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
- Why ‘Monet and Venice’ Is a Love Story: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/monet-venice-brooklyn-museum-de-young-2697343
- Christie’s Tests New Auction Model With Burden Design Sale—and It Works: https://news.artnet.com/market/work-of-the-week-jonathan-burden-2698680
- At Tate Modern, a Sámi Artist Invites Us to Rethink Our Place in Nature: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/turbine-hall-maret-anne-sara-2699332
- Which Galleries Are Going to Art Basel Qatar—and More Art Industry News: https://news.artnet.com/market/which-galleries-are-going-to-art-basel-qatar-and-more-art-industry-news-2698679
- One of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Final Homes Gains Landmark Status: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/frank-lloyd-wright-kalil-house-national-register-historic-places-2697813
- Sadie Coles is Bulking Up as Other Galleries Downsize: https://news.artnet.com/market/sadie-coles-new-space-2698516
- Frieze Heads to Abu Dhabi: https://news.artnet.com/multimedia/art-market-minute-oct-13-2699270
- Martin Scorsese Champions Popular Art at Lucas Museum Sneak Peek: ‘Like a Blockbuster Movie’: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/martin-scorsese-jr-lucas-museum-comic-con-2699199
- Designer Kelly Wearstler Steps Into the Surrealist World of Pedro Friedeberg: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/kelly-wearstler-pedro-friedeberg-2696147
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Indigenous artists transform works at Metropolitan Museum in unsanctioned augmented reality project: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/13/indigenous-artists-unsanctioned-augmented-reality-exhibition-metropolitan-museum
- From silk murals to jade inlays: Forbidden City’s Qianlong Garden reopens after 25-year conservation project: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/13/forbidden-city-qianlong-garden-opens-conservation-project
- Putting young galleries at the front: Frieze London’s bold strategy holds: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/13/putting-young-galleries-at-the-front-frieze-londons-bold-strategy-holds
- Louvre acquires first-ever video work: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/13/louvre-acquires-first-ever-video-work
- What to expect from Fondation Cartier's new Parisian home: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/13/what-to-expect-from-fondation-cartiers-new-parisian-home
- Smithsonian museums in Washington and New York close as US government shutdown drags on: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/13/smithsonian-institution-museums-close-us-government-shutdown
- With Ruth Asawa, MoMA is set to open its biggest show ever by a woman artist: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/13/ruth-asawa-retrospective-moma-sfmoma-biggest-exhibition-woman-artist
ARTnews.com
- Large Pharaonic Military Fortress Found in Egypt: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/egyptian-archaeologists-discover-new-kingdom-military-fortress-1234756860/
- Joan Weinstein to Serve as Vice President for Getty-Wide Program Planning: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/joan-weinstein-vice-president-getty-wide-program-planning-1234756895/
- India Plots First Venice Biennale Pavilion in Seven Years: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/india-venice-biennale-pavilion-2026-seven-years-1234756899/
- Easter Island Moai Statues Were Once ‘Walked’ to Their Platforms, New Study Finds: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/massive-moai-statues-walked-to-platforms-easter-island-new-study-1234756846/
- Five Works to Know by Seydou Keïta, ‘The Father of African Photography’: https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/artists/seydou-keita-best-works-african-photography-1234756499/
- Manhattan District Attorney’s Office Returns 29 Antiquities to Greece: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/manhattan-district-attorney-returns-antiquities-greece-1234756833/
- Climate Activists Deface Christopher Columbus Painting on Day Marking His Arrival to Americas: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/climate-activists-deface-christopher-columbus-painting-on-day-marking-his-arrival-to-americas-1234756823/
- Louvre Acquires Its First Video, a Piece Inspired by the Tuileries Gardens: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/louvre-museum-acquires-first-video-mohamed-bourouissa-1234756813/
- Widow Sues New York Auction House for $2 M. over ‘Missing Stamps’: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/widow-sues-new-york-auction-house-stamp-collection-1234756753/
- Diane Keaton Loved to Make Art, Though She Didn’t Consider Herself An Artist: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/diane-keaton-artist-dead-79-1234756816/
Hyperallergic
- A Funkier, Feminist Form of Pattern and Decoration: https://hyperallergic.com/1048893/judy-ledgerwood-funkier-feminist-form-of-pattern-and-decoration/
- Kaari Upson’s Haunted Dollhouse: https://hyperallergic.com/1048757/kaari-upson-haunted-dollhouse-louisiana-museum/
- The Video Game of Life: https://hyperallergic.com/1048506/lu-yang-video-game-of-life-momi/
- John Yau in Conversation with Sean Scully: https://hyperallergic.com/1047956/john-yau-in-conversation-with-sean-scully/
- 10 Exhibitions to See in Paris This Fall: https://hyperallergic.com/1048705/10-exhibitions-to-see-in-paris-fall-2025/
- A New Powerhouse in the Art World: https://hyperallergic.com/1048864/a-new-powerhouse-in-the-art-world/
- Artists Are Helping Revive Jane Fonda-Led Free Speech Group: https://hyperallergic.com/1048820/artists-are-helping-revive-jane-fonda-led-free-speech-group/
- Visit Artist Studios at the Manufacturers Village in East Orange, New Jersey: https://hyperallergic.com/1047939/visit-artist-studios-at-the-manufacturers-village-in-east-orange-new-jersey/

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 One Collector Helped Shape the Legacy of India’s Most Celebrated Modernist: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/aicon-gallery-maqbool-fida-husain-2698723
- Did Easter Island’s Giant Statues ‘Walk’ Into Place? New Evidence Says Yes: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/easter-island-moai-statues-walked-study-2698453
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Ancient Andean hunting traps in Chile revealed by satellite imagery: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/12/
ARTnews.com
- Smithsonian Closes Museums Amid Government Shutdown: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/smithsonian-closes-museums-government-shutdown-1234756500/
Hyperallergic
- Hispanic Society to Sell Dozens of Artworks From Its Collection: https://hyperallergic.com/1048856/hispanic-society-to-sell-dozens-of-artworks-from-its-collection/
- For Duane Linklater, It’s a Buffalo’s World: https://hyperallergic.com/1047949/for-duane-linklater-its-a-buffalos-world-dia-chelsea/
- This Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Let’s Support Native Art: https://hyperallergic.com/1048921/this-indigenous-peoples-day-lets-support-indigenous-art/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Marc Chagall’s Dreamlike Visions Are Coming to Munich Highlights: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/galerie-utermann-marc-chagall-munich-highlights-2698285
- Amid Rocky Mid-Season Sales, Sotheby’s Seeks Guarantor for Lauder’s $300 Million Klimts: https://news.artnet.com/market/mid-season-sales-leonard-lauder-klimt-2696011
- These Artists Are Pushing the Boundaries of What Calligraphy Can Be: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/contemporary-calligraphy-without-ink-2692368

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Teen Shot Near Smithsonian Air and Space Museum: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/shooting-near-smithsonian-air-and-space-museum-2698932
- Barry Flanagan’s Playful Bronze Animals Frolic Through a New London Show: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/barry-flanagans-playful-bronze-animals-frolic-through-a-new-london-show-2698178
- Behind the Scenes of Marina Abramović’s Four-Hour Erotic Epic: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/marina-abramovic-balkan-erotic-epic-manchester-2698556
- Rome’s Colosseum Opens Secret Emperor’s Passageway for the First Time: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/colosseum-opens-commodus-passage-roman-emperor-2698762
- Acclaimed Painter Opens Art Space, U.K. Gallery Results Unsettle, and More Juicy Art World Gossip: https://news.artnet.com/market/sanya-kantarovsky-and-more-juicy-art-world-gossip-2698020
- A $12 Million Magritte Leads Sotheby’s Sale of a Shopping Mall Magnate’s Collection: https://news.artnet.com/market/magritte-bucksbaum-collection-sothebys-sale-2698202
- Artist Christelle Oyiri Puts a Dark Twist on Paradise: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/artist-christelle-oyiri-twist-on-paradise-2694900
- Take a Closer Look at These 5 Highlights Set to Star at Showplace: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/showplace-important-fine-art-and-design-2698568
- 6 Surreal Highlights from the ‘Mind’s Garden’ of Magritte and Les Lalanne: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/surrealist-visionaries-magritte-lalanne-2697331
- Frieze Adds Abu Dhabi Art Fair, as Competition in the Gulf Intensifies: https://news.artnet.com/market/frieze-adds-abu-dhabi-art-fair-as-competition-in-the-gulf-intensifies-2698275
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- An exhibition in New York City takes on censorship in the art world: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/10/new-york-exhibition-censored-art-at-a-time-like-this
- ‘I want to haunt people’: Palestinian artist's London exhibition interrogates myth, history and the erasure of heritage: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/10/palestinian-artist-london-exhibition-interrogates-myth-history-erasure-of-heritage
- Artists Gala Porras-Kim, Jeremy Frey and Tuan Andrew Nguyen among winners of 2025 MacArthur ‘genius grants': https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/10/macarthur-genius-grants-gala-porras-kim-jeremy-frey-tuan-andrew-nguyen
- Comment | The anniversary exhibition industrial complex: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/10/anniversary-exhibitions-everywhere-all-the-time
- Nigerian Modernism, Tehran’s art scene after the war, Wayne Thiebaud’s ‘Cake’—podcast: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/10/nigerian-modernism-tehrans-art-scene-after-the-war-wayne-thiebauds-cakepodcast
- An exhibition on the potato in art? Only Van Gogh could pull it off: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/10/an-exhibition-on-the-potato-in-art-only-van-gogh-could-pull-it-off
- Amid government intervention, Slovak artists and curators call for EU law to protect freedoms: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/10/amid-government-intervention-slovak-artists-and-curators-call-for-eu-law-to-protect-freedoms
- New London venue to focus on global majority arts—and host ‘necessary conversations’: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/10/new-london-arts-centre-shine-a-light-global-majority-arts
- Beijing exhibition exploring Xinjiang heritage accused of ‘slipping into cultural appropriation and misrepresentation’: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/10/beijing-exhibition-exploring-xinjiang-heritage-accused-cultural-appropriation-misrepresentation
- Frieze to launch Abu Dhabi edition in November 2026: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/10/frieze-to-launch-abu-dhabi-edition-in-november-2026
ARTnews.com
- The Rubin Names 2025 Art Prize Winner and 15 Recipients of Research and Art Projects Grants: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/the-rubin-names-2025-art-prize-research-and-art-projects-grants-1234756495/
- Bonhams Will Sell 30 Original Paintings By Bob Ross To Support Public TV Stations: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/paintings-bob-ross-bonhams-auction-public-broadcasting-cuts-1234756146/
- Sotheby’s Consigns 10 Works From Matthew and Carolyn Bucksbaum, Led by Magritte Est. At $9 M.: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/sothebys-matthew-carolyn-bucksbaum-magritte-jean-dubuffett-1234756446/
- Two Years After Scandal, Kochi-Muziris Biennial Announces 66 Participating Artists from Over 20 Countries for December Exhibition: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/kochi-muziris-biennial-artist-list-1234756480/
- Instagram Launches ‘Rings’ Awards for Creators—With KAWS as a Judge: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/instagram-launches-rings-awards-for-creators-kaws-judge-1234756458/
- As the Government Shutdown Continues, Previously Unaffected Museums Prepare to Close Their Doors: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/museums-prepare-to-close-their-doors-government-shutdown-continues-1234756430/
- Patrick Eugène Collaborates with Dior for 10th Edition of Lady Dior Art Project: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/patrick-eugene-dior-lady-dior-art-anniversary-1234756467/
- Upsilon Is the Latest Gallery to Try the Fast-Growing Milan Market: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/upsilon-gallery-milan-opening-1234756444/
- New York’s Biggest Monet Show in 25 Years Is a Revelation: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/reviews/claude-monet-venice-brooklyn-museum-review-1234756443/
- Museum Organizations Express Concern Over Flemish Government’s Decision to Nix Belgium’s Oldest Contemporary Art Museum: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/cimam-letter-museum-organization-m-hka-closure-flanders-1234756432/
Hyperallergic
- People Really Hate the Philadelphia Art Museum Rebrand: https://hyperallergic.com/1048843/people-really-hate-the-philadelphia-art-museum-rebrand/
- Independent Art Fair Partners With Henry Street Settlement: https://hyperallergic.com/1048606/independent-art-fair-partners-with-henry-street-settlement/
- LOOK HERE Highlights the Work of Progressive Art Studios Nationwide: https://hyperallergic.com/1047855/look-here-highlights-the-work-of-progressive-art-studios-nationwide/

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 Silent Emergency Facing Museums: https://news.artnet.com/multimedia/silent-emergency-facing-museums-2694963
- The Affordable Art Fair Makes Its Boston Debut: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/affordable-art-fair-boston-2697453
- Henri Matisse Drawings Rake in More Than $2.5 Million at Auction: https://news.artnet.com/market/henri-matisse-drawings-benefit-auction-2684925
- ‘Humans of New York’ Transforms Grand Central Into a Monumental Photo Show: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/humans-of-new-york-grand-central-2698047
- Hispanic Society Museum Is Selling Dozens of Old Master Paintings: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/hispanic-society-museum-old-master-painting-sale-2698117
- There’s a New Sheriff in Town: Kenny Schachter on Judd, Community, and Car Trouble in Marfa: https://news.artnet.com/market/kenny-schachter-marfa-diary-part-1-2697819
- Inside Fondation Cartier’s Shape-Shifting New Paris Museum by Jean Nouvel: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/fondation-cartiers-new-paris-museum-jean-nouvel-2697589
- Public Television Forced to Sell Off Bob Ross Paintings After Congress Slashes Funds: https://news.artnet.com/market/public-television-auction-bob-ross-paintings-2697948
- Four Photographers Documenting the Majesty and Menace of the Natural World: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/important-photographs-2697545
- In Venice, Architects, Curators, and Scholars Are Rethinking Architecture: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/in-venice-architects-curators-and-scholars-are-rethinking-architecture-2697654
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Bonhams will auction 30 Bob Ross paintings to benefit public television following Trump’s funding cuts: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/09/bonhams-auction-bob-ross-paintings-to-benefit-american-public-television
- Two new films take the act of looking at art as their structuring principle: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/09/alice-diop-fragments-for-venus-bingham-bryant-doomed-and-famous-new-york-film-festival
- Comment | Executive odour: Trump’s fervour inspires more flag burning: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/09/dread-scott-donald-trump-flag-burning-executive-odour
- Artists Zadie Xa and Dominic Chambers contribute works to Art of Wishes auction raising funds for critically ill children: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/09/artists-zadie-xa-and-dominic-chambers-contribute-works-to-art-of-wishes-auction-raising-funds-for-critically-ill-children
- Sotheby’s to sell painting from Jean-Michel Basquiat’s first solo show: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/09/sothebys-to-sell-painting-from-jean-michel-basquiats-first-solo-show
- Discovery of 11,000-year-old carved face in Turkey offers new insight into early human expression: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/09/discovery-of-11000-year-old-carved-face-in-turkey-offers-new-insight-into-early-human-expression
- As censorship rises, is there a future for truly political, truth-telling art?: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/09/as-censorship-rises-is-there-a-future-for-political-truth-telling-art
- Peter Doig is bringing a cult classic London pub back to life—here's why it matters: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/09/peter-doig-is-bringing-a-cult-classic-london-pub-back-to-life
- A brush with… Suzanne Jackson—podcast: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/09/a-brush-with-suzanne-jacksonpodcast
- Flemish government announces plans to dissolve Antwerp's Museum of Contemporary Art: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/09/flemish-government-announces-plans-to-dissolve-antwerps-museum-of-contemporary-art
- Is an auction house's loss a gallery's gain? Pilar Ordovas collaborates with former Sotheby's specialists for African and Oceanic art show: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/09/knowledge-pays-the-best-interest-art-dealer-pilar-ordovas-collaborates-with-expert-jean-fritts-for-african-and-oceanic-art-show
- Comment | Bristol's Spike Island has become an environmental beacon—here's why it makes financial sense for others to follow suit: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/09/bristols-spike-island-is-a-green-beaconheres-why-it-makes-environmental-and-financial-sense-for-other-arts-space-to-follow-suit
- Art Basel names 87 galleries taking part in inaugural Qatar fair: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/09/art-basel-qatar-names-galleries-inaugural-edition
ARTnews.com
- Jeff Koons Returns to Gagosian with First New York Show in Seven Years: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/jeff-koons-first-new-york-show-2025-gagosian-1234756367/
- Ancient Egyptian Iconography Discovered in a Roman-Era Bathhouse in Turkey: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ancient-egyptian-iconography-roman-bathhouse-sagalassos-turkey-1234756387/
- Beloved London Gallery Harlesden High Street Goes to Mayfair For an Open-Ended Pop-up: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/harlesden-high-street-mayfair-1234756327/
- Christie’s Online Sale of Jonathan Burden Decorative Arts Collection Totals More than $1 M., Smashing Low Estimate of $487,500: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/christies-jonathan-burden-decorative-arts-auction-results-1234756132/
- A New Contemporary Art Center in Kazakhstan Puts Decolonization into Practice: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/tselinny-center-of-contemporary-culture-opening-1234755529/
- The Philadelphia Museum of Art Rebrands to … the Philadelphia Art Museum: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/philadelphia-museum-of-art-rebrands-philadelphia-art-museum-1234756332/
- UNESCO’s New Chief Faces Big Challenges Amid US Exit and Accusations of Anti-Israel Bias: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/unesco-new-chief-gaza-and-ukraine-us-exit-anti-israel-bias-1234756336/
- National Portrait Gallery Cancels Exhibition Events Due to Government Shutdown: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/national-portrait-gallery-cancels-exhibition-events-due-to-government-shutdown-1234756324/
- Berlin Gallery Société Now Represents Edi Rama, the Prime Minister of Albania: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/berlin-gallery-societe-represents-edi-rama-prime-minister-albania-1234756310/
- LACMA Receives 130 Austrian Expressionist Artworks from the Otto Kallir Family, Including its First Klimt: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/lacma-donation-from-the-otto-kallir-family-gustav-klimt-1234756125/
Hyperallergic
- Vaginal Davis Is Queercore’s Fairy Godmother: https://hyperallergic.com/1048333/vaginal-davis-is-los-angeles-queercore-fairy-godmother-moma-ps1/
- Required Reading: https://hyperallergic.com/1048378/required-reading-754/
- How Textiles Weave Together the Cycle of Life: https://hyperallergic.com/1048372/how-textiles-weave-together-the-cycle-of-life/
- California School Shutters Exhibition After Altering “Political” Art: https://hyperallergic.com/1048434/pepperdine-university-california-school-shutters-exhibition-after-altering-political-art/
- 30 Bob Ross Paintings Head to Auction to Support Public Media: https://hyperallergic.com/1048471/30-bob-ross-paintings-head-to-auction-to-support-public-media/
- Smithsonian Institution Postpones Prestigious Portrait Exhibition: https://hyperallergic.com/1048386/smithsonian-institution-postpones-prestigious-outwin-portrait-competition-exhibition/
- A Tandem Dance of the Seen and Imagined: https://hyperallergic.com/1048010/elsie-siegel-abigail-dudley-tandem-dance-of-the-seen-and-imagined/
- A View From the Easel: https://hyperallergic.com/1048202/a-view-from-the-easel-306/

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 Imvelo Studios Is Building Zambia’s Art Ecosystem From the Ground Up: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/imvelo-studios-2697434
- Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita Was the Toast of 1920 Paris. Now His Market Is Roaring: https://news.artnet.com/market/leonard-tsuguharu-foujita-was-the-toast-of-1920-paris-now-his-market-is-roaring-2695455
- 5 Must-See Comic Art Shows Lighting Up New York: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/comic-art-shows-new-york-comic-con-2025-2694977
- From Mondrian to Man Ray, Here Are the Best-Sellers at Auction So Far This Year: https://news.artnet.com/market/best-sellers-at-auction-mid-year-2025-2683763
- Van Gogh Barbie? MoMA and Mattel Team Up for a Merch Drop: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/moma-mattel-collection-van-gogh-barbie-2697417
- The Disturbing Lessons of the 1937 ‘Degenerate Art’ Show: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/degenerate-art-show-lessons-2696741
- 10 Unmissable Museum Shows to Catch in London: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/frieze-london-museum-shows-to-see-2694903
- Researchers Crack the Lost Origins of an Ancient Egyptian Temple: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ancient-egyptian-karnak-temple-origins-study-2697237
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Chicago's cultural commissioner resigns: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/08/chicago-cultural-commissioner-clinee-hedspeth-resigns
- Glimpsing the future: William Kentridge opera to have its New York premiere in Brooklyn: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/08/william-kentridge-waiting-for-the-sibyl-powerhouse-arts
- Documentary captures the war in Gaza through the eyes and lens of a Palestinian photographer: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/08/documentary-palestinian-photographer-gaza-war-put-your-soul-on-your-hand-and-walk
- Photographer among scores of activists detained by Israeli forces on Gaza aid flotilla: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/08/photographer-among-scores-of-activists-detained-by-israeli-forces-on-gaza-aid-flotilla
- Limestone relief disappears from Egypt’s Saqqara necropolis: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/08/limestone-relief-disappears-egypt-saqqara-necropolis
- ‘Is it possible to come back from this?’: Tehran’s art community on recovering from the 12-day war: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/08/amid-conflict-and-crisis-tehrans-art-community-manages-to-stick-together
- Five must-see UK exhibitions this Black History Month: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/08/five-must-see-uk-exhibitions-this-black-history-month
- Introducing Erich Heckel, the unsung driving force of Die Brücke: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/08/introducing-erich-heckel-the-unsung-driving-force-of-die-brucke
- The rooms where the magic happened: National Gallery of Ireland exhibition explores Picasso’s studios: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/08/the-rooms-where-the-magic-happened-national-gallery-of-ireland-exhibition-explores-picassos-studios
- With works by Munch and Mamma Andersson, the British Museum reveals the darkness of Nordic noir: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/08/with-works-by-munch-and-mamma-andersson-the-british-museum-reveals-the-darkness-of-nordic-noir
- Two charged following theft of Bronze Age jewellery from Welsh museum: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/08/two-in-custody-following-burglary-at-welsh-museum
ARTnews.com
- Guggenheim Museum’s Rotunda to Be Filled by Carol Bove, Taryn Simon in 2026: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/guggenheim-museum-2026-exhibitions-carol-bove-taryn-simon-1234755917/
- Amazon Prime Day Deals on Tech for Artists, Writers, and Craftspeople Ending Tonight: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/product-recommendations/prime-day-sales-on-studio-basics-1234573495/
- Welcome to Frieze London, the Art Market’s Latest Checkup: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/frieze-london-preview-2025-1234756143/
- Isamu Noguchi Museum Names Award Winners, Whitney Acquires Digital Artworks, and More: Industry Moves for October 8, 2025: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/isamu-noguchi-museum-award-industry-moves-1234756138/
- Rare 4,000-Year-Old Limestone Relief Disappears from Egypt’s Saqqara Necropolis: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ancient-egyptian-relief-disappears-saqqara-necropolis-1234756038/
- Flanders Eliminates Belgium’s First Contemporary Art Museum, Raising Controversy: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/flemish-government-eliminates-m-hka-smak-museum-controversy-1234756101/
- Christie’s to Sell More than 70 Works from Arnold and Joan Saltzman Collection, Including $20 M. Léger: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/christies-arnold-joan-saltzman-fernand-leger-picasso-matisse-1234756050/
- Sam McKinniss Paints an Image-Obsessed America in All Its Beauty and Its Ugliness: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/sam-mckinniss-jeffrey-deitch-review-1234756098/
- MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grants Go to Artists Garrett Bradley, Gala Porras-Kim, and More: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/macarthur-genius-grants-garrett-bradley-gala-porras-kim-1234756063/
- TEFAF Announces 2025 Museum Acquisitions: Félix Vallotton, Léon Spilliaert, and a ‘Superstar’ Rhino Named Clara: https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/news/tefaf-announces-2025-museum-acquisitions-1234755859/
Hyperallergic
- 10 Contemporary Roma Artists You Should Know: https://hyperallergic.com/1047958/10-contemporary-roma-artists-you-should-know/
- Six Artists Win MacArthur “Genius” Grants: https://hyperallergic.com/1048204/six-visual-artists-win-2025-macarthur-genius-grants/
- Get Artsy With Your Costumes for Hyperallergic’s Halloween Party: https://hyperallergic.com/1048012/hyperallergic-halloween-2025/
- Humans of New York Takes Over Grand Central: https://hyperallergic.com/1047887/humans-of-new-york-takes-over-grand-central/
- The Women Artists Who Found Freedom in Old Age: https://hyperallergic.com/1047386/women-artists-who-found-freedom-in-old-age-grand-finales-susan-gunbar/
- The Slow, Easy Splendor of Peter Hujar’s Day: https://hyperallergic.com/1048071/the-slow-easy-splendor-of-peter-hujars-day-ira-sachs/
- Portrait of Enslaved Man Dispels Years of Falsehoods: https://hyperallergic.com/1047549/portrait-of-enslaved-man-dispels-years-of-falsehoods/
- Exhibition Strategies: MassArt Graduate Gallery Thinks Beyond Campus: https://hyperallergic.com/1047328/massart-graduate-gallery-thinks-beyond-campus/
- Robert Rauschenberg’s New York: Pictures from the Real World: https://hyperallergic.com/1047043/robert-rauschenbergs-new-york-pictures-from-the-real-world/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Kristian Toubourg’s Shape-Shifting Canvases Reflect a Fractured World: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/kristian-touborg-carvahlo-2696974
- Steve McQueen’s Granddaughter Sues for Jackson Pollock Painting Lost in Botched Trade: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/steve-mcqueen-granddaughter-sues-for-jackson-pollock-painting-2697128
- Lalanne’s Only Copper Hippopotamus Bar Poised for $7 Million Sale: https://news.artnet.com/market/lalanne-hippopotamus-bar-schlumberger-collection-auction-2697033
- Artwork Goes Missing from Egypt’s Famed Saqqara Necropolis: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/egypt-saqqara-necropolis-missing-artwork-2696967
- 5 Artists to Watch from the Hammer Museum’s ‘Made in L.A. 2025’ Biennial: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/artists-hammer-museum-made-la-biennial-2695086
- This Price Bracket Is Holding Strong Amid a Slumping Market: https://news.artnet.com/market/which-price-brackets-saw-growth-2683865
- Want to Visit an Artist’s Studio? Now You Can Drop In on Jeffrey Gibson, Hank Willis Thomas, and More: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ifpda-studio-visit-sale-2025-2696638
- Egyptian Pharaoh’s Tomb Opens to the Public After 20-Year Restoration: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/egypt-pharaoh-amenhotep-iii-tomb-reopen-2696769
- Art World Infamy: Inigo Philbrick – Golden Boy (Ep. 2): https://news.artnet.com/multimedia/art-world-infamy-inigo-philbrick-golden-boy-ep-2-2688877
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Learning from the past: how historical tariffs have impacted the art market: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/07/learning-from-the-past-how-historical-tariffs-have-impacted-the-art-market
- October Book Bag: from a myth-busting Chaïm Soutine biography to an anthology of Palestinian artists and writers: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/07/october-book-bag-from-a-myth-busting-chaime-soutine-biography-to-an-anthology-of-palestinian-artists-and-writers
- A new publication explores how Renaissance Europe viewed and thought about skin: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/07/a-new-publication-explores-how-renaissance-europe-viewed-and-thought-about-skin
- Martin Parr steps out from behind the camera lens in informal autobiography: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/07/martin-parr-steps-out-from-behind-the-camera-lens-in-informal-autobiography
- Storied media arts centre launches emergency fundraising appeal to avoid closure: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/07/vivo-media-arts-centre-vancouver-fundraising-avoid-closure
- An expert’s guide to Robert Rauschenberg: five must-read books on the US artist: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/07/an-experts-guide-to-robert-rauschenberg-five-must-read-books-on-the-us-artist
- ‘Ideas move through migration’: Charlotte Mullins tells us why she has taken a fresh look at art from the British Isles: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/07/ideas-move-through-migration-charlotte-mullins-tells-us-why-she-has-taken-a-fresh-look-at-art-from-the-british-isles-with-her-new-book
- New book looks at how the movies shaped the way we think about artists: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/07/new-book-looks-at-how-movies-shape-the-way-we-think-about-artists
- Every buck you make: are endowment funds, with help from the likes of Sting, the future for museums?: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/07/every-buck-you-make-are-endowment-funds-with-help-from-the-likes-of-sting-the-future-for-museums
- Egyptian professor and former minister of antiquities tapped to be next Unesco chief: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/07/egyptian-professor-and-former-minister-of-antiquities-tapped-to-be-next-unesco-chief
- Fleeing Gaza: how Palestinian artists continue to make a difference abroad: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/07/we-continue-for-our-children-how-palestinian-artists-around-the-world-are-finding-ways-to-beat-the-odds
- Two years on from 7 October attacks, Israeli museum directors are in ‘complete isolation’: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/07/two-years-on-from-7-october-attacks-israeli-museum-directors-are-in-complete-isolation
ARTnews.com
- Matthiesen Gallery Files Lawsuit Against Convicted Con Man, Jill Newhouse Gallery and Top Collector Jon Landau Over Gustave Courbet Painting: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/matthiesen-gallery-lawsuit-jill-newhouse-jon-landau-courbet-1234755812/
- MoMA Partners with Mattel for Van Gogh Barbie, Monet and Dalí Figures: https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/news/moma-mattel-collection-van-gogh-barbie-monet-dali-1234755900/
- Ken Jacobs, Underground Film Legend Who Made ‘Abstract Expressionist Cinema,’ Dies at 92: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ken-jacobs-film-artist-dead-1234755856/
- Wade Guyton Artwork Forfeited by Inigo Philbrick’s Business Partner Flops at Sotheby’s: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/wade-guyton-artwork-inigo-philbricks-flops-at-sothebys-1234755862/
- See Inside ‘Divine Egypt,’ the Met’s Newest Ancient Egypt Blockbuster: https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/news/divine-egypt-met-museum-photos-1234755793/
- The Met’s First Ancient Egypt Blockbuster in Over a Decade Is a Show Fit for the Gods: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/reviews/met-divine-egypt-review-ancient-art-blockbuster-1234755807/
- Hauser & Wirth’s UK Profits Drop Amid Global Market Slowdown: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/hauser-amp-wirths-uk-profits-drop-1234755773/
- Top Galleries Acquavella and Nahmad Contemporary Caught Up in WhatsApp Billionaire Jan Koum’s Lawsuit: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/acquavella-and-nahmad-contemporary-billionaire-jan-koum-1234755775/
- Tenured University of South Dakota Art Professor Reinstated After Being Fired Over Charlie Kirk Post: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/south-dakota-art-professor-reinstated-charlie-kirk-comments-1234755756/
- From Ancient Rome to New Orleans: The Circuitous Journey of a 2nd-Century Tombstone: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ancient-rome-new-orleans-tombstone-1234755754/
Hyperallergic
- Five New York City Art Shows That We Love Right Now: https://hyperallergic.com/1047417/five-new-york-city-art-shows-that-we-love-october-7-2025/
- Hauser and Zwirner’s UK Galleries Report Nearly 90% Drop in Earnings: https://hyperallergic.com/1047704/hauser-wirth-david-zwirner-uk-galleries-report-nearly-90-percent-drop-in-earnings/
- Artist Odili Donald Odita Sues Jack Shainman Gallery: https://hyperallergic.com/1047644/artist-odili-donald-odita-sues-jack-shainman-gallery/
- Tapestries That Contain the World: https://hyperallergic.com/1046692/mour-jaouda-tapestries-that-contain-the-world-spike-island/
- Oregon Republicans Caught Posting Misleading Protest Image: https://hyperallergic.com/1047638/oregon-republicans-caught-posting-misleading-protest-image/
- The Explosive Ecstasy of June Leaf: https://hyperallergic.com/1047422/the-explosive-ecstasy-of-june-leaf-grey-art-museum/
- George Morrison Painted a Different Picture of Abstract Expressionism: https://hyperallergic.com/1047487/george-morrison-painted-a-different-picture-of-abstract-expressionism/
- School of Visual Arts Brings Together 15 Alumni Artists in Wavelengths: https://hyperallergic.com/1046637/school-of-visual-arts-alumni-artists-wavelengths/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Largest-Ever Group of David Hockney iPad Drawings Up for Sale: https://news.artnet.com/market/david-hockney-ipad-drawings-auction-2696633
- Why Are Young Collectors Buying Old Art? Frieze Masters’ New Director Explains: https://news.artnet.com/market/frieze-masters-emanuela-tarizzo-interview-2694898
- National Gallery of Art Closes Indefinitely Amid U.S. Government Shutdown: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/trump-arts-impact-2639197
- Evelyn Lin to Lead Sotheby’s Asia Modern and Contemporary Art, After Pace Hong Kong Shutters: https://news.artnet.com/market/evelyn-lin-sothebys-asia-modern-contemporary-art-2696437
- The Vibrant History of Russian Icon Painting Comes to Life in a New Book: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/russian-icons-the-oleg-kushnirskiy-collection-2695839
- This Fabergé Egg Could Crack a World Record at Auction: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/faberge-winter-egg-christies-auction-2696283
- Almine Rech and Pace Close Locations—and More Art Industry News: https://news.artnet.com/market/paint-drippings-art-industry-news-oct-6-2695857
- Who Gets To Be a VVIP?: https://news.artnet.com/multimedia/art-market-minute-oct-6-2696357
- How a Major Commission Drove Mark Rothko to Rage—and Refusal: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/art-bites-mark-rothko-seagram-murals-2680576
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Steve McQueen's granddaughter files lawsuit over $68m Jackson Pollock painting: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/06/steven-mcqueen-lawsuit-pollock-painting
- National Gallery of Art closes as US government shutdown continues: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/06/national-gallery-art-washington-dc-closed-government-shutdown
- Aichi Triennale confronts war, memory and environmental collapse: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/06/aichi-triennale-tackles-war-memory-environmental-collapse
- More than 1,500 arts workers in Italy sign letter demanding government takes action against Gaza assault: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/06/arts-workers-italy-sign-letter-demanding-government-takes-action-gaza-assault
- Art of diplomacy: Scottish printmaker Anya Gallaccio explores soft power with commission for UK embassies: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/06/art-of-diplomacy-scottish-artist-anya-gallaccio-explores-soft-power-with-commission-for-uk-embassies
- Record sales and a tax break close out blockbuster year for South Asian Modern market: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/06/record-sales-in-delhi-and-london-close-out-a-blockbuster-year-for-south-asian-modern-market
- From royal visitors to extortionate eBay sales: new book offers rare behind-the-scenes glimpse of Vermeer blockbuster: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/06/book-reveals-how-rijksmuseum-vermeer-exhibition-came-together
- Victoria & Albert Museum to expand Gilbert Galleries to explore looting and provenance: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/06/victoria-albert-museum-will-expand-gilbert-galleries-to-explore-looting-and-provenance
- Seattle's Bellevue Arts Museum building sold to local children’s museum: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/06/bellevue-arts-museum-sells-building-childrens-museum
Art Business News
- Meet the Artist: Kat Ryals: https://artbusinessnews.com/2025/10/meet-the-artist-kat-ryals/
ARTnews.com
- The Creator of ‘Humans of New York’ Has Transformed All of Grand Central Into a Public Art Installation: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/brandon-stanton-dear-new-york-grand-central-installation-1234755590/
- What to Expect When Visiting Museums and National Parks During the US Government Shutdown: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/where-to-go-what-to-expect-amid-us-government-shutdown-2025-1234755512/
- Judge Dismisses Class Action Lawsuit Against Yuga Labs Naming Celebrities Who Promoted Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/lawsuit-dismissed-yuga-labs-bored-ape-yacht-club-nfts-howey-1234755582/
- Three-Hundred-Foot-Long Egyptian Tomb Reopens After Two-Decade Renovation: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/egyptian-tomb-reopens-two-decade-renovation-1234755574/
- Limited Edition Print of Ozzy Osbourne Artwork Goes On Sale To Benefit Charities: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/limited-edition-print-ozzy-osbourne-artwork-mason-newman-1234755493/
- Painter Odili Donald Odita Sues Jack Shainman Gallery over ‘Withheld’ Artworks: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/odili-donald-odita-sues-jack-shainman-gallery-1234755506/
- Mohamed Hamidi, Moroccan Modernist Painter, Has Died at 84: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/mohamed-hamidi-moroccan-modernist-painter-obituary-1234755499/
- A New Study Conducted the Most Comprehensive Survey of Egypt’s Karnak Temple, Revealing ‘Unprecedented Detail’: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/a-new-study-conducted-the-most-comprehensive-survey-of-egypts-karnak-temple-revealing-unprecedented-detail-1234755494/
- New York’s Frick Collection Names New Chief Curator: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/frick-collection-chief-curator-aimee-ng-1234755500/
- Exhibition Canceled By Trump’s DEI Ban Opens at George Mason University: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/exhibition-canceled-by-trump-dei-ban-opens-1234755467/
Hyperallergic
- Laurie Anderson Isn’t Playing Games: https://hyperallergic.com/1046342/laurie-anderson-isnt-playing-games/
- NYC Removes World’s Fairs Mosaics, a Slice of Queens Art History: https://hyperallergic.com/1046874/nyc-removes-worlds-fairs-mosaics-a-slice-of-queens-art-history/
- Kentucky’s Speed Museum Axes Education Department: https://hyperallergic.com/1047374/kentucky-speed-art-museum-axes-education-department/
- Sister Corita Kent Found the Sacred in the Profane: https://hyperallergic.com/1046948/sister-corita-kent-found-the-sacred-in-the-profane/
- Life’s Hidden Dramas in the Art of Walter Sickert: https://hyperallergic.com/1046886/lifes-hidden-dramas-in-the-art-of-walter-sickert-piano-nobile-london/
- National Gallery of Art Closes Amid Government Shutdown: https://hyperallergic.com/1047316/national-gallery-of-art-closes-amid-government-shutdown/
- Push Your Limits With a 2026 Visual Arts Residency at Banff Centre: https://hyperallergic.com/1045968/push-your-limits-2026-visual-arts-residency-banff-centre/
- IDSVA Students Travel the World With Residencies in Venice, Marrakech, and New York City: https://hyperallergic.com/1046609/idsva-students-travel-the-world-with-residencies-in-venice-marrakech-and-new-york-city/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Ancient Sculpture Yields Clues to a Millennia-Old Artmaking Technique: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/metropolitan-museum-iraq-ibex-vessel-research-restitution-2696069
- Can a Regional Art Show Speak to the World? The Aichi Triennale Makes a Convincing Case: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/aichi-triennale-highlights-2691249
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Christie's Hong Kong autumn sale drops 46% from last year but makes Picasso's record in Asia: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/05/christies-hong-kong-autumn-sale-drops-46-from-last-year-but-makes-picassos-record-in-asia
Hyperallergic
- Lygia Pape Wants You to Participate: https://hyperallergic.com/1046629/lygia-pape-wants-you-to-participate/
- An Exhibition Axed Under Trump’s DEI Ban Finds a New Home: https://hyperallergic.com/1046947/exhibition-axed-under-trump-dei-ban-finds-new-home/
- Meet Hyperallergic’s New Editor-in-Chief: https://hyperallergic.com/1046944/hyperallergic-new-editor-in-chief-hakim-bishara/
- NYC Artist and Educator Wins Zohran Mamdani Sticker Contest: https://hyperallergic.com/1046937/nyc-artist-and-educator-wins-zohran-mamdani-sticker-contest/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Gallerist Kamel Mennour on A.I., Changes in Paris, and the Future of Art Philanthropy: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/5-questions-for-kamel-mennour-2677703
ARTnews.com
- Milton Esterow, Journalist Who Transformed ARTnews and the Art World, Dies at 97: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/milton-esterow-artnews-editor-dead-1234755429/
- National Gallery of Art Closes as a Result of Government Shutdown: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/national-gallery-of-art-closes-government-shutdown-1234755432/
- Almine Rech Closes London Gallery After More Than a Decade: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/almine-rech-closes-london-gallery-1234755425/