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
- Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant Dual Trading Card Sets a World Record at Auction: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/michael-jordan-kobe-bryant-trading-card-world-record-2680904
- What Did the Ibex Symbolize in Ancient Art? A New Study Has Answers: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ibex-symbol-near-eastern-ancient-art-2680781
- Dallas Museum of Art Hires Brian Ferriso as Director—and More Art Industry News: https://news.artnet.com/market/paint-drippings-art-industry-news-aug-25-2680096
- Queen Elizabeth’s Beloved Range Rover Zooms Past Estimates at Auction: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/queen-elizabeth-range-rover-auction-2674708
- There’s More to Artist Zhao Yao’s Minimalist Compositions Than Meets the Eye: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ota-fine-art-zhao-yao-2679655
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- ‘Sometimes you just have to go for it’: as others close, Ben Hunter expands his London gallery: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/26/sometimes-you-just-have-to-go-for-it-as-others-close-ben-hunter-expands-his-london-gallery
- Artists and scholars respond to White House’s list of Smithsonian grievances: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/25/artists-scholars-respond-white-house-attacks-smithsonian
- More than 150 US arts organisations pledge to resist political pressure: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/25/arts-organisations-collective-statement-resisting-political-pressure
- Ancient artefacts from sunken city lifted out of Mediterranean near Alexandria: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/25/underwater-ancient-artefacts-recovered-canopus-submerged-site-near-alexandria
- Hispanic art tour winds down in Texas: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/25/hispanic-society-exhibition-blanton-art-museum-texas
ARTnews.com
- People Inc. Sells Famed Oldenburg and Van Bruggen ‘Plantoir’ Sculpture in Des Moines: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/people-inc-claes-oldenburg-coosje-van-bruggen-plantoir-sculpture-1234749873/
- Amy Sherald Speaks Out About Government Censorship at the Smithsonian in New Op-Ed: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/amy-sherald-speaks-out-government-censorship-at-the-smithsonian-1234749864/
- Sotheby’s Employees Likened Patrick Drahi’s Rule at the Auction House to Trump: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/sothebys-fee-structure-trump-tariffs-1234749865/
- Dealers and Advisers Trying To Live Like Collectors, Reshaping of Egypt’s Tourism Sector, and More: Morning Links for August 25, 2025: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/dealers-and-advisers-trying-to-live-like-collectors-morning-links-1234749862/
Hyperallergic
- Colorado Town Settles With Native Artist Who Brought Free Speech Lawsuit: https://hyperallergic.com/1036790/colorado-town-settles-with-native-artist-danielle-seewalker-who-brought-free-speech-lawsuit/
- Dust Storm Blows Away Ukrainian Artwork at Burning Man: https://hyperallergic.com/1036943/dust-storm-blows-away-ukrainian-artwork-at-burning-man/
- We Are All Picasso’s Fishermen: https://hyperallergic.com/1035989/we-are-all-picasso-fishermen/
- The Black Feminist Subconscious of Ufuoma Essi’s Films: https://hyperallergic.com/1035118/the-black-feminist-subconscious-of-ufuoma-essi-films/
- The Indigenous Artist Making Dazzling Labubu Regalia: https://hyperallergic.com/1036741/the-indigenous-artist-making-dazzling-labubu-regalia/
- Why Did Eco-Activists Get Years in Prison for Only $588 in Damages?: https://hyperallergic.com/1036809/why-did-eco-activists-get-years-in-prison-for-only-588-in-damages/
- UT Austin’s Harry Ransom Center Provides Funded Fellowships in the Arts and Humanities: https://hyperallergic.com/1035977/ut-austins-harry-ransom-center-funded-fellowships-in-the-arts-and-humanities/
- This Novel Is the Art World’s Black Mirror: https://hyperallergic.com/1036701/vincenzo-latronico-perfection-novel-is-the-art-world-black-mirror/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Are These Submerged Remains the Lost Baths of Roman Statesman Cicero?: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/cicero-hot-baths-sunken-city-baiae-2679985
Hyperallergic
- Sandra Poulson’s Haunted House: https://hyperallergic.com/1035186/sandra-poulson-haunted-house/
- The Life-or-Death Art of Hamad Butt: https://hyperallergic.com/1030175/the-life-or-death-art-of-hamad-butt-whitechapel-gallery/
- When Chinese Astrology Becomes Portraiture: https://hyperallergic.com/1035796/john-clang-reading-by-an-artist/
- With Cafecito Cups and Direct Action, Miami Artists Rise Against “Alligator Alcatraz”: https://hyperallergic.com/1036413/with-cafecito-cups-and-direct-action-miami-artists-rise-against-alligator-alcatraz/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- NADA Quietly Nixes Second Edition of Paris Fair: https://news.artnet.com/market/nada-quietly-nixes-second-edition-of-paris-fair-2680613
- Blackpink’s Lisa Has a Blast at Yoshitomo Nara’s London Exhibition—and a Rundown of the Latest in Asia’s Art World: https://news.artnet.com/market/blackpinks-lisa-has-a-blast-at-yoshitomo-naras-london-exhibition-and-a-rundown-of-the-latest-in-asias-art-world-2679489
- The Will That Triggered a Legal Battle Over Shakespeare’s Home Resurfaces: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/thomas-nash-will-shakespeare-home-discovered-2680377

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Immersive Experience Reimagines ‘Phantom of the Opera’ With Works by Major Artists: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/art-phantom-of-the-opera-masquerade-2680284
- Snoop Dogg’s Blunt-Ash Art Nets Nearly $150,000 at Auction: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/snoop-dogg-raked-in-148100-with-his-art-made-with-smoked-roaches-2680283
- When Good Dealers Go Bad: Kenny Schachter on Gallery Closures, Unpaid Artists, and Clawbacks: https://news.artnet.com/market/kenny-schachter-gallery-closures-payment-sausage-2680354
- As Galleries Suffer, Auction Houses Nab Big Estates and Cut Deals: https://news.artnet.com/market/as-galleries-suffer-auction-houses-nab-big-estates-and-cut-deals-2678748
- Clues to Stonehenge’s Origins Revealed by 5,000-Year-Old Cow’s Tooth: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/stonehenge-5000-year-old-cows-tooth-2680193
- White House Denounces Smithsonian Artworks in Online List: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/trump-arts-impact-2639197
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- New York’s School of Visual Arts lays off 30 employees amid financial difficulties: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/22/new-york-school-of-visual-arts-lays-off-30-employees
- US museums urged to stop lobbying against Nazi loot restitution bill: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/22/us-museums-urged-to-stop-lobbying-against-nazi-loot-restitution-bill
- Magnum Photos agency’s first exhibition, lost for a half-century, to make its North American debut: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/22/magnum-photos-agencys-first-exhibition-lost-for-a-half-century-to-make-its-north-american-debut
- Mickalene Thomas’s ex-fiancée accuses the artist of sexual harassment and stealing millions of dollars from her: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/22/mickalene-thomass-ex-fiancee-accuses-the-artist-of-sexual-harassment-and-stealing-millions-of-dollars-from-her
- New app aims to improve access to Los Angeles art scene: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/22/artwrld-app-improving-access-los-angeles-art-scene
- The story of Stonehenge’s construction just became clearer—thanks to a cow’s tooth: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/22/story-of-stonehenge-construction-just-became-clearer-thanks-to-a-cow-tooth
- Comment | Monet might have seen Venice, but his paintings suggest he didn’t feel it: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/22/comment-monet-might-have-seen-venice-but-his-paintings-suggest-he-didnt-feel-it
- Van Gogh’s Starry Night over the Rhône reveals more of its mysteries: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/22/van-goghs-starry-night-is-back-in-arles-revealing-some-of-its-mysteries
ARTnews.com
- Mütter Museum in Philadelphia Announces New Policy for Human Remains: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/mutter-museum-philadelphia-new-policy-human-remains-1234749793/
- Inigo Philbrick, Art Dealer Convicted of Fraud, Makes Rare Appearance in New Documentary: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/inigo-philbrick-bbc-documentary-1234749781/
- White House Denounces Artworks and Shows at Smithsonian, Free Admission at Rockbund Art Museum and More: Morning Links for August 22, 2025: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/rockbund-art-museum-free-admission-morning-links-1234749779/
- The Artist Who Took a Young James Baldwin Under His Wing: https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/aia-reviews/james-baldwin-nicholas-boggs-love-story-beauford-delaney-1234749724/
Hyperallergic
- Ancient Sculptures Recovered From Sunken City Off Alexandria: https://hyperallergic.com/1036426/ancient-sculptures-recovered-from-sunken-city-off-alexandria/
- Kenny Nguyen: The Divine Eye: https://hyperallergic.com/1035821/kenny-nguyen-the-divine-eye/
- Erasure of Rainbow Memorial for Pulse Shooting Victims Raises Alarm in Florida: https://hyperallergic.com/1036280/erasure-of-rainbow-memorial-for-pulse-shooting-victims-raises-alarm-in-florida/

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 Great Enslurrification of Culture: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/slurry-culture-2678181
- Is This the Museum World’s Favorite Artist?: https://news.artnet.com/multimedia/cara-romero-2673195
- Her Husband Made Her Give Up Painting. Now This Overlooked Impressionist’s Market Is Soaring: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/marie-bracquemond-overlooked-impressionist-2678870
- $2 Thrift Store Plate Turns Out to Be Rare Chinese Porcelain Worth Thousands: https://news.artnet.com/market/chinese-porcelain-uk-thrift-store-auction-2680013
- Meet the Artist Advocating for River Preservation, One Canvas at a Time: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/gary-snyder-fine-art-ben-miller-2679599
- Chip Kidd, the Designer Who Gave Jurassic Park Its Logo, on His New Comics Chapter: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/chip-kidd-book-designer-veracity-trap-marvel-2678924
- What This Viking Silver Hoard Reveals About Ancient Trade: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/viking-silver-hoard-trade-connections-islamic-world-2679781
- Artist Flees Thailand After China Exerts Influence on Museum Exhibition: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/bangkok-art-show-censored-2679356
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Artist’s doobie-ous Snoop Dogg collaboration tokes in $148,100 at auction: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/21/snoop-dog-marijuana-art-auction-erica-kovitz
- ‘We’ve faced immense new pressures’: Shanghai museum director on the challenges—and benefits—of going free entry: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/21/inappropriate-comments-and-audience-transformation-chinas-rockbund-art-museum-embraces-free-admission
- Tens of thousands sign petition to stop loan of ‘extremely fragile’ Bayeux Tapestry to UK: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/21/tens-of-thousands-sign-petition-to-stop-loan-of-extremely-fragile-bayeux-tapestry-to-uk
ARTnews.com
- White House Targets Specific Artworks at Smithsonian, Including Painting of Refugees and Fauci Portrait: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/white-house-smithsonian-artworks-list-refugees-fauci-1234749773/
- In Saying Museums Only Show ‘How Bad Slavery Was,’ Trump Doesn’t Understand What They Really Stand For: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/opinion/trump-slavery-museums-smithsonian-comments-meaning-1234749760/
- Petition to Block Loan of Bayeux Tapestry to London’s British Museum Garners 50,000 Signatures: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/petition-to-block-loan-of-bayeux-tapestry-to-londons-british-museum-garners-50000-signatures-1234749759/
- Art Collection Featuring Snoop Dogg’s Smoked Blunts Fetches $148,000 at Auction: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/art-collection-featuring-snoop-doggs-smoked-blunts-fetches-148k-at-auction-1234749723/
- Descendant of Jewish Collector Sues Christie’s For Whereabouts of Nazi-Looted Egon Schiele Works: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/christies-lawsuit-milos-vavra-egon-schiele-nazi-looted-art-1234749726/
- Martin Beck’s ‘Environments’ Art Summons New Age Sights and Sounds: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/artists/martin-beck-environments-art-1234749668/
Hyperallergic
- Trump Targets LGBTQ+ History, Migrants, and More in Chilling Smithsonian Hit List: https://hyperallergic.com/1036180/trump-targets-lgbtq-history-migrants-and-more-in-chilling-smithsonian-hit-list/
- The Mesmerizing Wonder of Wabanaki Weaving: https://hyperallergic.com/1035748/jeremy-frey-mesmerizing-wonder-of-wabanaki-weaving/
- Required Reading: https://hyperallergic.com/1036141/required-reading-747/
- Months After LA Fires, Altadena’s Black History Endures: https://hyperallergic.com/1036035/months-after-los-angeles-fires-altadena-black-history-endures-california-african-american-museum/
- Lawsuit Condemns Pro-Slavery Message in North Carolina Monument: https://hyperallergic.com/1035064/lawsuit-condemns-pro-slavery-message-in-north-carolina-monument/
- A View From the Easel: https://hyperallergic.com/1036043/a-view-from-the-easel-299/
- Archaeologists Uncover “Extraordinary” 3,000-Year-Old Mural in Peru: https://hyperallergic.com/1035297/archaeologists-uncover-extraordinary-3000-year-old-mural-in-peru/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Tanya Bonakdar Gallery to Close Los Angeles Location After 7 Years: https://news.artnet.com/market/tanya-bonakdar-close-los-angeles-2679623
- A Sprawling L.A. Compound, Redesigned by Ed Ruscha, Hits the Market: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/los-angeles-compound-redesigned-ed-ruscha-sale-2679588
- Art Star Mickalene Thomas Faces Lawsuit From Ex-Fiancée Racquel Chevremont: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/mickalene-thomas-lawsuit-from-racquel-chevremont-2679465
- How Banksy’s Stenciled Satire Took the Aughts by Storm: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/banksy-2000s-contemporary-editions-2679380
- Ancient Dire Wolf Skull Leads Auction of Prehistoric Fossils: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/dire-wolf-skull-cave-bear-skeleton-auction-2679464
- David Rappeneau Is a Fast-Rising Star. But No One Knows Who He Is—Not Even His Gallery: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/david-rappeneau-gladstone-gallery-2678414
- Beijing Dealer Fang Fang on Why Asia Lacks a ‘Strong and Coherent’ Voice in Contemporary Art: https://news.artnet.com/market/beijing-veteran-dealer-fang-fang-2677850
- Fingerprints of Ancient Peoples Found in Australian Cave: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/fingerprints-ancient-humans-australia-cave-2679297
- How Art Bridges Foundation Breaks Through Roadblocks for Museums Across the U.S.: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/art-bridges-foundation-2678619
- Trump Extends ‘Woke’ Criticism to Museums Nationwide: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/trump-arts-impact-2639197
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Tanya Bonakdar Gallery will close Los Angeles location: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/20/tanya-bonakdar-gallery-closing-los-angeles-location
- Getty Foundation awards $2.6m in grants to preserve Black visual arts archives: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/20/getty-foundation-grants-preserving-black-visual-arts-archives
- Dallas Museum of Art picks director wrapping up another institutional expansion to guide it through campus overhaul: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/20/dallas-museum-of-art-picks-new-director
- A brush with… Teresita Fernández—podcast: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/20/a-brush-with-teresita-fernandezpodcast
- Documenta unveils first all-woman curatorial team for 2027: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/20/documenta-unveils-first-all-female-curatorial-team-for-2027
- Trump accuses Smithsonian of being too focused on ‘how bad slavery was’: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/20/trump-smithsonian-attack-history-white-house-review
ARTnews.com
- Tanya Bonakdar Gallery to Close Los Angeles Space: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/tanya-bonakdar-gallery-closes-los-angeles-1234749700/
- 2,000-Year-Old Silver Coins May Rewrite the History of Trading in Southeast Asia: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/silver-coins-southeast-asia-trading-history-1234749691/
- Collector Sues Christie’s Over Picasso Painting Once Owned by a Criminal: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/sasan-ghandehari-lawsuit-christies-picasso-auction-guarantee-1234749641/
- Roman Villa in Sicily Yields a Mosaic of Surprising Footwear: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/sicily-roman-villa-flip-flop-mosaic-1234749639/
- Sotheby’s Institute of Art Under Federal Sanction Amid Questions About Financial Stability: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/sothebys-institute-of-art-under-federal-financial-sanctions-1234749624/
- Dallas Museum of Art Names Brian Ferriso as Its Next Director: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/brian-ferriso-named-director-dallas-museum-of-art-1234749635/
- Rising Sea Levels and Coastal Flooding Threaten Rapa Nui’s Moai Statues, New Study Says: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/rapa-nui-easter-island-moai-statues-sea-levels-flooding-1234749640/
- Artist Mickalene Thomas Accused of Harassment by Her Former Partner Racquel Chevremont: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/mickalene-thomas-racquel-chevremont-harassment-allegations-1234749647/
- How Will AI Impact Art Galleries?, Glen Lowry Reflects on 30-Year Tenure, Generative AI Art Student Challenges Assumptions, and More: Morning Links for August 20, 2025: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/morning-links-august-20-2025-1234749636/
- Getty Foundation Grants $1.5 M. to 7 Black Visual Arts Archives: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/getty-grants-black-visual-arts-archives-2025-1234749551/
Hyperallergic
- Did This 19th-Century Painting Inspire Taylor Swift’s New Album Art?: https://hyperallergic.com/1035887/did-19th-century-ophelia-painting-inspire-taylor-swift-new-showgirl-album-art/
- A Cézanne Celebration as Sweet as a Bowl of Apples: https://hyperallergic.com/1035897/a-cezanne-celebration-as-sweet-as-a-bowl-of-apples/
- Beauford Delaney’s Drawings Open a Window Into His World: https://hyperallergic.com/1035137/beauford-delaney-drawings-open-a-window-into-his-world/
- Giuseppe Penone Captures the Breath of the World: https://hyperallergic.com/1022712/giuseppe-penone-captures-the-breath-of-the-world-serpentine-south-gallery/
- Leigh Bowery Was His Own Artwork: https://hyperallergic.com/1033670/leigh-bowery-was-his-own-artwork-tate-modern/
- First They Came for Black History: https://hyperallergic.com/1035834/first-they-came-for-black-history/
- Mitchell Johnson: Twenty Years in Truro (Selected Paintings 1989-2025): https://hyperallergic.com/1035159/mitchell-johnson-twenty-years-in-truro/
- Trump Says US Museums Should Focus Less on Slavery: https://hyperallergic.com/1035605/trump-says-us-museums-should-focus-less-on-slavery/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Leonardo da Vinci’s Flying Machine Recreated From 500-Year-Old Drawing: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/leonardo-flying-machine-clos-luce-biomimicry-2679116
- Chanel Launches Women’s Artist Residency With the Pinacoteca de São Paulo: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/chanel-women-artist-residency-2678831
- Here Are the 10 Most Expensive Lots Sold at Auction in July 2025: https://news.artnet.com/market/top-auction-results-july-2025-2677058
- Archaeologists Find a Mosaic Depicting Flip-Flops at Ancient Roman Villa: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/flip-flops-mosaic-villa-romana-del-casale-2677238
- He Shared a Studio With Helen Frankenthaler. Now, Friedel Dzubas Shines on His Own: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/he-shared-a-studio-with-helen-frankenthaler-now-friedel-dzubas-shines-on-his-own-2678518
- Why You Should Know Maruja Mallo, the Artist Who Redefined Spanish Modernism: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/maruja-mallo-artist-2671995
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- San Francisco’s de Young Museum opens revamped Native American art galleries: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/19/de-young-museum-native-american-art-galleries-revamp
- US Senator calls for investigation into MoMA trustee Leon Black’s business ties to Jeffrey Epstein: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/19/leon-black-moma-trustee-senator-ron-wyden-investigation-jeffrey-epstein-irs
- Israeli art spaces and workers join nationwide strike and protests, calling for hostage deal and end to war in Gaza: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/19/israel-art-spaces-workers-strike-hostage-deal-end-war
- Why Christie’s social media videos are going viral: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/19/why-christies-social-media-videos-are-going-viral
- Barbara Hepworth sculpture to remain in UK following over 2,000 public donations: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/19/barbara-hepworth-sculpture-to-remain-in-uk-following-over-2000-public-donations
ARTnews.com
- Barbara Hepworth Sculpture Will Remain in UK After £3.8 M. Raised: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/barbara-hepworth-sculpture-uk-national-collection-1234749556/
- After 12-Year Hiatus, Egypt’s Alexandria Biennale Will Return in 2026: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/alexandria-biennale-returns-2026-1234749389/
- Ai Weiwei Brings Art and Activism to Ukraine’s Front Line: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ai-weiwei-ukraine-front-line-kyiv-installation-1234749579/
- Maren Hassinger to Receive Her Largest Retrospective to Date Next Year: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/maren-hassinger-bampfa-retrospective-1234749583/
- US Senator Ron Wyden Calls for Investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s Work for Collector Leon Black: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/leon-black-jeffrey-epstein-senator-irs-investigation-1234749554/
Hyperallergic
- Mickalene Thomas Accused of Harassment and Nonpayment by Ex-Fiancée: https://hyperallergic.com/1035648/mickalene-thomas-accused-of-harassment-and-nonpayment-by-ex-fiancee/
- Rashid Johnson Is “Not Afraid to Be Vulnerable”: https://hyperallergic.com/1035269/rashid-johnson-is-not-afraid-to-be-vulnerable/
- Vermeer and the Lost Art of Love Letters: https://hyperallergic.com/1035480/vermeer-and-the-lost-art-of-love-letters-frick-collection/
- The Power of Making Art From a Prison Cell: https://hyperallergic.com/1029366/the-power-of-making-art-from-a-prison-cell/
- How Liberty Fabrics Weaves Design and Art History: https://hyperallergic.com/1035478/how-liberty-fabrics-weaves-design-and-art-history-kassia-st-clair/
- Are Art History Majors More In Demand Than Computer Scientists?: https://hyperallergic.com/1033905/are-art-history-majors-more-in-demand-than-computer-scientists/
- Collector Sues Christie’s Over Sale of Picasso Owned by Cocaine Kingpin: https://hyperallergic.com/1034038/collector-sues-christies-over-sale-of-picasso-owned-by-cocaine-kingpin/
- Jin Meyerson’s Orbits of Belonging: https://hyperallergic.com/1034106/jin-meyerson-orbits-of-belonging-perrotin/
- Controversy-Ridden Documenta Gets First All-Women Artistic Team: https://hyperallergic.com/1035513/controversy-ridden-documenta-gets-first-all-women-artistic-team/
- Art on Paper Celebrates the Power of Paper-Based Art This Fall: https://hyperallergic.com/1035110/art-on-paper-celebrates-the-power-of-paper-based-art-this-fall/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- U.K. Raises $5 Million to Keep Rare Barbara Hepworth Sculpture: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/barbara-hepworth-sculpture-export-bar-fundraising-2652946
- Ferrari That a Collector Once Crashed Goes for $11 Million at Auction: https://news.artnet.com/market/ferrari-rm-sothebys-11-million-2678746
- Paris Brosnan’s Paintings Capture the ‘Refinement and Rupture’ of Human Emotion: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/paris-brosnan-pantheon-art-2677917
- High-Tech Analysis Unlocks Hidden Texts in Ancient Buddhist Scrolls: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/buddhist-scrolls-scanned-hidden-scripture-berlin-2678603
- Walter Swennen, Revered Belgian Painter and Poet, Has Died Aged 79: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/walter-swennen-obituary-2678411
- Spike Lee’s New Film Turns His Art Collection Into a Cinematic Set Piece: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/spike-lee-highest-2-lowest-art-collection-2678263
- Big Galleries Are Racing to Sign Emerging Artists. It’s Changing Everything: https://news.artnet.com/market/emerging-market-2672961
- Sotheby’s Will Open Refreshed Breuer Building in November—and More Art Industry News: https://news.artnet.com/market/paint-drippings-art-industry-news-aug-18-2677675
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- ‘Their resolve is incredibly strong’: Ai Weiwei visits soldiers on Ukrainian front lines: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/18/ai-weiwei-visits-ukrainian-front-lines
- London's Dulwich Picture Gallery prepares to reveal £5m redevelopment: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/18/londons-dulwich-picture-gallery-prepares-to-reveal-£5m-redevelopment
- Alexandria Biennale—third-oldest after Venice and São Paulo—announces return following 12-year hiatus: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/18/in-alexandria-the-worlds-third-oldest-biennale-is-set-to-return-from-a-12-year-hiatus
- Behind-the-scenes Beatles photographs shot by Paul McCartney to go on sale at Gagosian London: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/18/behind-the-scenes-beatles-photographs-shot-by-paul-mccartney-to-go-on-show-at-gagosian-london
ARTnews.com
- Replicas of Artworks from Spike Lee’s Collection Star in ‘Highest 2 Lowest’: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/spike-lee-art-collection-highest-2-lowest-1234749536/
- MacDowell Director Chiwoniso Kaitano Is on a Mission to Center Artist Residencies: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/chiwoniso-kaitano-macdowell-director-newsmakers-interview-1234749537/
- Naomi Beckwith Adds Four Curators to Documenta’s First All-Female Artistic Team: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/documenta-16-artistic-team-naomi-beckwith-1234749529/
- Burmese Artist Claims Art Exhibition in Thailand Was Censored by China: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/burmese-artist-sai-exhibition-bangkok-arts-cultural-center-1234749521/
- Ancient Roman Bathhouse Found in Italy May Have Once Belonged to Cicero: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ancient-roman-bathhouse-cicero-baiae-underwater-1234749495/
- Walter Swennen, Poet-Turned-Painter Fascinated by Language, Dies at 79: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/walter-swennen-dead-1234749496/
- Sotheby’s to Sell Eddie Van Halen’s Guitar for $2 M.: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/sothebys-van-halen-guitar-grails-week-1234749497/
- Dealer Jeff Poe Opens Up, Collector Turns Down ‘Lost Masterpiece’ by Canadian Impressionist, and More: Morning Links for August 18, 2025: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/jeff-poe-blum-collector-helen-mcnicoll-morning-links-1234749492/
- Greenpeace Unfurls Anish Kapoor’s Bloody ‘Butchered’ Work Across North Sea Gas Rig: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/greenpeace-unfurls-anish-kapoors-bloody-butchered-work-across-north-sea-gas-rig-1234749480/
Hyperallergic
- Dispatches From the Ever-Evolving Santa Fe Indian Market: https://hyperallergic.com/1035211/dispatches-from-the-ever-evolving-santa-fe-indian-market-2025/
- Senator Seeks Probe Into MoMA Trustee Leon Black’s Epstein Ties: https://hyperallergic.com/1035063/senator-seeks-probe-into-moma-trustee-leon-black-epstein-ties/
- Who’s the Artist Behind Those Giant Bowling Pins?: https://hyperallergic.com/1035052/artist-behind-giant-bowling-pins-august-2025-mini-crossword/
- James Bidgood’s Dreamy Homoerotica: https://hyperallergic.com/1034173/james-bidgood-dreamy-homoerotica/
- Another Awkward MLK Sculpture Draws Mixed Responses: https://hyperallergic.com/1035166/another-awkward-mlk-sculpture-draws-mixed-responses/
- This Is Not the Real Geronimo: https://hyperallergic.com/1034730/this-is-not-the-real-geronimo/
- Sub-versive DC Protester Becomes Memeorable: https://hyperallergic.com/1035048/sub-versive-dc-protester-becomes-memeorable/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Eddie Van Halen’s Famed Guitar Poised to Hit a High Note at Auction: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/eddie-van-halen-kramer-guitar-sothebys-2677990
Hyperallergic
- Agnès Varda’s Photographic Odes to Queer Paris: https://hyperallergic.com/1034661/agnes-varda-photographic-odes-to-queer-paris-musee-carnavalet/
- Art and Resilience Aligned at This Year’s BlackStar Film Festival: https://hyperallergic.com/1033778/art-and-resilience-aligned-at-2025-blackstar-film-festival/
- Silky Headphone Covers Give You Verm-ears: https://hyperallergic.com/1034773/silky-vermeer-headphone-covers-casetify/

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 Is This Artist Growing Metal in a Box?: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/agnieszka-kurant-chemical-garden-2676810