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
- At West Chelsea Contemporay, Two Artists Bring Classical Archetypes Into the Present: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/west-chelsea-contemporary-simon-berger-gary-james-mcqueen-2691628
- California Modernist Icon Designed by Architect Richard Neutra Hits the Market: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/richard-neutra-case-study-house-sale-2692212
- 6 Must-See Design Shows in New York City Right Now: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/6-design-shows-new-york-city-2689600
- Routine Dig Turns Up 200-Year-Old Cornerstone Under German Museum: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/200-year-old-cornerstone-academic-museum-bonn-2691966
- Contemporary Istanbul Turns 20—See What’s In Store: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/contemporary-istanbul-2025-2691985
- The Dog in Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’ Has a Surprising Origin: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/rembrandt-copied-the-dog-in-the-night-watch-2691860
- Which Country’s Art Market Came Out On Top in the First Half of 2025?: https://news.artnet.com/market/countrys-art-market-2025-2683851
- Radiohead’s Enigmatic Album Art Gets the Museum Treatment—See 5 Highlights: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/radiohead-thom-yorke-stanley-donwood-ashmolean-2691634
- ‘Where’s Maurizio?’ You Could Snag a 99¢ Cattelan Sculpture in a Scavenger Hunt: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/maurizo-cattelan-sculpture-scavenger-hunt-avant-arte-2691421
- Why Corporate Sponsorship Is Getting Riskier for Museums: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/museums-corporate-sponsors-2690432
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- New York museum spotlights the lesbian artist behind Central Park’s historic Bethesda Fountain: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/23/emma-stebbins-heckscher-museum-exhibition-bethesda-fountain
- Pennsylvania man sentenced to prison for fraud scheme involving forged works by Picasso, Basquiat and Warhol: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/23/pennsylvania-man-sentenced-prison-art-fraud-scheme
- Fashion vintage: how two historic Bordeaux vineyards have been restored to former glory under Chanel's ownership: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/23/fashion-vintage-how-two-historic-bordeaux-vineyards-have-been-restored-to-former-glory-under-chanels-ownership
- Detroit’s first fair, Season, revs up for inaugural edition: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/23/season-art-fair-detroit-inaugural-edition-preview
- Fra Angelico masterworks reunited for two-venue Florence exhibition: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/23/fra-angelico-masterworks-reunited-for-two-venue-florence-exhibition
- Dog in Rembrandt’s The Night Watch was copied from widely available book, suggests new research: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/23/dog-in-rembrandts-the-night-watch-was-copied-from-widely-available-book-suggests-new-research
- As World Press Photo turns 70, is it time for photojournalism to move forward from a history of harm?: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/23/as-world-press-photo-turns-70-is-it-time-for-photojournalism-to-move-forward-from-a-history-of-harm
- Is a Vermeer self-portrait hiding behind his ‘sleeping maid’ at the Met? The museum has provided another clue: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/23/is-vermeer-self-portrait-hiding-behind-artist-sleeping-maid-metropolitan-museum-new-york
- Shanghai residency space merging art and fashion to launch in November: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/23/shanghai-residency-and-exhibition-space-to-launch-during-november-art-week
- UK money laundering crackdown continues, as art dealer faces a fine of more than £150,000: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/23/money-laundering-crackdown-continues-as-dealer-faces-a-fine-of-more-than-£150000
Art Business News
- Roberto Ugalde: Transforming Light into Pillars of Color: https://artbusinessnews.com/2025/09/roberto-ugalde-transforming-light-into-pillars-of-color/
ARTnews.com
- Famed Art Dealer Mary Boone Says Prison Was ‘Very Relaxing’: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/art-dealer-mary-boone-says-prison-was-very-relaxing-1234753396/
- New Research Supports Theory of Hidden Vermeer Self-Portrait: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/hidden-vermeer-self-portrait-maid-asleep-1234753399/
- Three John Singer Sargent Paintings of Italy Could Make $15 M. At Christie’s: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/john-singer-sargent-paintings-12-15-million-1234753307/
- John Giorno’s Decades-Long Project Dial-A-Poem Is Now Online: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/john-giorno-dial-a-poem-online-1234753334/
- Well-Preserved Late Antique Christian Church Found Along Pilgrimage Site in Northern Egypt: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/late-antique-christian-church-found-along-pilgrimage-site-in-northern-egypt-1234753305/
- Turner Prize Reactions: Mohammed Sami Emerges as a Frontrunner for UK’s Top Art Award: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/turner-prize-reactions-2025-mohammed-sami-1234753254/
- Remains of a Strategic Roman Bridge Uncovered in Switzerland: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/roman-bridge-remains-uncovered-in-switzerland-1234753138/
- Statue of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Holding Hands Mysteriously Appears in D.C.: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/donald-trump-jeffrey-epstein-the-secret-handsake-statue-dc-1234753265/
- Kerry James Marshall’s Royal Academy Exhibition Features New Paintings on African Collaboration in Transatlantic Slave Trade: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/kerry-james-marshall-royal-academy-exhibition-new-paintings-1234753270/
- Alleged Capital Jewish Museum Shooter Filmed His Crime with Bodycam: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/capital-jewish-museum-shooter-bodycam-1234753258/
Hyperallergic
- A Diné Weaver’s Sacred Looms: https://hyperallergic.com/1044074/dine-weaver-dy-begay-sacred-looms/
- Hand-Holding Trump and Epstein Statue Appears on National Mall: https://hyperallergic.com/1044357/hand-holding-trump-and-epstein-statue-appears-on-national-mall/
- A Sprrrawling Exhibition of Cat-Themed Meowsterpieces: https://hyperallergic.com/1044411/a-sprrrawling-exhibition-of-cat-themed-meowsterpieces-magnum-o-pspsps/
- Bunny Yeager’s Feminist Pin-Up Girls: https://hyperallergic.com/1043390/bunny-yeager-naked-ambition-feminist-pin-up-girls/
- This Frida Kahlo Painting Could Shatter Auction Records: https://hyperallergic.com/1044285/this-frida-kahlo-painting-could-shatter-auction-records/
- Four New York City Art Shows to See Right Now: https://hyperallergic.com/1044198/four-new-york-city-art-shows-to-see-september-23-2025/
- The Visual Pleasures of Art Therapy: https://hyperallergic.com/1044028/the-visual-pleasures-of-art-therapy-house-tree-person/
- How the Wound Man Healed Medieval Europe: https://hyperallergic.com/1044154/how-the-wound-man-healed-medieval-europe/
- University of Michigan’s Stamps School of Art & Design Offers a Unique MFA Experience: https://hyperallergic.com/1042883/university-of-michigan-stamps-school-of-art-design-offers-a-unique-mfa-experience/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Contemporary Art Finds a Home in New York’s Most Iconic Cathedral: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/st-patricks-cathedral-contemporary-art-adam-cvijanovic-2686498
- Art Organizations Prevail in Legal Battle Over NEA Grants: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/trump-arts-impact-2639197
- Rare Gold Coin, Buried for 50 Years, Could Command $2.5 Million at Auction: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/rare-european-coins-auction-traveller-collection-2691482
- Artist Bettina Pousttchi Pushes Photography to Its Limit in a Berlin Show: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/buchman-galerie-bettina-pousttchi-2691347
- Frieze Sculpture Unleashes a Provocative Play of Light and Shadow—See 5 Standouts: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/frieze-sculpture-2025-2691258
- Is This the Breaking Point for Museums?: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/museums-politics-2679093
- Christie’s Names a New 20th and 21st Century Art Chairman —and More Art Industry News: https://news.artnet.com/market/paint-drippings-art-industry-news-sep-19-2690567
- Jack Hanley on the Rough-and-Tumble Art Market, and How It Should Change: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/5-questions-jack-hanley-2683695
- Could This Sunken Port Reveal Where Cleopatra Is Buried?: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/submerged-port-cleopatra-tomb-taposiris-magna-2691213
- The Teen Sculptor Who Took Washington by Storm—Then Vanished From the Spotlight: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/art-bites-vinnie-ream-abraham-lincoln-statue-2680569
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Jewish collector's heirs revive Nazi loot claim to Van Gogh Sunflowers painting: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/22/vincent-van-gogh-sunflowers-sompo-holdings-nazi-loot-restitution-lawsuit
- Florida art-history professor suspended over social media posts about right-wing activist Charlie Kirk: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/22/florida-art-history-professor-suspended-charlie-kirk-posts
- After a turbulent period of reorganisation, the 18th Istanbul Biennial favours futurity over futility: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/22/after-a-turbulent-period-of-reorganisation-the-18th-istanbul-biennial-favours-futurity-over-futility
- Picasso painting not seen in 80 years heads to auction in France: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/22/picasso-painting-not-seen-in-80-years-heads-to-auction-in-france
- World's largest private Rembrandt collection may be fractionalised, owner reveals: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/22/leiden-largest-private-collection-rembrandt-thomas-kaplan-fractionalisation
- 'Age alone does not guarantee value': Thomas S. Kaplan is showing his Dutch Old Master collection in US for first time: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/22/thomas-s-kaplan-all-art-is-contemporary-when-its-made
- Work in progress: Martin Jennings chosen to create statue of Queen Elizabeth II: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/22/work-in-progress-sculptor-martin-jennings-chosen-to-create-statue-of-queen-elizabeth-ii
- Ai Weiwei: ‘Nothing scares me anymore—being terrified does not help’: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/22/ai-weiwei-nothing-scares-me-anymorebeing-terrified-does-not-help
- Letter calls on Judy Chicago and Pussy Riot's Nadya Tolakonnikova to cancel Tel Aviv exhibition: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/22/dont-be-complicit-open-letter-calls-on-judy-chicago-and-pussy-riots-nadya-tolakonnikova-to-cancel-tel-aviv-exhibition
- Florida college commissions statue of slain right-wing activist Charlie Kirk: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/22/new-college-florida-charlie-kirk-statue
ARTnews.com
- Federal Court Rules Trump Administration’s “Gender Ideology” Ban on Art Endowments Unconstitutional: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/federal-court-rules-gender-ideology-ban-on-art-endowments-unconstitutional-1234753210/
- Rural Danish Art Museum Acquires Painting by Artemisia Gentileschi: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/nivaagaard-collection-susanna-painting-artemisia-gentileschi-1234753126/
- ‘Sixties Surreal’ Curator Dan Nadel Is Expanding American Art History, One Outlier at a Time: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/dan-nadel-sixties-surreal-whitney-robert-crumb-interview-1234753195/
- Collector Bernard Arnault Says France’s Wealth Tax ‘Aims to Destroy the Liberal Economy’: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/bernard-arnault-wealth-tax-france-backlash-1234753159/
- Cai Guo-Qiang Under Fire for Controversial Pyrotechnic Show in Tibet: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/cai-guo-qiang-fireworks-show-tibet-1234753145/
- Hong Kong Mega-Collector Adrian Cheng Pivots to Web3, Blockchain, and ‘Immersive Experiences’: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/hong-kong-adrian-cheng-web3-blockchain-immersive-experiences-1234753119/
- Digital Art Isn’t Built to Last—Could Data Co-ops Change that?: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/digital-art-isnt-built-to-last-could-data-co-ops-change-1234752973/
- Researchers Identify Previously Unknown Roman Matron via Ancient Statue: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/unknown-roman-matron-identified-chersonesos-taurica-crimea-1234753069/
- Damascus University Art School Bans Use of Nude Models: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/damascus-university-bans-nude-models-1234753128/
- Judy Chicago and Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolakonnikova Face Calls to Cancel Tel Aviv Show: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/judy-chicago-pussy-riot-nadya-tolakonnikova-artwashing-1234753074/
Hyperallergic
- New College of Florida to Erect Charlie Kirk Statue: https://hyperallergic.com/1044132/new-college-of-florida-to-erect-charlie-kirk-statue/
- Take a Musical Trip Through Sixties Surrealism: https://hyperallergic.com/1044005/take-a-musical-trip-through-sixties-surrealism-whitney-museum/
- Burning Man’s Black Vanguard: https://hyperallergic.com/1043920/burning-man-black-vanguard/
- Trump’s “Gender Ideology” Ban for Art Grants Ruled Unconstitutional: https://hyperallergic.com/1043895/trump-gender-ideology-ban-for-art-grants-ruled-unconstitutional/
- Larry Bell’s Art Through the Looking Glass: https://hyperallergic.com/1042701/larry-bell-art-through-the-looking-glass/
- An Artist’s Unexpected Confrontation With Mortality: https://hyperallergic.com/1043876/artist-asako-tabata-unexpected-confrontation-with-mortality/
- James Walsh: Relief in Sight: https://hyperallergic.com/1042894/james-walsh-relief-in-sight-golden-gallery/
- Man Killed While Unloading Andy Warhol Art Car in DC’s National Mall: https://hyperallergic.com/1043908/man-killed-while-unloading-andy-warhol-art-car-in-washington-dc-national-mall/

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 Vanderbilt Family’s Gilded Age Treasures Hit the Auction Block: https://news.artnet.com/market/vanderbilt-family-jewels-phillips-auction-2690196
- Mysterious Roman Statue Identified 20 Years After Discovery: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/roman-statue-identified-laodice-2688579
- The Red-Hot Market for South Asian Modernism Has a New Star: https://news.artnet.com/market/sheikh-mohammed-sultan-christies-2689798
- From Paris to Vegas: How the Core Art Gallery Is Raising the Stakes: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/the-core-art-gallery-2689532
- The Full U.S. Constitution Is on Display for the First Time Ever: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/national-archives-entire-us-constitution-on-view-2690024
ARTnews.com
- Hidden Portrait Beneath Vermeer’s ‘Girl with the Red Hat’ May Be the Artist’s Earliest Known Work: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/hidden-portrait-beneath-vermeer-girl-with-the-red-hat-1234752997/
Hyperallergic
- 10 Exhibitions to See in Chicago This Fall: https://hyperallergic.com/1043522/10-exhibitions-to-see-in-chicago-fall-2025/
- Unpacking the Ageist Myths of Western Art: https://hyperallergic.com/1043430/larry-silver-unpacking-the-ageist-myths-of-western-art/
- A Cornstalk Grows in Soho: https://hyperallergic.com/1043557/a-cornstalk-grows-in-soho-emily-janowick/
- Alison Saar’s Artistic Revolution: https://hyperallergic.com/1043465/alison-saar-artistic-revolution/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Painting and Sculpture Converge in Dual Solo Shows at Alfonso Artiaco: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/alfonso-artiaco-ulrich-wulff-johan-creten-2690142
- Sunken Treasures Salvaged From Titanic’s Ill-Fated Sister Ship: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/britannic-titanic-sister-ship-artifacts-recovery-2689602
- Here Are the 10 Most-Searched Artists in 2025: https://news.artnet.com/market/the-10-most-searched-artists-2684582
- Was Picasso’s Poetry Any Good?: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/art-bites-picasso-poetry-2669332
ARTnews.com
- Sales for Inaugural Untitled Art Houston Point to a Committed Local Collector Base, with Strong Mid-Market Sales: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/untitled-houston-fair-sales-report-1234752806/
- Time Magazine Names Mickalene Thomas, Miranda July, and Other Artists to Annual 100 List: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/art-world-figures-time-100-list-1234752941/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Shoptalk: How Performa’s RoseLee Goldberg Wields Soft Power on a Shoestring Budget: https://news.artnet.com/market/shoptalk-how-performas-roselee-goldberg-wields-soft-power-on-a-shoestring-budget-2688522
- From a Cardboard Living Room to a Packing-Peanut Sculpture—‘Portal’ Art Show Returns With Wild Surprises: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/4heads-portal-art-show-rockaway-2690848
- Latitude Gallery Makes a Bold Move to Tribeca, Doubling Down on Its Mission: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/latitude-gallery-shihui-zhou-2-2689477
- Gaza’s Cultural Heritage Faces ‘Existential Threat,’ New Report Warns: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/gaza-cultural-heritage-pen-report-2690843
- A New Show of Keith Haring’s Last Paintings Is an Uplifting Elegy: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/keith-haring-gladstone-gallery-2688922
- Agnes Gund, Leading Collector Whose Patronage Shaped the Art World, Dies at 87: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/agnes-gund-obituary-2690474
- Man Ray at the Met: A One-Man Art Movement: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/man-ray-what-objects-dream-2690040
- Frida Kahlo Masterpiece Poised to Fetch a Record-Shattering $60 Million: https://news.artnet.com/market/frida-kahlo-el-sueno-sothebys-auction-2690737
- The Next Art-World Destination: Central Asia: https://news.artnet.com/market/the-asia-pivot-central-asia-2690385
- Warhol and Basquiat Are Back in the East Village—and More Juicy Art World Gossip: https://news.artnet.com/market/warhol-basquiat-east-village-2689861
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Untitled Art Houston opens with a slew of four- and five-figure sales: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/19/untitled-art-houston-fair-vip-day-opening-sales-inaugural-edition
- Mexico City’s major art museums closed amid union dispute: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/19/mexico-city-art-museums-closed-union-dispute
- Calder Gardens opens this weekend in Philadelphia: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/19/calder-gardens-opening-philadelphia
- Near Naples, an ancient town is turned contemporary art hub for roving exhibition Panorama: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/19/italian-town-pozzuoli-turned-into-temporary-art-hub-thanks-to-roving-exhibition-panorama
- Agnes Gund, collector and philanthropist who helped transform MoMA, has died, aged 87: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/19/agnes-gund-philanthropist-collector-obituary
- Lovers to friends: the intimate story of Van Gogh's sister-in-law and the artist Isaac Israëls: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/19/lovers-to-friends-the-intimate-story-of-van-goghs-sister-in-law-and-the-artist-isaac-israels
- Frida Kahlo dreamscape estimated between $40m to $60m could break artist's auction record: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/19/frida-kahlo-dreamscape-estimated-between-40m-to-60m-set-to-break-artists-auction-record
- Kerry James Marshall, National Gallery expansion, Picasso’s Three Dancers—podcast: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/19/kerry-james-marshall-national-gallery-expansion-picassos-three-dancerspodcast
- Japanese museum’s collection of Western art could bring $60m at auction: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/19/christies-kawamura-memorial-dic-museum-art-auction-christies
- Picasso or Bitcoin? How art’s status is changing among the super-rich: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/19/picasso-bitcoin-how-status-of-art-status-is-changing-among-super-rich
- London's Postal Museum launches collaboration with victims of Post Office Horizon scandal: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/19/londons-postal-museum-launches-collaborative-project-with-post-office-horizon-scandal-victims
- Art SG to organise fellow Singapore fair S.E.A. Focus from 2026: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/19/art-sg-to-organise-fellow-singapore-fair-sea-focus-from-2026
- Talking point: visitors to Versailles can now meet the AI Apollo: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/19/talking-point-visitors-to-versailles-can-now-meet-the-ai-apollo
- Full steam ahead: world’s first rail journey to be re-enacted for 200th anniversary: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/19/worlds-first-rail-journey-to-be-re-enacted-for-200th-anniversary
ARTnews.com
- Acquavella Steps into New Territory, Taking on Harumi Klossowska de Rola: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/acquavella-harumi-klossowska-de-rola-1234752923/
- Heirs of Jewish Collector Urge Appeals Court to Reconsider Claim to Van Gogh’s Sunflowers: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/heirs-of-jewish-collector-urge-appeals-court-to-reconsider-claim-to-van-goghs-sunflowers-1234752961/
- Art World Figures Remember Late Patron Agnes Gund: ‘A Legend and Icon’: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/art-world-figures-remember-late-patron-agnes-gund-a-legend-and-icon-1234752937/
- Bizarre Trump Bitcoin Statue Appears in Washington, D.C.: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/trump-bitcoin-statue-washington-dc-crypto-1234752921/
- Missing 3,000-Year-Old Egyptian Bracelet Found to Have Been Stolen, Sold, and Melted Down: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/egyptian-bracelet-missing-melted-down-1234752930/
- The Fed’s First Rate Cut in Nearly a Year Could Encourage Collectors to Get Off the Sidelines: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/fed-reserve-interest-rate-cuts-art-market-loans-1234752920/
- Frida Kahlo Painting Estimated at $40 M.–$60 M. Could Shatter Women Artist Record at Sotheby’s: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/frida-kahlo-auction-record-broken-sothebys-el-sueno-la-cama-1234752891/
- $9.5 M. Picasso Portrait of Dora Maar Not Seen in 80 Years Consigned to Paris Auction House for October Sale: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/unknown-pablo-picasso-painting-dora-maar-for-sale-1234752879/
- Centre Pompidou Closes for Five Years of Renovation Work, Leaving Paris With a Void: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/centre-pompidou-close-renovation-1234752875/
- Conductor, New Art Fair for the Global Majority, to Debut in Brooklyn in 2026: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/conductor-art-fair-brooklyn-2026-1234752858/
Hyperallergic
- Art History Professor Placed on Leave Over Charlie Kirk Posts: https://hyperallergic.com/1043397/art-history-professor-placed-on-leave-over-charlie-kirk-posts/
- Clio, the Art World’s “Anti-Fair,” Returns to NYC: https://hyperallergic.com/1043499/clio-the-art-world-anti-fair-returns-to-nyc-2025/
- Superchief, Beloved LA Arts Hub, Fights to Stay Open: https://hyperallergic.com/1043395/superchief-beloved-los-angeles-arts-hub-fights-to-stay-open/
- Agnes Gund, Champion of Arts and Equity, Dies at 87: https://hyperallergic.com/1043388/agnes-gund-champion-of-arts-and-equity-dies-at-87/
- Tell Clyfford I Said ‘Hi’ Opens at the Clyfford Still Museum: https://hyperallergic.com/1042291/tell-clyfford-i-said-hi-clyfford-still-museum/
- The 14th Taipei Biennial Explores Collective Yearning and Shared Futures: https://hyperallergic.com/1042320/14th-taipei-biennial-explores-collective-yearning-and-shared-futures/

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 Emily Ponsonby’s Beeswax Canvases, Connection and Comfort ‘Bubble to the Surface’: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/in-emily-ponsonbys-beeswax-canvases-connection-and-comfort-bubble-to-the-surface-2688980
- A Turning Point for the Art Market?: https://news.artnet.com/multimedia/a-turning-point-for-the-art-market-2689827
- Cj Hendry’s Hit Floral Art Spectacle Blooms Again: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/cj-hendry-flower-market-returns-2690045
- Is Poland on the Cusp of an Art Boom?: https://news.artnet.com/market/warsaw-gallery-weekend-2688646
- Picasso Portrait, Unseen for 80 Years, Goes to Auction: https://news.artnet.com/market/picasso-portrait-dora-maar-unseen-80-years-auction-2689919
- Lisa Yuskavage’s Drawings Are the Blueprints for Her Subversive Career: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/lisa-yuskavage-drawings-2678503
- Six Contemporary Artists Take on Classic New Yorker Covers—With a Twist: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/new-yorker-six-artists-reimagine-archival-covers-2689377
- Thieves Steal $700,000 Worth of Gold From Paris Museum: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/paris-natural-history-museum-theft-2689739
- Take a Closer Look at These Highlights From John Moran’s Art and Design Sale: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/john-moran-art-and-design-sale-2-2689060
- Will Uzbekistan’s Big Bet on Culture Pay Off? Inside Its Bold Overhaul: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/uzbekistan-bukhara-2688015
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Man killed while unloading Warhol-painted BMW for exhibition in Washington, DC: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/18/deadly-accident-warhol-bmw-art-car-washington-dc-exhibition
- Climate change threatens Indigenous ceramic tradition in Brazil: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/18/climate-change-threatens-waura-ceramics-tradition-brazil
- Louvre and Grand Palais among French museums closed due to nationwide strikes: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/18/french-museums-monuments-closed-nationwide-strikes-louvre-grand-palais
- Hidden picture beneath Vermeer’s ‘Girl with the Red Hat’ may be the artist’s only existing male portrait, research reveals: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/18/hidden-picture-beneath-vermeers-girl-with-the-red-hat-may-be-the-artists-first-portrait-of-a-man-research-reveals
- Despite new autumn slot, Tokyo Gendai remains a largely local affair: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/18/despite-new-autumn-slot-tokyo-gendai-remains-a-largely-local-affair
- Jasleen Kaur, Michael Rakowitz, Jeremy Deller and Massive Attack among 77 creatives to join Gaza fundraiser poster campaign: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/18/jasleen-kaur-michael-rakowitz-jeremy-deller-and-massive-attack-among-77-creatives-to-join-gaza-fundraiser-poster-campaign
- From Marie Antoinette at the V&A to landscape jewellery at Christie's: where the worlds of art and luxury collide this autumn: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/18/from-marie-antoinette-at-the-va-to-landscape-jewellery-at-christies-where-the-worlds-of-art-and-luxury-collide-this-autumn
ARTnews.com
- The Best Booths at Untitled Art, Houston, Where Quiet Art Shines Brightly: https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/news/best-booths-untitled-art-houston-1234752768/
- Les Lalanne Mania Drives Big Results at Sotheby’s $100 M. Karpidas Sale: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/les-lalanne-mania-drives-big-results-at-sothebys-karpidas-sale-1234752622/
- Rope Hung Outside Atlanta Black History Museum Under Investigation: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/rope-atlanta-black-history-apex-museum-1234752704/
- Maine Museum to Return Funerary Objects to Wabanaki Nations: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/maine-museum-return-funerary-objects-wabanaki-nations-1234752667/
- Florida Atlantic University Art History Professor Suspended Due to Charlie Kirk Comments: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/florida-atlantic-university-art-history-professor-suspended-charlie-kirk-1234752702/
- Dan Lie, Stella Zhong, and Other Up-and-Comers Win $25,000 Gold Art Prize for AAPI and Asian Diaspora Artists: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/2025-gold-art-prize-winners-1234752339/
- Brooklyn Artist Studios Wrecked in Warehouse Blaze: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/red-hook-warehouse-fire-artist-studios-1234752681/
- Glenn Lowry Says MoMA Must ‘Actively Defend’ Its Values to Continue Protecting ‘Minority Rights and Dissent’: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/glenn-lowry-moma-values-trump-1234752653/
- Christie’s to Feature David Hockney Painting Starring Christopher Isherwood in New York Sale: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/christies-sale-david-hockney-christopher-isherwood-1234752644/
- Cairo Officials Launch Hunt for a Pharaonic Bracelet Missing from Egyptian Museum: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/cairo-officials-launch-hunt-for-a-pharaonic-bracelet-missing-from-egyptian-museum-1234752636/
Hyperallergic
- 12 Art Books to Read This Fall: https://hyperallergic.com/1043154/12-art-books-to-read-this-fall-2025/
- Fire Tears Through Iconic Artist Building in Brooklyn: https://hyperallergic.com/1043096/fire-tears-through-iconic-artist-building-in-brooklyn/
- Sprawling Mural in Support of Immigrants Unveiled in St. Patrick’s Cathedral: https://hyperallergic.com/1043132/sprawling-mural-in-support-of-immigrants-unveiled-in-st-patricks-cathedral/
- Pussy Riot Members Sentenced to Russian Prison in Absentia: https://hyperallergic.com/1043215/pussy-riot-members-sentenced-to-russian-prison-in-absentia/
- A Neo-Impressionism Show for the One Percent: https://hyperallergic.com/1042667/neo-impressionism-show-for-the-one-percent-national-gallery-london/
- For Lygia Clark, Art Was a Means of Survival: https://hyperallergic.com/1042604/for-lygia-clark-art-was-a-means-of-survival-neue-nationalgalerie/
- A View From the Easel: https://hyperallergic.com/1042972/a-view-from-the-easel-303/
- Required Reading: https://hyperallergic.com/1042871/required-reading-751/
- ArtFields Awards Over $100,000 in Prizes to Southeastern US Artists: https://hyperallergic.com/1042260/artfields-awards-over-100000-in-prizes-to-southeastern-us-artists/
- Borusan Contemporary Presents Edward Burtynsky: Shifting Topography: https://hyperallergic.com/1041977/borusan-contemporary-presents-edward-burtynsky-shifting-topography/

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 History Professor Suspended Over Social Media Comments on Charlie Kirk: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/florida-university-suspends-professor-social-media-charlie-kirk-2689021
- At New York Fashion Week, Art History Is All the Rage: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/art-history-new-york-fashion-week-2688991
- London’s Blockbuster Marie Antoinette Exhibition in 5 Fabulous Objects: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/marie-antoinette-style-va-museum-2689304
- ‘Downton Abbey’ Farewell Auction of Iconic Artifacts Tops $2 Million: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/downton-abbey-auction-bonhams-2665369
- At 87, Larry Poons Is at the Height of His Painting Power: ‘There Are No Rules’: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/larry-poons-gems-2688753
- Ancient Pharaoh’s Gold Bracelet Stolen From Egyptian Museum: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/pharaohs-bracelet-theft-egypt-2689293
- Ancient ‘Waiting Bench’ Uncovered at Pompeii: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ancient-waiting-bench-uncovered-at-pompeii-villa-of-the-mysteries-2689029
- For Inez and Vinoodh, Photography Is Personal: ‘Every Picture We Take Is a Self-Portrait’: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/inez-and-vinoodh-joy-iphone-2689107
- Meet the Business Tycoon Behind Central Asia’s First Private Museum for Contemporary Art: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/nurlan-smagulov-almaty-museum-of-arts-2687893
- Ana Benaroya on the ‘Burning Desire’ to Keep Creating: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ana-benaroya-flag-art-foundation-2688276
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Donald Judd’s architecture office reopens after previous restoration went up in flames: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/17/donald-judd-architecture-office-reopens-restoration-fire-damage
- Inaugural Brussels Art Week stakes a claim for the city's scene: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/17/inaugural-brussels-art-week-stakes-a-claim-for-the-citys-scene
- How one Swiss museum helped to evacuate thousands of Gaza artefacts ahead of an Israeli strike: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/17/how-one-swiss-museum-helped-to-evacuate-thousands-of-gaza-artefacts-ahead-of-an-israeli-strike
- Remembering Robert Redford, the Hollywood star with the sensibility of a struggling painter: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/17/remembering-robert-redford-the-hollywood-star-with-the-sensibility-of-a-struggling-painter
- ‘We craved external validation, but what's important has shifted’: Dubai gallery The Third Line celebrates 20 years: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/17/dubai-gallery-the-third-line-celebrates-20-years
- It’s back to business for the art market—but can the trade keep ticking over till Christmas?: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/17/its-back-to-business-for-the-art-marketbut-can-the-trade-keep-ticking-over-till-christmas
- Leaner, nimbler and more discreet: why some art advisory firms are growing in a downturn: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/17/meet-the-former-auction-heavyweights-remodelling-the-art-market-as-advisers
- Olafur Eliasson’s next project raises alarm over the decline of Utah's Great Salt Lake: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/17/olafur-eliasson-great-salt-lake-project-utah-climate-change
- Criminal damage and critical commentary? Legal reflections on Banksy's short-lived judge mural: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/17/criminal-damage-or-critical-commentary-legal-reflections-on-banksys-short-lived-judge-mural
ARTnews.com
- Jackson Pollock Masterpiece Found to Contain Extinct Manganese Blue: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/jackson-pollock-manganese-blue-1234752350/
- Marian Goodman Adds Edith Dekyndt, a New Gagosian Director And More: Industry Moves for September 17, 2025: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/new-gagosian-director-marian-goodman-edith-dekyndt-1234752584/
- Art Adviser Josh Baer Says Collectors Should Pay No More Than $15,000 for Emerging Artists’ First Solo Show Works: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/josh-baer-collectors-emerging-artists-prices-first-works-1234752518/
- Basquiat Biopic Starts Filming in Manhattan’s East Village: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/basquiat-biopic-samo-lives-filming-the-east-village-tompkins-square-park-1234752496/
- ADAA Launches Digital Guide on Bloomberg Connects: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/adaa-bloomberg-connects-digital-guide-1234752489/
- Frieze London and Frieze Masters Announce Further Details for October Fairs: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/frieze-london-frieze-masters-2025-highlights-1234752466/
- Cuban Museum Won’t Lend Wifredo Lam Works to MoMA Due to U.S. Customs Laws: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/cuban-museum-wont-lend-wifredo-lam-works-to-moma-1234752354/
- David Lynch’s Daughter Urges Artists to Buy Her Dad’s Starry LA Compound: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/david-lynch-daughter-la-compound-1234752456/
- Public Artwork by Venezuelan Op Art Pioneer Removed by Florida DOT: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/carlos-cruz-diezs-crosswalk-artwork-removed-1234752434/
- Pussy Riot Members Sentenced in Absentia by a Moscow Court: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/pussy-riot-members-sentenced-in-absentia-by-a-moscow-court-1234752387/
Hyperallergic
- Activists Arrested at Brooklyn Navy Yard in Protest Against Israeli Military Ties: https://hyperallergic.com/1042800/activists-arrested-at-brooklyn-navy-yard-in-protest-against-israeli-military-ties/
- Can Artists Stop the AI Slop Machine?: https://hyperallergic.com/1042028/can-artists-stop-the-ai-slop-machine/
- Hyperallergic’s Art Tarotscope for the Fall Equinox: https://hyperallergic.com/1042629/hyperallergic-art-tarotscope-for-fall-2025-equinox/
- 10 Art Shows to See in the Bay Area This Fall: https://hyperallergic.com/1042570/10-art-shows-to-see-in-the-bay-area-fall-2025/
- Stephen Westfall’s Avian Abstractions: https://hyperallergic.com/1042096/stephen-westfall-avian-abstractions-alexandre-gallery/
- The Night Harriet Tubman Made History: https://hyperallergic.com/1041911/the-night-harriet-tubman-made-history-gibbes-museum/
- When Artists Are Too Old to Be “Emerging”: https://hyperallergic.com/1042641/when-artists-are-too-old-to-be-emerging/
- Announcing the 2025 Center for Craft Archive Fellows: https://hyperallergic.com/1042566/2025-center-for-craft-archive-fellows/
- Refract: The Seattle Glass Experience Returns This October: https://hyperallergic.com/1041182/refract-the-seattle-glass-experience-returns-october-2025/
- Meet UConn’s MFA Studio Art Class of 2028: https://hyperallergic.com/1041920/meet-uconns-mfa-studio-art-class-of-2028/
- MAGA Is Coming for the Arts!: https://hyperallergic.com/1042547/the-siren-maga-is-coming-for-the-arts/

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 Much Art Sold at Auction in the First Half of 2025?: https://news.artnet.com/market/intelligence-report-auction-sales-first-half-2025-2683745
- Scientists Identify Mystery Blue Pigment in Jackson Pollock Painting: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/jackson-pollock-manganese-blue-identified-2688874
- Decoding Cindy Sherman’s Many Roles, From Straphanger to Society Dame: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/cindy-sherman-series-breakdown-2681583
- Trump Orders National Parks to Erase Information on Slavery: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/trump-arts-impact-2639197
- These 15 Artists Are the Biggest at U.S. Museums Right Now: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/most-important-artists-museums-september-2025-2686135
- Keith Haring’s Bold Art and Activism Inspire New Biopic: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/keith-haring-biopic-2688689
- Seoul Art Week Turns 4: Museums Stun, Celebs Alight, Sales Are Mixed: https://news.artnet.com/market/seoul-art-week-scene-report-2025-2686496
- Here’s What You Won’t Want to Miss at FAB Paris: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/fab-paris-2687986
- $120 Million Pritzker Collection Goes to Sotheby’s, Led by a Luminous Van Gogh: https://news.artnet.com/market/pritzker-collection-sothebys-2688225
- Frank Frazetta Painting Smashes Comic Art Record With $13.5 Million Sale: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/frank-frazetta-conan-painting-smashes-record-2688461
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Pussy Riot members sentenced to prison in absentia over anti-war performances: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/16/pussy-riot-members-prison-sentences-absentia-ukraine-war
- Sotheby’s secures two big-ticket private collections as auction houses compete for consignments: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/16/sothebys-lauder-pritzker-collections-consigned-new-york-auctions
- How AI-trained robots are helping to root out fake paintings tied to a notorious forgery case: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/16/how-ai-trained-robots-are-helping-to-root-out-fake-paintings-tied-to-a-notorious-forgery-case
- Tourist levy to support UK's cultural infrastructure is coming, says V&A chief: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/16/tourist-levy-to-support-uks-cultural-infrastructure-is-coming-says-va-chief
- After 50 years, LA Louver is closing its gallery in Venice, California: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/16/la-louver-gallery-closing-venice-california
- Comment | Picasso’s ‘Three Dancers’ sparked my love of art. Let's give others the chance to find their own way in: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/16/comment-picasso-three-dancers-sparked-my-love-of-art-let-us-give-others-the-chance-to-find-their-own-way-in
- Kerry James Marshall offers a fresh lesson in art history at his London retrospective: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/16/kerry-james-marshall-to-offer-a-fresh-lesson-in-art-history-in-his-london-retrospective
Art Business News
- Breaking Boundaries: SAB Gallery Championing Women Artists at Red Dot Miami: https://artbusinessnews.com/2025/09/breaking-boundaries-sab-gallery-championing-women-artists-at-red-dot-miami/
- Beyond Boundaries: The Multidimensional Art of Arlene LaDell Hayes: https://artbusinessnews.com/2025/09/beyond-boundaries-the-multidimensional-art-of-arlene-ladell-hayes/
ARTnews.com
- Florida’s Norton Museum of Art Acquires Works by Basquiat, Eversley, Cassatt, and Others: https://www.artnews.com/gallery/art-news/news/norton-museum-of-art-acquires-basquiat-cassatt-1234751963/
- Jennifer Packer and Marie Watt Win $250,000 Heinz Award: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/jennifer-packer-and-marie-watt-win-250000-heinz-award-1234752264/
- KAWS Named Uniqlo’s First Artist-in-Residence: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/kaws-uniqlo-first-artist-in-residence-1234752211/
- Jeffrey Gibson Talks About Animals and Animism as He Unveils New Public Sculptures at the Met: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/jeffrey-gibson-met-animal-sculptures-1234752023/
- Ai Weiwei Reflects on Loss and War in a Moving Installation in Kyiv: https://www.artnews.com/gallery/art-news/news/ai-weiwei-ininstallation-kyiv-1234752161/
- ‘New Yorker’ Commissions Photographers Marilyn Minter, Awol Erizku, Ryan McGinley, and Others to Shoot Magazine’s 100th Anniversary Covers: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/new-yorker-covers-marilyn-minter-awol-erizku-1234751997/
- New York’s First Gaza Biennial Is an Urgent Cry for Humanity: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/reviews/gaza-biennial-new-york-review-1234751749/
- Artist Haegue Yang Named Chair of Berlin Museum’s Board: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/haegue-yang-kunst-werke-berlin-board-chair-1234752120/
- Basquiat Estate Collaborates with Fashion Brand Albino & Preto for New Collection: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/jean-michel-basquiat-estate-albino-and-preto-collection-1234752068/
- Pérez Art Museum Miami Names José Carlos Diaz Next Chief Curator: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/perez-art-museum-miami-jose-carlos-diaz-chief-curator-1234752086/
Hyperallergic
- LA Louver to Close Gallery Space and Shift Into Private Model: https://hyperallergic.com/1042271/la-louver-to-close-gallery-space-and-shift-into-private-model/
- Emily Mason’s Quest for Color and Truth: https://hyperallergic.com/1041944/emily-mason-quest-for-color-and-truth/
- Five New York City Art Shows to See Right Now: https://hyperallergic.com/1041932/five-new-york-city-art-shows-to-see-sept-16-2025/
- Geometric Abstraction in the Age of Disparity: https://hyperallergic.com/1041843/lisa-corinne-davis-geometric-abstraction-in-the-age-of-disparity/
- Man Ray Was So Much More Than a Photographer: https://hyperallergic.com/1042209/man-ray-was-so-much-more-than-a-photographer-met-museum/
- Massive Photo of Trump and Epstein Unfurled Outside Windsor Castle: https://hyperallergic.com/1042150/massive-photo-of-trump-and-epstein-unfurled-outside-windsor-castle/
- Meet the “Microsnail” Named After Picasso: https://hyperallergic.com/1042143/meet-the-microsnail-named-after-picasso/
- Image Attesting to Horrors of Slavery Reportedly Ordered Removed by Trump: https://hyperallergic.com/1042103/image-attesting-to-horrors-of-slavery-reportedly-ordered-removed-by-trump/
- Shape the Future of Art, Design, and Architecture at Cranbrook Academy of Art: https://hyperallergic.com/1041318/shape-the-future-of-art-design-and-architecture-at-cranbrook-academy-of-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
- The Painting That Helped ‘Jaws’ Make a Killing: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/jaws-roger-kastel-academy-museum-2688384
- Leonard Lauder’s $400 Million Collection Lands at Sotheby’s: https://news.artnet.com/market/leonard-lauder-collection-sothebys-2687701
- Maud Madsen Has Painted an Imaginary Girl for Years. Now, She’s Letting Her Grow Up: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/maud-madsen-dwellers-2685084
- Magritte Sketchbook, Filled With His Weird Drawings, Is Up for Sale: https://news.artnet.com/market/magritte-sketchbook-auction-2688216
- Maddox Gallery Marks 10 Years With a Dazzling Anniversary Exhibition: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/maddox-gallery-10th-year-at-maddox-2687125
- 5 Surprising Artifacts That Will Change How You See Medieval Life: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/norwich-castle-william-the-conquerer-medieval-objects-2684396
- Guggenheim Chief Mariët Westermann on 21st-Century Cultural Leadership: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/5-questions-for-mariet-westermann-intelligence-report-2683718
- Never-Before-Seen Footage of Early Nirvana Concert Could Fetch $150,000: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/raw-video-of-early-nirvana-concert-auction-2687780
- Sotheby’s Reports a $248 Million Pre-Tax Loss—and More Art Industry News: https://news.artnet.com/market/paint-drippings-art-industry-news-sep-12-2687617
- Signs of Stabilization: https://news.artnet.com/multimedia/art-market-minute-sep-15-2688050
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Artists Jennifer Packer and Marie Watt receive $250,000 Heinz Awards: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/16/artists-jennifer-packer-and-marie-watt-receive-250000-heinz-awards
- Uptown and downtown, re-imagined museums in New York prepare to reopen: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/15/studio-museum-harlem-new-museum-reopening-preview
- Ten essential works of art to see at the Museum of Modern Art, New York: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/15/ten-essential-works-of-art-to-see-at-the-museum-of-modern-art-new-york
- Rarely seen Walter Sickert painting to go on sale in London: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/15/rarely-seen-walter-sickert-painting-to-go-on-sale-in-london
- Francis Bacon painting, one half of a canvas divided by the artist, expected to sell for £9m at Sotheby's: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/15/francis-bacon-painting-one-half-of-a-canvas-divided-by-the-artist-expected-to-sell-at-sothebys-for-£9m
- Yemen’s national museum damaged by Israeli strikes, Houthi authorities say: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/15/yemen-national-museum-damaged-by-israeli-strikes-Houthi-authorities-say
- ‘Final spurt’: decades-long rebuilding of Dresden’s Royal Palace nears completion: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/15/final-spurt-decades-long-rebuilding-of-dresdens-royal-palace-nears-completion
- Alexander Calder finally gets hometown space in Philadelphia: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/15/alexander-calder-gardens-philadelphia-preview
ARTnews.com
- Trump Orders National Park to Remove Famed Photograph of Formerly Enslaved Man: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/trump-orders-national-park-remove-scourged-back-photograph-1234751971/
- Saul Dennison, Major Art Collector and Former New Museum Chairman, Dies at 96: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/saul-dennison-art-new-museum-chairman-dead-at-96-1234751946/
- Art Heir Yoni Nahmad Marries Model Eden Polani in $5.89 M. Ceremony in France: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/art-heir-yoni-nahmad-marries-model-eden-polani-in-france-1234751853/
- Masterworks from Leonard Lauder Collection, Including $150 M. Klimt, Head to Sotheby’s: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/leonard-lauder-sothebys-klimt-matisse-1234751922/
- Max Carter Appointed Christie’s Chairman of 20th/21st Century Art for the Americas: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/max-carter-christies-chairman-20th-and-21st-century-art-americas-1234751897/
- David Lynch’s Los Angeles Home and Art Studio Could Be Yours for $15 M.: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/david-lynch-home-studio-sale-1234751869/
- Newly Discovered Microsnail Named After Picasso: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/newly-discovered-snail-named-after-picasso-1234751854/
- Rare Hieroglyphic Decree Identified in Egypt: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/hieroglyphic-canopus-decree-identified-in-egypt-1234751797/
- Bristol Museum Requires $5.4 M. in Repairs of ‘Major Defects’ in 120-Year-Old Home: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/bristol-museum-repairs-1234751806/
- Ex-Spurs Star Edgar Davids Had $255,000 Art Collection Stolen by Friend: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/edgar-davids-art-collection-theft-1234751809/
Hyperallergic
- Activists Face Hate Crime Charges for Anti-Israel Graffiti: https://hyperallergic.com/1041952/activists-face-hate-crime-charges-for-anti-israel-graffiti/
- Listening to the Paintings of Serj Tankian: https://hyperallergic.com/1041881/listening-to-the-paintings-of-serj-tankian-armenian-museum/
- A Bite-Sized Crossword Puzzle for Museum Lovers: https://hyperallergic.com/1041888/a-bite-sized-crossword-for-museum-lovers/
- The Past and Future of Boucher’s Four Seasons: https://hyperallergic.com/1041800/frick-collection-francois-boucher-flora-yukhnovich-four-seasons/
- France Flips the History of Photography Upside Down: https://hyperallergic.com/1040474/france-rencontres-d-arles-2025-flips-the-history-of-photography-upside-down/
- The Poetry of van Gogh’s Montmartre Years: https://hyperallergic.com/1041277/the-poetry-of-van-gogh-montmartre-years-fire-in-his-soul-miles-unger/
- No Other Land Director’s Home Raided by Israeli Military: https://hyperallergic.com/1041786/no-other-land-director-basel-adra-home-raided-by-israeli-military/
- Jamea Richmond-Edwards: Another World and Yet the Same: https://hyperallergic.com/1041031/jamea-richmond-edwards-wellin-museum-of-art/
- Join SVA MA Curatorial Practice’s Conversations With Curators This Fall: https://hyperallergic.com/1041325/sva-ma-curatorial-roundtable-fall-2025/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- 34,000-Year-Old Indigo Residue Turns Up in Georgian Cave: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/traces-of-indigo-georgian-cave-paleolithic-2686661
- In This Ancient Chinese City, You Can’t Build a Subway Without Digging Up a Dynasty: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/xi-an-china-subway-archaeology-2684474
Hyperallergic
- Painting Was His First Love, But Poetry Got in the Way: https://hyperallergic.com/1040981/painting-was-lawrence-ferlinghetti-first-love-but-poetry-got-in-the-way/
- Beverly Semmes’s Feminist Palimpsests: https://hyperallergic.com/1038043/beverly-semmes-feminist-palimpsests-aidekman-arts-center/
- An Artist and a Historian Plumb Gynecology’s Hidden Histories: https://hyperallergic.com/1040688/artist-nao-bustamante-and-historian-wendy-kline-plumb-gynecology-hidden-histories/
- Keith Haring Is Getting the Biopic Treatment: https://hyperallergic.com/1037286/keith-haring-is-getting-the-biopic-treatment/