze London 2025: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/15/quality-always-rules-what-sold-on-vip-day-at-frieze-london-2025
- U-Haul Gallery—briefly—brings art to the streets during Frieze London: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/15/u-haul-gallerybrieflybrings-art-to-the-streets-for-frieze-london
- Frieze London's Artist-to-Artist section highlights talent emerging amid political tensions: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/15/frieze-londons-artist-to-artist-section-highlights-talent-emerging-amid-political-tensions
- Everyone’s a winner, baby: prizes abound during Frieze London: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/15/everyones-a-winner-baby-prizes-abound-during-frieze-london
- Frieze London diary: a Mick Jagger meeting, a movie night and punk fair style: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/15/frieze-london-diary-a-mick-jagger-meeting-a-movie-night-and-punk-fair-style
- Thinking bigger: gallery stalwarts Sadie Coles, Maureen Paley and Stuart Shave on why they're expanding to new London spaces: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/15/thinking-bigger-gallery-stalwarts-sadie-coles-maureen-paley-and-stuart-shave-on-why-theyre-expanding-to-new-london-spaces
- In pictures: p(art)y people at the Frieze London VIP preview: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/15/in-pictures-party-people-at-the-frieze-london-vip-preview
- The Art Newspaper and L'Officiel to launch Frieze week pop-up at historic London newsagent: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/15/the-art-newspaper-frieze-week-takeover-2025
- Freedom of expression: Tate exhibition offers an overdue showcase of Nigeria’s Modernist artists: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/15/freedom-of-expression-tate-exhibition-offers-an-overdue-showcase-of-nigerias-modernist-artists
- ‘There is always something else to discover’: Glenn Brown on the art he collects and why: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/15/there-is-always-something-else-to-discover-glenn-brown-on-the-art-he-collects-and-why
- ‘I had absolutely no talent’: Christopher Wool on his early struggles getting into art school: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/15/christopher-wool-art-school-rejection-a-brush-with-podcast
- Joy Gregory: ‘It’s about translation and trying to understand’: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/15/joy-gregory-its-about-translation-and-trying-to-understand
- Almine Rech reopens in London with downsized gallery: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/15/almine-rech-reopens-with-downsized-gallery
- Barcelona to get new Carmen Thyssen museum—with around a quarter of its space devoted to retail: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/15/barcelona-to-get-new-carmen-thyssen-museumwith-around-a-quarter-of-space-devoted-to-retail
- Straight-line storytelling: how will the British Museum display the Bayeux Tapestry?: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/15/straight-line-storytelling-how-will-the-british-museum-display-the-bayeux-tapestry
- Tasmania’s remote Unconformity festival navigates a harsh landscape in more ways than one: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/15/tasmania-remote-unconformity-festival-navigates-harsh-landscape
ARTnews.com
- Peter Doig Painting Nets $19 M. in Christie’s Solid 20th/21st Century Evening Sale that Totals $142.9 M.: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/christies-20th-21st-century-evening-sale-london-frieze-week-1234757480/
- San Francisco’s Altman Siegel Closes After 16 Years, Saying the Market Has Grown ‘Too Difficult’: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/altman-siegel-closes-gallery-san-francisco-1234757474/
- Taylor Swift Fans Flock to Friedrich Heyser’s ‘Ophelia’ at the Wiesbaden State Museum in Germany: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/taylor-swift-fans-friedrich-heyser-ophelia-wiesbaden-state-museum-germany-1234757377/
- New Trustees at Seattle Art Museum and More: Industry Moves for October 15, 2025: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/new-trustees-at-seattle-art-museum-industry-moves-1234757467/
- Frieze London’s Best 8 Booths, From a Solo Show of Samia Halaby to a Pharaonic Treasure: https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/news/frieze-londons-best-8-booths-from-a-solo-show-of-samia-halaby-to-a-pharaonic-treasure-1234757397/
- A 16.58-Carat Kashmir Sapphire Ring Could Fetch $1.2 M. at Christie’s: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/kashmir-sapphire-ring-christies-jewelry-auction-1234757390/
- Two Kerry James Marshall Paintings on Offer at Frieze, Buoyed by Royal Academy Show: https://www.artnews.com/artnews/news/kerry-james-marshall-frieze-london-royal-academy-1234757330/
- Austin’s ‘Black Artists Matter’ Mural, Rainbow Crosswalk May Be Removed: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/austin-black-artists-matter-rainbow-crosswalk-to-be-removed-1234757239/
- The Gulf Art Scene Is Showing Its Global Force: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/gulf-art-scene-global-force-1234757320/
- Fabergé Egg Commissioned by Emperor Nicolas II Could Set a New Auction Record at Christie’s in December: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/faberge-egg-emperor-nicolas-ii-auction-record-christies-december-1234757347/
Hyperallergic
- Sally Mann’s Polarizing Life in Art: https://hyperallergic.com/1046228/sally-mann-polarizing-life-in-art/
- Edward Gorey Killed His Darlings: https://hyperallergic.com/1049679/edward-gorey-killed-his-darlings/
- Swifties Are Flocking to this German Museum: https://hyperallergic.com/1049620/swifties-are-flocking-to-this-german-museum/
- Man Accused of Urinating on MLK Memorial: https://hyperallergic.com/1049565/man-accused-of-urinating-on-mlk-memorial/
- Junk Food for the One Percent: https://hyperallergic.com/1049566/match-made-in-heaven-katherine-bernhardt-and-jeremy-scott/
- Indigenous Artists Reclaim The Met’s American Wing: https://hyperallergic.com/1049466/indigenous-artists-reclaim-the-met-american-wing/
- Pratt Fine Arts Presents MFA Open Studios/Open Fields: An Artist Resource Fair: https://hyperallergic.com/1048076/pratt-fine-arts-presents-mfa-open-studios-open-fields-an-artist-resource-fair/
- The University of Texas at Austin’s Studio Art MFA Opens Applications for Fall 2026: https://hyperallergic.com/1048781/university-of-texas-austin-studio-art-mfa-opens-applications-fall-2026/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Why Arthur Monroe, America’s Overlooked Jazz Abstract Expressionist, Is Suddenly Everywhere: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/arthur-monroe-american-jazz-abstractionist-2696611
- This Category Was the Most Lucrative Midway Through 2025: https://news.artnet.com/market/most-lucrative-category-intelligence-report-2683862
- Sora 2 and Bob Ross Are a Match Made in A.I. Hell: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/sora-bob-ross-2698297
- Here’s Your Go-To Guide to London’s Art Fairs This Week: https://news.artnet.com/market/london-fair-guide-2699573
- Fate of San Francisco’s Brutalist Fountain in Question as New Documents Emerge: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/vaillancourt-fountain-recreation-parks-department-controversy-2699795
- This Auction Is a Journey Through Centuries of Collecting, From Italian Baroque to Gothic Revival: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/new-orleans-auction-estates-auction-2698969
- An Ancient Roman Tombstone Is Unearthed in a New Orleans Yard: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ancient-roman-tombstone-new-orleans-2698892
- Golden ‘Tudor Heart’ Necklace Sheds New Light on Henry VIII’s First Marriage: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/tudor-heart-pendant-british-museum-fundraiser-2699544
- Which Artists Are Headed to the Venice Biennale in 2026?: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/venice-biennale-2026-national-pavilions-2604196
- What the Art Market Gets Wrong About ‘Bad’ Press: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/what-the-art-market-gets-wrong-about-bad-press-2699317
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Authorities in New York return antiquities valued at $3m to Greece: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/14/greece-repatriation-29-antiquities-manhattan-district-attorney
- A tale of two philanthropies: why private foundations differ in London and Paris: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/14/a-tale-of-two-philanthropies-why-private-foundations-differ-in-london-and-paris
- Texas's ‘Black Artists Matter’ mural and rainbow crosswalks at risk: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/14/texas-mural-crackdown-black-artists-matter-rainbow-crosswalks
- Frieze London diary: a boozy gallery bar, head-turning headlines and talking mice: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/14/frieze-london-diary-a-boozy-gallery-bar-head-turning-headlines-and-talking-mice
- Palestinian artist ‘cancelled’ by US museum comes to Frieze Masters: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/14/palestinian-artist-cancelled-by-us-museum-comes-to-frieze-masters
- These artists want your help distracting fossil fuel executives: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/14/tega-brain-sam-lavigne-pioneer-works-how-to-get-to-zero
- Wayne Thiebaud’s first UK show reveals the hidden depths of his deceptively simple paintings: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/14/wayne-thiebauds-pastel-coloured-paintings-are-still-lifes-with-bite
- 'I want to show the real deal': property developer Rajan Bijlani on his Modernist design collection: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/14/i-buy-with-my-heart-property-developer-rajan-bijlani-on-the-art-he-collects-and-why
- Frieze Sculpture brings shade—and light—to Regent's Park: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/14/frieze-sculpture-brings-shadeand-lightto-regents-park
- Máret Ánne Sara: ‘art became necessary since nothing else helped’: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/14/maret-anne-sara-art-became-necessary-since-nothing-else-helped
- At Frieze London, a new section explores the flow of cultural influence between Africa and Brazil: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/14/at-frieze-london-a-new-section-explores-the-flow-of-cultural-influence-between-africa-and-brazil
- Comment | Why it's time to increase UK's art export threshold: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/14/comment-|-why-its-time-to-increase-uks-art-export-threshold
- Comment | Frieze galleries have committed to climate donations—now it's time for the art world to pack in its private jets: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/14/as-frieze-galleries-commit-to-climate-donations-is-it-time-the-art-world-packed-in-the-private-jets
- British Museum seeks £3.5m to keep rare gold pendant—with ties to Henry VIII’s daughter—in the UK: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/14/british-museum-seeks-£35m-to-keep-rare-gold-pendantwith-ties-to-henry-viiis-daughterin-the-uk
- London's Courtauld Gallery and Institute receives landmark £30m donation: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/14/courtauld-receives-landmark-£30m-donation
- From controversy to clarity: how a Philadelphia medical museum is rethinking the display of human remains: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/14/from-controversy-to-clarity-how-a-philadelphia-medical-museum-is-rethinking-the-display-of-human-remains
- Family of graffiti artist Inbar Haiman, who died in Hamas captivity, demand return of her remains: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/14/family-of-graffiti-artist-inbar-haiman-who-died-in-hamas-captivity-demand-return-of-her-remains
- City of San Francisco and developer appear to have planned Vaillancourt Fountain demolition before proposal was made public: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/14/vaillancourt-fountain-san-francisco-demolition-documents
- Moss & Freud review: film exploring unlikely friendship ultimately fails to scratch the surface: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/14/moss-freud-review-film
ARTnews.com
- Qatar Reveals That It Owns Famed Courbet Self-Portrait: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/qatar-owns-courbet-self-portrait-1234757129/
- Issy Wood Paints Charli XCX—and Her ‘Britishness’—for Vanity Fair: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/issy-wood-charli-xcx-vanity-fair-cover-1234757050/
- San Francisco Might Destroy Artist’s Fountain in Redevelopment Plan: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/san-francisco-may-destroy-vaillancourt-fountain-in-redevelopment-plan-1234756978/
- Pace Is Bringing Modigliani Painting for ‘Around $10 M.’ to Paris to Mark Collaboration With Scholar Marc Restelllini: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/pace-modigliani-art-basel-paris-restellini-1234757110/
- Olney Gleason Announces Exclusive Representation of Work by Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/artists/olney-gleason-jackson-pollock-and-lee-krasner-1234757049/
- DuSable Black History Museum Responds to Accusations of Retaliatory Firing: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/dusable-black-history-museum-responds-to-accusations-of-retaliatory-firing-1234756980/
- Family of Israeli Graffiti Artist Who Died in Hamas Captivity Demands Return of Her Body After Ceasefire: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/family-of-israeli-graffiti-artist-who-died-in-hamas-captivity-demands-return-of-her-body-after-ceasefire-1234757032/
- Three Years After Trial Launch, Ireland Is Making Basic Income for Artists Program Permanent: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ireland-basic-income-artists-program-permanent-1234756981/
- British Museum Taps Mary Beard and Damian Lewis to Help Raise $4.5 M. to Buy Tudor Heart Necklace: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/british-museum-tudor-heart-henry-viii-1234756993/
- Creative Australia Gives Khaled Sabsabi $100,000 Grant After Venice Biennale Debacle: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/creative-australia-khaled-sabsabi-grant-venice-controversy-1234756974/
Hyperallergic
- Four New York City Art Shows to See Right Now: https://hyperallergic.com/1047668/four-new-york-city-art-shows-to-see-october-14-2025/
- The Propaganda Dilemma: https://hyperallergic.com/1049154/the-propaganda-dilemma/
- How to Protect Your Right to Culture: https://hyperallergic.com/1049388/how-to-protect-your-right-to-culture/
- Smithsonian Closes as Government Shutdown Enters Third Week: https://hyperallergic.com/1049338/smithsonian-closes-as-government-shutdown-enters-third-week/
- Weeks After Fire, Red Hook Open Studios Returns Defiantly: https://hyperallergic.com/1049428/weeks-after-fire-red-hook-open-studios-returns-defiantly/
- A Community Art Show for Palestine Confronts Authoritarianism: https://hyperallergic.com/1049296/hinds-house-art-show-for-palestine-confronts-authoritarianism/
- Two Arrested for Splashing Paint on Columbus Artwork in Spain: https://hyperallergic.com/1049281/two-arrested-for-splashing-paint-on-columbus-artwork-in-spain/
- Experiment Across Disciplines With the MFA in Visual Art at WashU’s Sam Fox School: https://hyperallergic.com/1048424/experiment-across-disciplines-mfa-visual-art-washu-sam-fox-school/
- Judith Schaechter Explores Neuroaesthetics and the Nature of Beauty at the Museum of Craft and Design: https://hyperallergic.com/1047928/judith-schaechter-explores-neuroaesthetics-and-the-nature-of-beauty-museum-of-craft-and-design/