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
- The Tragic ‘Ophelia’ Epitomized Pre-Raphaelite Beauty. Here Are 3 Facts You Might Not Know About the Mesmerizing Painting: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/john-everett-millais-ophelia-3-facts-1912391
- Chinese Dissident Artist Badiucao on His First Solo Gallery Show: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/chinese-dissident-artist-badiucao-on-his-first-solo-gallery-show-2676280
- Storied L.A. Dealer Jeff Poe on Where the Art Industry Went Wrong—And His Secret New Venture: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/jeff-poe-interview-2678011
- Van Gogh’s ‘Starry Night’ Hides a Rare Quantum Phenomenon, Scientists Say: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/vincent-van-gogh-starry-night-quantum-2677909
- Taylor Swift as Ophelia? ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ Art History Easter Eggs Explained: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/taylor-swift-the-life-of-a-showgirl-art-history-2677785
- Lily Kwong Turns Gardens Into Living Sculpture: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/lily-kwong-native-plant-garden-madison-square-park-2677012
- Massive Anish Kapoor Artwork Mounted on Oil Rig in Greenpeace Protest: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/anish-kapoor-artwork-greenpeace-shell-oil-rig-2677728
- How Paris Gallery Art Absolument Is Carving Its Own Curatorial Path: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/how-paris-gallery-art-absolument-is-carving-its-own-curatorial-path-2677432
- Everything You Need to Know About the Bayeux Tapestry: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/bayeux-tapestry-explained-2676644
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Gaza Biennale, featuring works by artists from the war-torn strip, will come to New York City: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/15/gaza-biennale-recess-brooklyn-new-york-city
- New York non-profit Art in General, shuttered since 2020, stages a comeback: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/15/art-in-general-new-york-comeback
- ‘An incredible instinct for contemporary art’: Doris Lockhart, the overlooked figure behind the Saatchi collection, has died aged 88: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/15/doris-lockhart-the-overlooked-figure-behind-the-saatchi-collection-has-died-aged-88
- Landmark George Morrison show foregrounds Abstract Expressionism’s debt to Native art: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/15/george-morrison-exhibition-metropolitan-museum-art-review
- Buyer’s choice: how collectors factor into the art world’s quest for environmental sustainability: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/15/collectors-environmental-sustainability-logistics-green-options
- How did the only painting sold by Van Gogh in his lifetime end up in Russia?: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/15/how-did-the-only-painting-sold-by-van-gogh-in-his-lifetime-end-up-in-russia
- Climate protestors install Anish Kapoor work on North Sea gas platform: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/15/climate-protestors-install-anish-kapoor-work-on-shell-gas-platform
- Four years on from the Taliban takeover, Afghan women are asserting themselves through art: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/15/four-years-on-from-taliban-takeover-afghan-women-are-asserting-themselves-through-art
- Giuseppe Verdi's dilapidated villa ‘not as bad as it seems’, claims Italy's culture minister ahead of restoration: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/15/amid-restoration-works-italys-culture-minister-claims-giuseppe-verdis-dilapidated-villa-not-as-bad-as-it-seems
- Forged Picasso prints sold at Stuttgart auction recovered as part of international police operation: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/15/forged-picasso-prints-sold-at-stuttgart-auction-recovered-as-part-of-international-police-operation
- Analysis of ancient string writing device upends understanding of Inca hierarchy: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/15/analysis-of-ancient-string-writing-device-upends-understanding-of-inca-hierarchy
ARTnews.com
- Four New York Cultural Institutions Bring Art to JFK International Airport: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/jfk-international-airport-terminal-six-art-moma-met-1234749449/
- In New Survey, Galleries Call Fair Model Unsustainable, With Most Participating in Four Per Year: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/new-2025-survey-galleries-art-fair-model-first-thursday-1234749459/
- Top Works by Peter Doig and Chris Ofili Lead Christie’s London Auction of Ole Faarup Collection: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ole-faarup-collection-christies-sale-doig-ofili-1234749450/
- Greenpeace Activists Unfurl Anish Kapoor Work, London’s Imperial War Museum Faces Critcism, and More: Morning Links for August 15, 2025: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/london-imperial-war-museum-faces-critcism-morning-links-for-august-15-2025-1234749443/
- “Northern Lights” Show Proposes a New Geography of Art: https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/aia-reviews/northern-lights-buffalo-akg-museum-review-1234749413/
- A Revelatory Alex Da Corte Survey Finds the Dark Side in His Buoyant Art: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/reviews/alex-da-corte-modern-art-museum-of-fort-worth-review-1234749431/
- National Museum of Asian Art Announces First US Exhibition of Masterpieces from the Collection of Former Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-Hee: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/national-museum-of-asian-art-announces-first-us-exhibition-of-masterpieces-from-the-collection-of-former-samsung-chairman-lee-kun-hee-1234749421/
Hyperallergic
- Hyperallergic Fall 2025 New York Art Guide: https://hyperallergic.com/1030569/hyperallergic-fall-2025-new-york-art-guide/
- LA Museum Condemns US Border Patrol Presence on Its Grounds: https://hyperallergic.com/1034720/los-angeles-japanese-american-national-museum-condemns-border-patrol-presence-on-grounds/
- School of Visual Arts Quietly Lays Off Staff: https://hyperallergic.com/1034738/school-of-visual-arts-quietly-lays-off-staff/
- Further Your Creative Practice and Career With SVA Continuing Education: https://hyperallergic.com/1034199/further-your-creative-practice-and-career-with-sva-continuing-education/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Frank Lloyd Wright’s Design Legacy Hits the Road in a Fancy Trailer: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/frank-lloyd-wright-airstream-trailer-2676959
- 5 Asian Painters Making the Personal Political: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/5-asian-painters-making-the-personal-political-2670239
- Why This New Art Trend Feels So Familiar: https://news.artnet.com/multimedia/para-pastoral-2673200
- Scientists Uncover 31 Shipwrecks Hidden Beneath Lake Constance: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/lake-constance-31-shipwrecks-2677596
- Want to Crack the CIA’s Infamous ‘Kryptos’ Puzzle? Its Secret Key Is Up for Sale: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/cia-kryptos-sculpture-code-auction-2677451
- Yoko Ono Will Help Transform JFK Airport’s New Terminal: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/new-jfk-airport-art-installations-moma-2677047
- ‘Snow White’ Concept Art Leads Historic $5.2 Million Disney Auction: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/heritage-auctions-disney-animation-2677349
- Developers Wall Over a Rediscovered David Wojnarowicz Mural, Sparking Outcries: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/david-wojnarowicz-mural-emerges-2676804
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Lost Maya stronghold against Spanish conquest discovered in Mexican jungle: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/14/maya-stronghold-sak-bahlan-mexican-jungle
- More than 200 geoglyphs discovered in Nazca Desert with help of AI: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/14/248-nazca-lines-discovered-artificial-intelligence-peru
- Rediscovered David Wojnarowicz mural could disappear from view again: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/14/david-wojnarowicz-mural-louisville-kentucky-developer
- Gas found in space could help repair damage to Old Masters, say researchers: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/14/oxygen-from-earths-orbit-could-save-old-masters-form-the-effects-of-climate-change-say-researchers
- Glasgow art centre to reopen under new leadership after pro-Palestinian protest incident: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/14/glasgow-art-centre-to-reopen-under-new-leadership-after-pro-palestinian-protest-incident
ARTnews.com
- Justin Sun, Billionaire Buyer of Maurizio Cattelan’s ‘Comedian,’ Sues Bloomberg News: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/justin-sun-maurizio-cattelan-comedian-bloomberg-news-lawsuit-1234749376/
- A Wojnarowicz Mural Was Rediscovered in Kentucky After Four Decades—Now It’s Being Hidden Again: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/david-wojnarowicz-mural-rediscovered-kentucky-1234749395/
- Long Droughts May Have Played a Significant Role in the Decline of Ancient Mayan Civilization: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ancient-maya-end-droughts-archaeology-1234749367/
- Whitney Museum Names Dan Nadel Curator of Drawings and Prints: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/whitney-museum-names-dan-nadel-curator-drawings-and-prints-1234749377/
- France Tried to Get Rosetta Stone and Free Admission for French Citizens in Exchange for Bayeux Tapestry: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/bayeux-tapestry-france-british-museum-1234749372/
- South Korea’s ‘Art Loving’ Ex-First Lady Arrested, Queer Art in Crisis, Beloved Barbie Designers Killed in Car Crash: Morning Links for August 14, 2025: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/south-koreas-art-loving-ex-first-lady-arrested-queer-art-in-crisis-beloved-barbie-designers-killed-in-car-crash-morning-links-for-august-14-2025-1234749363/
- Auction Houses Are Plugging the $3 B. Gap Left by Tanking Art Sales with Luxury Proceeds: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/christies-sothebys-auction-houses-luxury-fashion-art-1234749341/
- Sotheby’s to Open Its New Breuer Building HQ on November 8 with ‘Blockbuster’ Exhibition: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/sothebys-to-open-its-new-breuer-building-hq-on-november-8-with-blockbuster-exhibition-1234749349/
Hyperallergic
- Required Reading: https://hyperallergic.com/1034501/required-reading-746/
- It’s Time to Rethink the 50/50 Split With Art Galleries: https://hyperallergic.com/1034068/its-time-rethink-the-50-50-split-with-art-galleries/
- Anish Kapoor Greenpeace Collab Sends Generic Environmental Message: https://hyperallergic.com/1034588/anish-kapoor-greenpeace-collab-sends-generic-environmental-message/
- Connecting the Heavens and Earth Through Art: https://hyperallergic.com/1034524/connecting-the-heavens-and-earth-through-art-hamburg-planetarium/
- A View From the Easel: https://hyperallergic.com/1034452/a-view-from-the-easel-298/
- 40-Year-Old David Wojnarowicz Mural Resurfaces, Only to Be Hidden Again: https://hyperallergic.com/1034063/a-40-year-old-wojnarowicz-mural-resurfaces-only-to-be-hidden-again/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- This Contemporary Icons Auction Packs Blue-Chip Firepower: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/this-contemporary-icons-auction-packs-blue-chip-firepower-2676893
- What Exactly Are Midwest Grottoes? The Folk Art Tradition Gets a Closer Look: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/midwest-grottoes-folk-art-2670011
- Bollywood Star Sonam Kapoor on the Women Who Shaped Her Eye for South Asian Art: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/sonam-kapoor-2668934
- Michelangelo’s ‘Last Judgement’ to Undergo Major Restoration: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/michelangelo-last-judgement-restoration-2677083
- The Joy of Bidding: Bob Ross’s Market Booms With Back-to-Back Auction Records: https://news.artnet.com/market/bob-ross-bonhams-auction-record-2676480
- When It Comes to Preserving Artist Legacies, Art Storage is the Unsung Hero: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/fine-art-shippers-naum-knop-2676511
- White House Orders Sweeping Review of Smithsonian Museums: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/trump-arts-impact-2639197
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Collapse of Ancient Maya civilization coincided with 13-year-drought: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/13/13-year-drought-decline-ancient-maya-civilisation
- Christophe de Menil, art patron and heiress to the Menil Collection's founders, has died, aged 92: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/13/christophe-de-menil-collector-designer-obituary
- ‘He considered war to be the culmination of anti-human power’: Ukrainian artist David Chichkan killed on frontline: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/13/ukrainian-artist-david-chichkan-killed-on-frontline
- A brush with… Jane and Louise Wilson—podcast: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/13/a-brush-with-jane-and-louise-wilsonpodcast
- A brush with... Natalie Kane, curator of digital design, Victoria and Albert Museum: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/13/a-brush-with-natalie-kane-curator-of-digital-design-victoria-and-albert-museum
- White House launches review of Smithsonian museums and exhibitions: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/13/white-house-review-smithsonian-museums-exhibitions
ARTnews.com
- Claudia Gould to Helm the Shaker Museum in Upstate New York: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/claudia-gould-shaker-museum-director-1234749338/
- England’s Norwich Castle Reopens Following $37 M. Restoration: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/norwich-castle-reopens-restoration-1234749327/
- David Chichkan, Ukrainian Artist Who Fought Censorship, Killed at 39 in Battle: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/david-chichkan-ukraine-artist-dead-battle-russia-1234749326/
- Ancient Thracian Warrior and Horse Unearthed in Bulgaria: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/thracian-warrior-unearthed-in-bulgaria-1234749315/
- Harvard Museums Gifted Heinz Mack Work, US Museums Increasing Language Access, What Does It Mean to Be a ‘Very American Artist’?: Morning Links for August 13, 2025: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/morning-links-august-13-2025-1234749320/
- Newsmakers: A Beloved New York Alternative Art Space Returns with Xiaoyu Weng at the Helm: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/art-in-general-returns-xiaoyu-weng-1234749284/
Hyperallergic
- Trump Wants “American Exceptionalism” at the Smithsonian. Will He Get It?: https://hyperallergic.com/1033993/trump-american-exceptionalism-smithsonian/
- Dana Awartani’s Gentle Reparation of Gaza: https://hyperallergic.com/1032270/dana-awartani-gentle-reparation-of-gaza-arnolfini-bristol/
- Sonya Clark’s Communal Tapestry: https://hyperallergic.com/1033878/sonya-clark-communal-tapestry/
- Caribbean Artists Take on the Myth of Tropical Escapism: https://hyperallergic.com/1033734/caribbean-artists-take-on-the-myth-of-tropical-escapism-remai-modern/
- At 82, Meredith Monk May Finally Get Her Due: https://hyperallergic.com/1033672/at-82-meredith-monk-may-finally-get-her-due/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Labubu and the Law: Experts Talk Copyright, Collecting Issues: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/labubu-and-the-law-experts-talk-copyright-collecting-issues-2669633
- Is a Man Trapped in Anish Kapoor’s ‘Bean’?: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/is-a-man-trapped-in-anish-kapoors-bean-2676618
- Revered Dealer Andrée Sfeir-Semler Wins Art Cologne’s 2025 Award: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/andree-sfeir-semler-art-colognes-2025-2676302
- South Korea’s Art-Loving Ex-First Lady Is Under Arrest: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/south-koreas-art-loving-ex-first-lady-is-under-arrest-2676676
- Pompeii’s Secret Second Life Revealed by Latest Archaeological Finds: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/people-returned-to-pompeii-after-eruption-2676733
- Turner at 250: Curators Pick Their Favorite Works by the ‘Master of Light’: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/best-jmw-turner-paintings-according-to-experts-2674105
- Collusion, Evasion, and Theft! 25 Years in Art Market Scandals: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/collusion-evasion-and-theft-25-years-in-art-market-scandals-2674213
- The School That Became a Refuge For Artists From Georgia O’Keeffe to Tony Smith: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/art-students-league-150th-anniversary-2673275
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- ‘Pornographic’ mermaid statue must be removed, Danish government confirms: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/12/pornographic-mermaid-statue-must-be-removed-danish-government-confirms
- Comment | US museums are finally going bilingual: here's why it matters: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/12/comment-|-for-us-museums-improved-language-access-is-a-bright-spot-in-an-otherwise-dark-landscape
ARTnews.com
- White House Says Smithsonian Museum Exhibitions Must ‘Celebrate American Exceptionalism’: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/white-house-smithsonian-museums-review-1234749295/
- Ralph Lauren’s Iconic Mascot is an Art Thief in New Film: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ralph-laurens-iconic-mascot-is-an-art-thief-in-new-film-1234749279/
- Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy Acquires Original Pieces from Oklahoma’s Price Tower: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/frank-lloyd-wright-building-conservancy-price-tower-bartlesville-1234749269/
- A Massive ‘Ugly and Pornographic’ Mermaid Statue Will Officially Be Removed From Public View: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ugly-and-pornographic-mermaid-statue-removed-copenhagen-1234749265/
- Christophe de Menil, Patron with Deep Connections to Top Artists, Dies at 92: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/christophe-de-menil-dead-1234749264/
- Matt Bangser Joins Art Intelligence Global as Senior Director: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/matt-bangser-art-intelligence-amy-cappellazzo-1234749236/
Hyperallergic
- A Photographic History of Queer Intimacy: https://hyperallergic.com/1033916/a-photographic-history-of-queer-intimacy/
- For $9.5M, Rothko’s Former Home and Studio Could Be Yours: https://hyperallergic.com/1032942/mark-rothko-former-home-and-studio-could-be-yours/
- How Is Art Selected for New York City’s Airports?: https://hyperallergic.com/1026686/how-is-art-selected-for-new-york-citys-airports/
- Indigenous Museum Closes Temporarily After Whitewashing Pro-Palestine Mural: https://hyperallergic.com/1033889/indigenous-museum-closes-temporarily-after-whitewashing-pro-palestine-mural/
- Four New York Area Shows to See Right Now: https://hyperallergic.com/1033291/four-new-york-area-shows-to-see-right-now-august-12-2025/
- Chinese Bronzes Blur the Line Between Original and Copy: https://hyperallergic.com/1033513/chinese-bronzes-blur-the-line-between-original-and-copy/
- We Can’t Afford to Lose the Institute of American Indian Arts: https://hyperallergic.com/1032981/we-cant-afford-to-lose-the-institute-of-american-indian-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
- A Graffiti Legend Brings His ‘Dark Green Daze’ to Ibiza: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/graffiti-ibiza-2675071
- A $37 Million Restoration Brings William the Conqueror’s Castle Back to Life: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/william-the-conquerors-castle-reopens-2676245
- Why Desserts Are Everywhere In Contemporary Art: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/dessert-art-2673331
- Richard Prince’s Wily 7-Hour ‘Deposition’ Video Is an Instant Classic: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/richard-prince-deposition-video-2675326
- Smithsonian Softens Description of Trump’s Impeachments: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/trump-arts-impact-2639197
- The Lovers Who Revolutionized Modern Photography in Mexico: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/tina-modotti-edward-weston-mexico-2675452
- Met Antiquities Among Dozens Returned to Europe by Manhattan D.A.—and More Art Industry News: https://news.artnet.com/market/paint-drippings-art-industry-news-aug-11-2676070
- Inside the Museum Celebrations Honoring Jane Austen’s 250th Birthday: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/inside-the-museum-celebrations-honoring-jane-austens-250th-birthday-2672295
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- ‘Anish Kapoor, let him out’: satirical protest campaign claims a man is trapped inside the Chicago Bean: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/11/cloud-gate-chicago-anish-kapoor-satirical-protest-man-in-bean
- Revealed: the long-suppressed stories of the world’s oldest slave ship: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/11/revealed-the-long-suppressed-stories-of-the-worlds-oldest-slave-ship
- Lament for much-loved squirrel to go on show in London exhibition: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/11/a-lament-for-a-much-loved-squirrel-to-feature-in-bethlem-exhibition
- Victoria Miro gallery launches sophisticated digital platform to put past and present exhibitions online: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/11/victoria-miro-gallery-launches-digital-platform-to-put-past-and-present-exhibitions-online
- ‘You’re so close you can see how their toes grip the floor’: Wayne McGregor on his radical new immersive dance experience: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/11/you-are-so-close-you-can-see-how-their-toes-grip-the-floor-wayne-mcgregor-on-his-radical-new-immersive-dance-experience
ARTnews.com
- Midjourney Slams Lawsuit Filed by Disney to Prevent AI Training: Can’t ‘Have It Both Ways’: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/midjourney-slams-lawsuit-filed-by-disney-to-prevent-ai-training-cant-have-it-both-ways-1234749231/
- Smithsonian Restores Trump to Impeachment Exhibit, With Updated Text: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/smithsonian-american-history-museum-trump-impeachment-display-1234749215/
- Family Says Firm Funding Its Legal Battle for ‘Stolen’ Paintings Sought Control of Lawsuits: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/family-says-firm-funding-its-legal-battle-for-stolen-paintings-sought-control-of-lawsuits-1234749202/
- Historic Ukrainian Synagogue Damaged by Russian Drone Strike: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/historic-ukrainian-synagogue-damaged-by-russian-drone-strike-1234749198/
- Museum of Plastic Pollution Opens, Clearing Gallerist Talks End of Business, and More: Morning Links for August 11, 2025: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/museum-of-plastic-pollution-opens-clearing-gallerist-talks-end-of-business-and-more-morning-links-for-august-11-2025-1234749196/
Hyperallergic
- Visitors Can’t Keep Their Hands Off This Eggplant Artwork: https://hyperallergic.com/1033461/visitors-cant-keep-their-hands-off-this-eggplant-artwork/
- A Hiroshima Survivor’s Message for Jerry Saltz: https://hyperallergic.com/1033479/a-hiroshima-survivors-message-for-jerry-saltz/
- The Artists Who Made a “Sculpto-Pictorama” of Manhattan: https://hyperallergic.com/1033335/the-artists-who-made-a-sculpto-pictorama-of-manhattan/
- Casa Susanna Is a Glimpse Into a Midcentury Refuge for Trans Women: https://hyperallergic.com/1033022/casa-susanna-is-a-glimpse-into-a-midcentury-refuge-for-trans-women/
- Smithsonian’s New Trump Impeachment Label Is Shorter and Safer: https://hyperallergic.com/1033372/smithsonian-new-trump-impeachment-label-is-shorter-and-safer/

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 Roman Parliament Hall Unearthed in Turkey: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ancient-roman-government-building-laodicea-turkey-2675544
- Jamie Wyeth’s Lost Portraits of Andy Warhol See the Light After 50 Years: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/jamie-wyeth-andy-warhol-rudolf-nureyev-schoelkopf-2675400

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 Olivier Babin on Closing Clearing: ‘We Gave It Our Best Shot, and We Missed’: https://news.artnet.com/market/gallerist-olivier-babin-exit-interview-2675903
- A.I. Art Generator Midjourney Fires Back in Copyright Clash With Disney and Universal: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/midjourney-fires-back-disney-and-universal-copyright-suit-2675798
- Meet the Lawyer-Turned-Dealer Opening a Jewel-Box Gallery Uptown—and More Juicy Art World Gossip: https://news.artnet.com/market/meet-felix-rodder-aby-rosen-more-juicy-gossip-2674989
- RIP, Clearing Gallery. Here’s What Made It So Special: https://news.artnet.com/market/clearing-gallery-closed-2675559
- These Emerging Korean Artists Want You to Slow Down and Unplug: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/korea-arts-management-services-dialogue-unread-2674884
- Historic Artifacts From Frank Lloyd Wright’s Only Skyscraper Saved by Conservancy: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/frank-lloyd-wright-price-tower-artifacts-acquired-2675619
- Siena’s Cultural Riches Reveal the Layers of Tuscany’s Art Heartland: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/siena-museum-guide-italy-2669960
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Relocation of popular public sculpture called off after Vancouver residents claim it would block their views: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/08/vancouver-public-art-dispute-trans-am-rapture
- Mexico City’s Muac damaged during anti-gentrification protest: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/08/mexico-city-muac-damaged-during-anti-gentrification-protest
- Ancient stone carvings uncovered on Hawaiian beach: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/08/ancient-stone-carvings-uncovered-on-hawaiian-beach
- 'Abstract art is universal': Nanette Carter on her new career survey at the Wexner Center for the Arts: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/08/nanette-carter-interview-wexner-center-arts
- Revealed: Picasso’s granddaughter owned a Van Gogh—which she sold at Sotheby’s: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/08/picassos-granddaughter-has-revealed-she-owns-a-van-goghand-shes-selling-it-at-sothebys
- Survivors resettled in Pompeii after volcanic eruption, archaeologists reveal: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/08/survivors-resettled-in-pompeii-after-volcanic-eruption-archaeologists-reveal
- After a century in storage, an 18th-century tapestry goes on show at Blenheim Palace: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/08/18th-century-tapestry-goes-on-show-at-blenheim-palace-after-a-century-in-storage
- A painting of a Russian soldier treating a wounded Ukrainian has been seen hanging in a church in Russia: what does it mean?: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/08/a-painting-of-a-russian-soldier-treating-a-wounded-ukrainian-has-been-seen-hanging-in-a-church-in-russia-what-does-it-mean
- ‘A more complex picture’: Singapore marks 60th anniversary of independence from British rule with slew of cultural offerings: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/08/a-more-complex-picture-singapore-marks-60th-anniversary-of-independence-from-british-rule-with-slew-of-cultural-offerings
ARTnews.com
- Legendary Art Collector Sylvio Perlstein Has Died: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/legendary-art-collector-sylvio-perlstein-has-died-1234749167/
- Well-Preserved Ancient Roman Council Building Unearthed in Turkey: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/well-preserved-ancient-roman-council-building-unearthed-in-turkey-1234749164/
- Why Canaletto’s Venice View Sold for $43.9 M., Another Identity Politics vs. Art Article, and More: Morning Links for August 8, 2025: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/why-canalettos-venice-view-sold-for-43-9-m-another-identity-politics-vs-art-article-1234749161/
- Why Is Whistler’s Mother So Important?: https://www.artnews.com/feature/james-mcneill-whistler-whistlers-mother-why-so-important-1234747878/
- Deleuze’s Newly Translated Seminars on Painting Are Chaotic and Magnificent: https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/aia-reviews/deleuze-seminars-painting-1234749008/
Hyperallergic
- Thai Art Center Censors Exhibition After “Pressure” From China: https://hyperallergic.com/1032933/thai-art-center-censors-exhibition-after-pressure-from-china/
- 10 Art Shows to See in Los Angeles This August: https://hyperallergic.com/1032430/10-show-to-see-in-los-angeles-this-august-2025/
- As ADAA’s Art Show Changes Course, a Nonprofit Is Left in Limbo: https://hyperallergic.com/1032202/as-adaas-art-show-changes-course-a-nonprofit-is-left-in-limbo/
- “Alligator Alcatraz” Construction Halted, But Native Heritage Remains at Risk: https://hyperallergic.com/1032766/alligator-alcatraz-construction-halted-but-native-heritage-remains-at-risk/

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 Did This Canaletto Sell for a Record-Smashing $43.9 Million? Experts Offer 3 Reasons: https://news.artnet.com/market/canaletto-record-analysis-2672627
- 3000-Year-Old Mural Unearthed in Peru Reveals ‘Unique’ Ancient Art Technique: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/3000-year-old-polychrome-mural-peru-2675399
- Re-Air: What Makes Spine-Tingling Art? Aesthetic Chills: Explained: https://news.artnet.com/multimedia/re-air-aesthetic-chills-podcast-2670489
- London’s National Gallery Taps the Public to Help Chart Its Next Chapter: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/london-national-gallery-ng-citizens-assembly-2675266
- Clearing, Hothouse Gallery for New Talent, Will Shutter After 14 Years: https://news.artnet.com/market/clearing-gallery-closure-2675270
- The Met Refutes Claims That a Guitar Stolen From the Rolling Stones Is in Its Collection: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/mick-taylor-rolling-stones-stolen-guitar-the-met-2668749
- ‘The Gilded Age’ Costume Designer Spills Her Art Historical Inspirations: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/gilded-age-costumes-art-2672040
- ‘Unimaginably Rare’ First Edition of JRR Tolkien’s ‘The Hobbit’ Discovered in U.K. Home: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/tolkien-the-hobbit-first-edition-sale-2674441
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- 'Everyone's suffering right now': New York and Los Angeles gallery Clearing will close: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/07/clearing-gallery-closing-new-york-los-angeles
- Discoveries at site of Isaac Newton’s mother’s home shed new light on world he grew up in: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/07/discoveries-at-site-of-isaac-newton-mother-home-shed-new-light-on-world-he-grew-up-in
- After a £27m makeover, Norwich Castle reopens with a new gallery, royal rooms—and medieval toilets: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/07/after-a-£27m-makeover-norwich-castle-reopens-with-royal-rooms-virtual-realityand-communal-medieval-toilets
- British Art Show names Ekow Eshun as curator for upcoming 10th edition: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/07/british-art-show-reveals-curator-for-upcoming-10th-edition
ARTnews.com
- Manhattan DA’s Office Returns Over 30 Antiquities to Spain, Italy, and Hungary: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/manhattan-das-office-returns-over-30-antiquities-to-spain-italy-and-hungary-1234749145/
- Aspen’s AIR Festival Ruminates on Crisis, Creativity, and Matthew Barney’s Riveting Rodeo Dreams: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/aspen-air-festival-2025-1234749067/
- Expect Palestinian Artist Samia Halaby’s Market Rise to Continue This Fall: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/palestinian-artist-samia-halabys-market-rise-to-continue-this-fall-1234749012/
- Cuts to NEH Grants Ruled ‘Unlawful’ by Federal Judge: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/cuts-to-neh-grants-ruled-unlawful-by-federal-judge-oregon-1234749098/
- New York’s Clearing Gallery to Shutter After 14 Years: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/clearing-gallery-closes-1234749090/
- For Sculptor Sandra Poulson, Every Object Contains ‘Micro-Stories’ About Its Making: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/artists/sandra-poulson-moma-ps1-venice-biennale-interview-1234749064/
- Man Suspected of Shooting Two Outside Capitol Jewish Museum May Face Death Penalty: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/capitol-jewish-museum-shooting-indictment-death-penalty-1234749058/
- Frick Collection Enlists Steve Martin, China’s UCCA in Financial Trouble: Morning Links for August 7, 2025: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/frick-collection-enlists-steve-martin-chinas-ucca-in-financial-trouble-morning-links-for-august-7-2025-1234749053/
- High Line Art and Chanel Culture Fund Kick off Partnership with Rising Star Frank Wang Yefeng: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/high-line-art-and-chanel-culture-fund-kick-off-partnership-with-rising-star-frank-wang-yefeng-1234749048/
Hyperallergic
- Required Reading: https://hyperallergic.com/1032643/required-reading-745/
- Kasmin and Clearing Galleries Announce Closures: https://hyperallergic.com/1032581/kasmin-and-clearing-galleries-announce-closures/
- The 21C Museum Hotel Is a 24-Hour Art Exhibition: https://hyperallergic.com/1030025/the-21c-museum-hotel-is-a-24-hour-art-exhibition/
- Helina Metaferia Takes Back the Museum: https://hyperallergic.com/1032716/helena-metaferia-takes-back-the-museum/
- A View From the Easel: https://hyperallergic.com/1032443/a-view-from-the-easel-297/
- 6 Art Books to Read This August: https://hyperallergic.com/1032586/6-art-books-to-read-this-august-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
- Can’t Get Enough of Dalí? There’s a Massive $1,000 Book for That: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/salvador-dali-massive-book-taschen-2674971
- This Art Agency Is Bringing Filipino Artists to the Global Stage: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/this-art-agency-is-bringing-filipino-artists-to-the-global-stage-2674744
- Dior’s New Manhattan Flagship Is a Lush Floral Fantasy Anchored by Art: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/dior-manhattan-flagship-contemporary-art-2674538
- Jeffrey Epstein’s Taste in Art Was Just as Twisted as You’d Think: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/jeffrey-epstein-townhouse-sculpture-art-2674772
- Queen Elizabeth’s Beloved Range Rover Hits the Auction Block: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/queen-elizabeth-range-rover-auction-2674708
- Plan to Reinstall Controversial Confederate Statue Prompts Outrage: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/albert-pike-confederate-statue-trump-reinstall-2674835
- Waiting to Be Discovered? Curators Reveal How Emerging Artists Can Get Noticed: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/artists-how-to-get-discovered-2669293
- This Pricey Jeff Koons Sculpture Is Now in Australia’s National Collection: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/jeff-koons-national-gallery-australia-shelley-donation-2674765
- Inside the Remote Chinese Museum Overlooking North Korea: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/yalu-river-art-museum-china-north-korea-2672049
- Has 3D Analysis Cracked the Mystery of the Shroud of Turin?: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/shroud-of-turin-3d-analysis-low-relief-sculpture-2674633
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- New York gallery Kasmin will close this autumn as leadership launches new venture, Olney Gleason: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/06/kasmin-gallery-closing-now-olney-gleason
- Ancient marble bust returned to Italy following seven-year legal battle: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/06/marble-bust-repatriated-italy-safani-gallery-lawsuits
- New $31m art-filled park planned for downtown Pittsburgh: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/06/new-sculpture-park-planned-for-downtown-pittsburgh
- Power to the people: London’s National Gallery seeks public panel to help shape its future: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/06/power-to-the-people-londons-national-gallery-seeks-public-panel-to-help-shape-its-future
- A brush with… Tai Shani—podcast: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/06/a-brush-with-tai-shanipodcast
- US appeal court upholds $2.5m sanctions ruling in favour of Peter Doig: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/06/us-court-upholds-25m-sanctions-ruling-in-favour-of-peter-doig
- Discovery of ancient Coptic city ‘enhances our understanding of early Christianity in Egypt’: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/06/discovery-of-ancient-coptic-city-enhances-our-understanding-of-early-christianity-in-egypt
ARTnews.com
- Last Mayan Rebel Stronghold, Long Believed to Be Lost, May Have Been Found: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/the-lost-mayan-rebel-stronghold-of-sak-bahlan-may-have-been-found-1234748937/
- Kasmin Closes After 35 Years, Making Way for a New Gallery Called Olney Gleason: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/kasmin-closes-olney-gleason-opens-1234749018/
- The Right’s Most Influential Art Historian Helped Shape Project 2025: https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/columns/the-right-influential-art-historian-victoria-coates-project-esther-1234748703/
- London’s National Gallery Creates Panel of Citizens to Shape its Future: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/national-gallery-london-citizen-panel-1234749007/
- Whitney’s Sacked Associate Director of ISP Speaks Out, The Rise of Dinosaur Bones Sold at Auction, Thom Yorke’s First Art Show: Morning Links for August 6, 2025: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/morning-links-august-6-2025-1234749003/
- The Colosseum: A Guide to the Ancient Roman Amphitheater: https://www.artnews.com/feature/colosseum-rome-guide-ancient-roman-amphitheater-1234748950/
- Rising Painter Lauren Quin Joins Pace Gallery After Blum Closure: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/lauren-quin-joins-pace-gallery-1234748985/
- How Spirituality Went from Taboo to Trendy in the Art World: https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/features/spiritual-turn-trend-hilma-af-klint-saya-woolfalk-1234748637/
Hyperallergic
- Kour Pour Reclaims the Geometry of Abstraction: https://hyperallergic.com/1029321/kour-pour-reclaims-the-geometry-of-abstraction/
- A Moving Encounter With the Art of Bernard Williams: https://hyperallergic.com/1027120/a-moving-encounter-with-the-art-of-bernard-williams/
- José María Velasco Lovingly Captured a Changing Mexico: https://hyperallergic.com/1031604/jose-maria-velasco-lovingly-captured-a-changing-mexico/
- Changing Tides Expose Centuries-Old Petroglyphs in Hawaii: https://hyperallergic.com/1030577/changing-tides-expose-centuries-old-petroglyphs-in-hawaii/
- Harlem’s Studio Museum Announces Reopening Date: https://hyperallergic.com/1032367/harlems-studio-museum-announces-reopening-date/
- LGBTQ+ Art and Historical Ephemera Up for Auction at Swann Galleries: https://hyperallergic.com/1032250/lgbtq-art-historical-ephemera-auction-swann-galleries-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
- Kimbell Museum Acquires Ultra-Rare 17th-Century Still Life by Mysterious Painter: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/kimbell-museum-acquisition-pensionante-del-saraceni-2674467
- The Studio Museum in Harlem Reveals Reopening Date and Inaugural Shows: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/studio-museum-harlem-inaugural-shows-fundraising-2658009
- ‘Unimaginably Rare’ First Edition of JRR Tolkien’s ‘The Hobbit’ Discovered in U.K. Home: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/tolkien-the-hobbit-first-edition-sale-2674441
- KAWS Shuts Down British Artist’s Claim of a Collaboration: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/kaws-denies-slawn-collab-claim-2674486
- This One-Star L.A. Motel Just Earned Monument Status: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/hollywood-premiere-motel-historic-monument-2674485
- Brooklyn Museum, LACMA, and MoMA Score Masterpieces in Landmark Donation: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/pearlman-collection-donation-brooklyn-museum-moma-lacma-2674349
- How Dinosaur Bones Became Billionaires’ Collectibles: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/dinosaur-bones-billionaires-market-2668706
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- A tome accompanying the Lahore Biennale is a celebration of authenticity: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/05/a-tome-accompanying-the-lahore-biennale-is-a-celebration-of-authenticity
- A poetic vision of Blake and his legacy to match that of its subject: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/05/a-poetic-vision-of-blake-and-his-legacy-to-match-that-of-its-subject
- Five new art books to look out for this autumn, including publications on US monuments and Vermeer close-ups: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/05/five-new-art-books-to-look-out-for-this-autumn-including-publications-on-us-monuments-and-vermeer-close-ups
- August Book Bag: from a ‘behind-the-scenes’ studio book to artists joining in with the American Revolution: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/05/august-book-bag-from-a-behind-the-scenes-studio-book-to-artists-joining-in-with-the-american-revolution
- New Canadian art museum seeks to connect disparate disciplines and a university campus: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/05/new-canadian-art-museum-seeks-to-connect-disparate-disciplines-and-a-university-campus
- ‘It was absolutely terrifying’: Thom Yorke on his long journey back to becoming a visual artist: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/05/it-was-absolutely-terrifying-thom-yorke-on-his-long-journey-back-to-becoming-a-visual-artist
- Manifesta announces location for 2028 edition: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/05/manifesta-announces-location-for-2028-edition
- Want to take a peek at the UK prime minister’s art collection?: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/05/want-to-take-a-peek-at-the-pms-art-collection
ARTnews.com
- Rosa Barba Wins $161,000 Zurich Art Prize: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/rosa-barba-wins-the-zurich-art-prize-2026-1234748969/
- New Study Sheds Light on Native American Adornment Practices After European Conquest: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/native-american-adornment-practices-river-bend-wyoming-1234748940/
- Hisachika Takahashi, Assistant to Robert Rauschenberg and Artist’s Artist, Dies at 85: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/hisachika-takahashi-rauschenberg-assistant-artist-dead-1234748942/
- Studio Museum Sets Opening Date for Long-Awaited New Building in November: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/studio-museum-in-harlem-opening-date-new-building-november-1234748929/
- Qatar’s Soft Power, National Gallery to Launch New Citizen Advisory Panel: Morning Links for August 5, 2025: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/qatar-soft-power-national-gallery-panel-morning-links-august-5-2025-1234748928/
- 30 Must-See Masterpieces at the Louvre: https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/artists/louvre-museum-paris-what-paintings-art-1234653787/
Hyperallergic
- Haunted by the Gray: https://hyperallergic.com/1029683/haunted-by-the-gray/
- New York City Shows We Love Right Now: https://hyperallergic.com/1030435/new-york-city-shows-we-love-right-now-august-2025/
- The Visual Language of the Nuclear Age: https://hyperallergic.com/1031986/the-visual-language-of-the-nuclear-age-poster-house/
- For EJ Hill, Art Is an Act of Faith: https://hyperallergic.com/1032018/for-ej-hill-art-is-an-act-of-faith/
- Activists Denounce Plans to Reinstall Confederate Statue in DC: https://hyperallergic.com/1032175/activists-denounce-plans-to-reinstall-confederate-statue-in-dc/