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
- 5 Asian Painters Redefining Figuration Today: https://news.artnet.com/market/5-asian-painters-redefining-figuration-today-2673081
- The Tudor Treasure Hunt to Find Henry VIII’s Long-Lost Dagger: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/henry-viii-lost-ottoman-dagger-2674199
- Ronald Perelman’s $410 Million Art Damage Lawsuit Nears Verdict: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ronald-perelman-art-damage-lawsuit-nears-verdict-2673716
- The Creative Legacy of Ray and Charles Eames Finds a New Home: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/eames-institute-birkenstock-campus-museum-2674189
- Lorna Simpson’s Light-Filled Brooklyn Home and Studio Hits the Market: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/lorna-simpson-brooklyn-home-studio-sale-2673807
- Decoding the Iconic Cover of ‘The Great Gatsby’: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/decoding-the-iconic-cover-of-the-great-gatsby-2672761
- Smithsonian to Revise Exhibit After Quietly Removing Trump Impeachment Placard—and More Art Industry News: https://news.artnet.com/market/paint-drippings-art-industry-news-aug-4-2673649
- Inside Pauline Karpidas’s Legendary Surrealist Collection Bound for Auction: https://news.artnet.com/market/pauline-karpidas-surrealist-collection-sothebys-2673130
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Museums in New York and Los Angeles receive collection of 63 modern works: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/04/pearlman-foundation-collection-lacma-moma-brooklyn-museum
- Time for a survey? New programme provides museums with advice on long-term sustainability: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/04/survey-provides-us-museums-advice-on-long-term-sustainability
- What could the end of US sanctions mean for Syria’s heritage sector?: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/04/what-could-the-end-of-us-sanctions-mean-for-syrias-heritage-sector
- Saatchi Yates raises a glass to London: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/04/saatchi-yates-raises-a-glass-to-london
- Efforts to preserve and repair historic US Black churches get $8.5m boost: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/04/efforts-to-preserve-and-repair-historic-us-black-churches-get-85m-boost
- Influencer, politician, museum director: what Eike Schmidt did next: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/04/influencer-politician-museum-director-what-eike-schmidt-did-next
ARTnews.com
- Monument to Confederate General Accused of KKK Affiliation to Be Reinstalled in Washington, D.C.: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/confederate-general-monument-reinstalled-trump-1234748889/
- Pearlman Foundation Gifts Modernist Treasures to MoMA, LACMA, and Brooklyn Museum: https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/news/pearlman-foundation-moma-lacma-brooklyn-museum-gift-1234748788/
- Ex–Hedge Fund Billionaire Loses Fraud Case Linked to Loans Against Works by Hirst, Prince, and Picasso: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ex-hedge-fund-billionaire-loses-fraud-case-linked-to-loans-against-works-by-hirst-prince-and-picasso-1234748812/
- Ancient Egyptian Inscription Sparks New Debate About Moses: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/inscription-claims-spark-debate-around-historical-moses-1234748783/
- Amy Sherald’s ‘Trans Forming Liberty’ Is on the Cover of the ‘New Yorker’ After Smithsonian Cancelation: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/amy-sherald-trans-forming-liberty-the-new-yorker-cover-1234748747/
- Tate’s Director Hits Back at Critics, China’s Private Museums in Crisis, and More: Morning Links for August 4, 2025: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/tate-attendance-decline-china-private-museums-morning-links-1234748744/
- Sotheby’s Reveals Headline Lots for Pauline Karpidas Collection, Including $12 M. Magritte Painting: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/sothebys-karpidas-collection-sale-lots-magritte-surrealism-1234748729/
- The Enduring Pleasures of Art Nouveau: https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/columns/art-nouveau-renaissance-mucha-jugendstil-paris-metro-1234748578/
Hyperallergic
- The Hyperallergic Art Crossword: Public Art Edition: https://hyperallergic.com/1031941/the-hyperallergic-art-crossword-public-art-edition/
- Who Are Museums Really For? And Can We Change Our Minds?: https://hyperallergic.com/1031896/jorge-angel-perez-binnigulasa-ancient-zapotec-people-film/
- Take a Trip Down the Catwalk With Andy Warhol: https://hyperallergic.com/1031603/take-a-trip-down-the-catwalk-with-andy-warhol/
- Modigliani’s Jean Cocteau Portrait Heads to Brooklyn Museum in Major Gift: https://hyperallergic.com/1031927/moma-lacma-brooklyn-museum-receive-trove-of-63-modern-artworks-pearlman-collection/
- I Lost My Job at the Whitney, but the Art Community Lost Much More: https://hyperallergic.com/1031177/sara-nadal-melsio-lost-job-at-whitney-independent-study-program-art-community-lost-much-more/
- Amy Sherald’s Trans Lady Liberty Painting Graces New Yorker Cover: https://hyperallergic.com/1031893/amy-sherald-trans-lady-liberty-painting-graces-new-yorker-cover/
- Can Steve Martin Help Bring Visitors to the Frick Collection?: https://hyperallergic.com/1030874/can-steve-martin-help-bring-visitors-to-the-frick-collection/
- Meet With the School of the Art Institute of Chicago at Admissions Events Across the US and Online: https://hyperallergic.com/1031371/school-of-the-art-institute-of-chicago-admissions-events-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
- This Chinese Village Made Its Name on Western Art Replicas. Now It’s Rethinking Its Future: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/dafen-village-china-replicas-2672642
ARTnews.com
- Smithsonian Will ‘Update’ Trump Impeachment Display at American History Museum: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/smithsonian-trump-impeachment-display-update-history-museum-1234748710/
Hyperallergic
- Jillian Conrad Redefines the Limits of Drawing: https://hyperallergic.com/1030737/jillian-conrad-redefines-the-limits-of-drawing-menil-institute/
- Hande Sever Tells a Story of War and Art: https://hyperallergic.com/1031165/hande-sever-tells-a-story-of-war-and-art-redcat/
- $200M Trump Ballroom Proposal Looks a Lot Like Versailles: https://hyperallergic.com/1031643/200m-trump-ballroom-proposal-looks-a-lot-like-versailles/
- How Do You Remember a Home Reduced to Rubble?: https://hyperallergic.com/1031223/how-do-you-remember-a-home-reduced-to-rubble-mona-chalabi/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Lord of the Flies: How This Artist Enlists an Army of Tiny Collaborators: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/john-knuth-fly-paintings-hollis-taggart-2671550

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Artist Sadie Barnett Maps a Manual for Living, or at Least Trying To: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/sadie-barnett-sean-kelly-how-to-win-2673395
- Art-Tech Ponzi Scheme Hits South Koreans—and a Rundown of the Latest in Asia’s Art World: https://news.artnet.com/market/state-of-play-july-21-2025-2673136
- Dread Scott’s New T-Shirt Is a Wearable Protest Against Censorship: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/dread-scott-dei-shirt-2672893
- Complex Tattoos on 2,000-Year-Old Ice Mummy Revealed in High-Tech Recreation: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ice-mummy-tattoos-digital-reconstruction-2673574
- Hopeful Clues Emerge in Theft of Ancient Romanian Gold From Dutch Museum: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/thieves-blast-into-dutch-museum-to-steal-ancient-gold-treasures-2602156
- Emily Kam Kngwarray Leads a New Wave of Global Recognition for Aboriginal Art: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/unit-london-tjukurrpa-the-dreaming-2673156
- Roy and Dorothy Lichtenstein’s Arty Treasures Clean Up at Auction: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/roy-dorothy-lichtenstein-beach-house-artworks-auction-2666069
- You Can Now Talk to the Statues at Versailles, Thanks to A.I.: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/versailles-statues-openai-chat-2673407
- Smithsonian Removes Trump Impeachment References From History Exhibit: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/trump-arts-impact-2639197
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Smithsonian museum removes label referencing Trump impeachments: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/01/smithsonian-national-museum-american-history-removes-trump-impeachment-label
- Arts Council England announces changes to funding plans amid independent review: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/01/arts-council-england-announces-changes-to-funding-plans-amid-independent-review
- Van Gogh’s love of Hiroshige, the Japanese master of the landscape, is reflected in a British Museum exhibition: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/01/van-goghs-love-of-hiroshige-the-japanese-master-of-the-landscape
- In the new documentary Architecton, buildings collapse and stones dance: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/01/architecton-documentary-ancient-modern-architecture
- Ten essential Giovanni Bellini paintings to see in Venice: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/01/ten-essential-giovanni-bellini-paintings-to-see-in-venice
- Revealed: how a secret rescue operation helped preserve Syria's heritage: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/01/revealed-how-a-secret-rescue-operation-helped-preserve-syrias-heritage
- Ancient treasures stolen in Dutch museum heist may yet be saved: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/01/ancient-treasures-stolen-dutch-museum-heist-may-still-be-intact
- Robert Wilson, experimental playwright, director and artist, has died, aged 83: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/01/robert-wilson-playwright-director-artist-obituary
ARTnews.com
- Met Museum Disputes Former Rolling Stones Member’s Claims About Stolen Guitar: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/mick-taylor-guitar-stolen-met-museum-donation-1234747536/
- A Powerful Stan Douglas Survey Dares to Imagine a New Future from the Past: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/reviews/stan-douglas-bard-museum-survey-review-1234748685/
- Ex-Blum Staffers Speak Out On Closure, Ex-Art Basel Boss Slams Art Market “Financialization,” and More: Morning LInks for August 1, 2025: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/blum-staffers-speak-closure-ex-art-basel-boss-slams-art-financialization-1234748683/
- Why Edvard Munch’s The Scream May Be the First Modern Painting: https://www.artnews.com/feature/edvard-munch-the-scream-why-so-important-symbolist-painter-1234747974/
- How Sam Gilliam Turned Painting into Sculpture: https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/aia-reviews/sam-gilliam-sculpture-textile-fiber-dublin-ireland-imma-1234748631/
Hyperallergic
- Smithsonian Removes Trump Impeachment Reference: https://hyperallergic.com/1031561/smithsonian-removes-trump-impeachment-reference/
- Homeland Security’s Genocidal Aesthetics: https://hyperallergic.com/1031310/homeland-securitys-genocidal-aesthetics/
- Opportunities in August 2025: https://hyperallergic.com/1031024/opportunities-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
- How to Think About Homeland Security’s Unhinged Art Posts: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/dhs-social-media-art-2673020
- The Round-Up: Johnny Depp Does Modigliani, Labubu Mania, and a Weird Idea for the Venice Biennale: https://news.artnet.com/multimedia/the-round-up-depp-labubu-venice-biennale-2673181
- What Market Downturn? At Aspen’s Art Week, Business Booms: https://news.artnet.com/market/aspen-art-week-wet-paint-2673044
- Robert Wilson, Avant-Garde Theater Legend, Dies at 83: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/robert-wilson-obituary-2673340
- Blum Gallery’s Sudden End Shocked the Art Industry. What Happened?: https://news.artnet.com/market/insiders-speak-out-blum-gallery-2672563
- What Can a Bunch of Rocks Teach Us About the Future of Architecture?: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/architecton-a24-rocks-documentary-2672726
- How This Fintech Platform Is Democratizing Art Collecting, Starting at Just $1: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/arttoo-launch-maria-kreyn-life-on-jupiter-2672921
- Hawaiian Petroglyphs Reemerge for the First Time in Years: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/oahu-hawaii-petroglyphs-reemerge-seasonal-swells-2672994
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Yale University Art Gallery withdraws federal funding applications over anti-diversity regulations: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/31/yale-university-art-gallery-federal-funding-withdrawal-diversity
- Sotheby’s returns ancient Buddhist gem collection to India after legal pressure: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/31/sothebys-returns-ancient-buddhist-gem-collection-to-india-after-legal-pressure
- Comment | Conversations about Crimea’s fate should start with one group—the Crimean Tatars: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/31/comment-conversations-about-crimeas-fate-should-start-with-one-group-the-crimean-tatars
Art Business News
- Vermeer is Not So Fragile: https://artbusinessnews.com/2025/07/vermeer-is-not-so-fragile/
ARTnews.com
- Robert Wilson, Theater Director With a Fervent Art World Following, Dies at 83: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/robert-wilson-theatre-director-artist-dead-1234748659/
- Egypt Uncovers 2,000-Year-Old City, Once a Center of Early Christianity: https://www.artnews.com/artnews/news/egypt-archaeology-coptic-city-kharga-discovery-1234748645/
- Newsmakers: Gallerists Alice Black and Tatiana Cheneviere Launch ‘Alternative’ Advisory to Counter ‘Transactional Collecting’: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/newsmakers-alice-black-tatiana-cheneviere-adivsory-1234748620/
- France Introduces Bill to Accelerate Return of Looted Artworks, Museums Debate Ethical Issues, and More: Morning Links for July 31, 2025: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/france-bill-looted-artworks-museums-ethics-morning-links-1234748621/
Hyperallergic
- Raymond Saunders, Who Made the Color Black His Own, Dies at 90: https://hyperallergic.com/1031304/raymond-saunders-who-made-the-color-black-his-own-dies-at-90/
- Required Reading: https://hyperallergic.com/1030811/required-reading-744/
- A View From the Easel: https://hyperallergic.com/1030809/a-view-from-the-easel-296/
- How the Moomins Showed Us a More Compassionate World: https://hyperallergic.com/1030064/tove-jansson-moomins-brooklyn-public-library/
- 10 Shows to See in Upstate New York This August: https://hyperallergic.com/1030567/10-shows-to-see-in-upstate-new-york-this-august-2025/
- Man Dies in Whitney Museum Fall: https://hyperallergic.com/1031052/man-dies-in-whitney-museum-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
- Kate Middleton’s Curated Display at V&A East Celebrates the Art of Making: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/kate-middleton-curates-display-va-east-2672858
- Sacred Buddha Gems Pulled From Sotheby’s Sale Are Returned to India: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/buddha-gems-returned-sothebys-2672769
- Brazen Paris Museum Heist Triggers $4 Million Insurance Payout: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/axe-wielding-thieves-stage-shock-heist-at-paris-museum-2573360
- Lucy Sparrow Serves Up a Felted Fish and Chip Shop in London: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/lucy-sparrow-fish-and-chips-london-2672795
- How a Fake Philanthropist Fooled the Frick: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/matthew-pietras-frick-2672502
- 14th-Century Fortress Found Hidden Under Iconic Ukrainian Square: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/fortress-potemkin-square-odesa-2672610
- Don’t Try to Understand This Artist’s Paintings. He Wouldn’t Want You To: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/claus-bertermann-2672490
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- George Lucas offers new details of Los Angeles museum at Comic-Con panel: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/30/george-lucas-details-narrative-art-museum-comic-con-panel
- Can Hauser & Wirth's new Palo Alto space achieve what its rivals failed to?: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/30/can-hauser-wirths-new-palo-alto-space-achieve-what-others-failed-to
- 'Slowing the process down': how a bohemian Somerset art gallery is forging its own path: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/30/the-somerset-gallery-forging-its-own-path
- French government adopts bill for restitution of colonial-era objects: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/30/french-government-adopts-bill-restitution-colonial-era-objects
- Comment | From restitution to confronting authoritarian regimes, here are five ways museums can be more ethical: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/30/from-restitution-of-employee-activism-heres-five-ways-museums-can-be-more-ethical
- It's hard for green-themed art shows to garner credibility—the Helsinki Biennial deserves more than most: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/30/its-hard-for-green-themed-art-shows-to-garner-credibilitythe-helsinki-biennial-deserves-more-than-most
ARTnews.com
- Person Dies After Jumping from Whitney Museum: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/whitney-museum-person-jumps-staff-email-1234748609/
- Move Over! There’s a New Gallery and Art Fair in Town Operating from a Familiar Transport Van: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/uhaul-gallery-and-art-fair-new-york-1234748442/
- At Aspen Art Week, Bigger Fairs and Serious Collectors Make for a High-Altitude Market Bet: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/aspen-art-week-fair-collectors-sales-report-1234748586/
- Critics Blame Tate’s Programing for Footfall Decline, But ‘Socioeconomic Factors and Brexit Also to Blame’: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/tate-reports-budget-deficit-critics-respond-1234748568/
- Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Orders Air and Space Museum to Relocate Discovery Shuttle to Houston: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/trump-big-beautiful-bill-space-shuttle-discovery-museum-houston-1234748545/
- First-Ever Exhibition Pairing René Magritte and Les Lalannes Will Open in New York in October: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/rene-magritte-les-lalannes-exhibition-di-donna-galleries-1234748525/
- Thomas Kinkade Foundation Denounces DHS’s Usage of Painting to Promote ‘Division and Xenophobia’: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/thomas-kinkade-foundation-responds-dhs-morning-pledge-post-1234748544/
- Three Men Convicted for Stealing 2,000-Year-Old Celtic Gold Coins from German Museum: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/three-men-convicted-celtic-gold-coins-theft-germany-1234748543/
- Bernard Arnault Defends US-EU Trade Deal as ‘Necessary’ Agreement: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/bernard-arnault-defends-us-eu-trade-deal-1234748540/
- Millennial and Gen Z Gallerists Looking to ‘Redefine Success’, Hauser & Wirth to Open New Gallery in Palo Alto: Morning Links for July 30, 2025: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/morning-links-july-30-2025-1234748534/
Hyperallergic
- How My Museum’s Celebration of America’s 250th Birthday Got Complicated: https://hyperallergic.com/1030987/how-my-museums-celebration-of-americas-250th-birthday-got-complicated-new-york-historical-society/
- The Berlin Biennale’s Complicit Silence: https://hyperallergic.com/1030947/berlin-biennale-complicit-silence/
- Anti-Gentrification Protest Targets Mexico City Contemporary Art Museum: https://hyperallergic.com/1030872/anti-gentrification-protest-targets-mexico-city-contemporary-art-museum/
- No Other Land Contributor Killed by Israeli Settler: https://hyperallergic.com/1030877/no-other-land-contributor-killed-by-israeli-settler/
- Ruth Asawa Proved That Mothering Is Inherently Artistic: https://hyperallergic.com/1030620/ruth-asawa-proved-that-mothering-is-inherently-artistic/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Rediscovered Dalí Painting, Bought for Under $200, Could Now Be Worth 200 Times More: https://news.artnet.com/market/salvador-dali-painting-vecchio-sultano-auction-2672396
- Was Picasso Really Inspired by African Art? A Century-Old Debate Reignites: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/was-picasso-really-inspired-by-african-art-a-century-old-debate-reignites-2672344
- Historic Mark Rothko Studio Lists (Again) for $9.5 Million: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/mark-rothko-gilded-age-carriage-house-studio-sale-2672231
- Frank Lloyd Wright’s Guggenheim-Era Plaza Suite Sells for $18.9 Million: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/frank-lloyd-wright-plaza-suite-guggenheim-for-sale-2611823
- A Landmark Merger Reshaping Art Tech—and the Industry at Large: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/artlogic-artcloud-2672222
- Marwan’s Market Momentum Builds With a Major Exhibition at Christie’s: https://news.artnet.com/market/work-of-the-week-marwan-kopf-2671038
- Why Collectors Are Lining Up for Rising Artist Jiab Prachakul’s Elusive, Melancholic Portraits: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/jiab-prachakul-up-next-2626722
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Metropolitan Museum trustee among victims of deadly Manhattan shooting: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/29/wesley-lepatner-metropolitan-museum-board-member-manhattan-shooting-victim
- 500km-long Indigenous pilgrimage route in Mexico joins Unesco World Heritage list: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/29/wixarika-indigenous-pilgrimmage-route-mexico-unesco-world-heritage-designation
- Tate reveals the main reason for its lower attendance figures: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/29/tate-says-drop-in-student-age-visitors-from-eu-is-main-reason-for-fall-in-attendance-figures
- ‘Even late in life, recognition is possible’: photographer Paz Errázuriz opens long overdue UK retrospective: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/29/photographer-paz-errazuriz-opens-long-overdue-retrospective
- ‘I'm excited for the future because it's in great hands’: winners of Somerset House's Talent 25 on what the programme means to them: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/29/winners-of-somerset-houses-talent-25-on-what-the-programme-means-to-them
- Could gardens become the new galleries? Bob and Roberta Smith is showing their blooming potential: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/29/could-gardens-become-the-new-galleries-bob-and-roberta-smith-is-showing-their-blooming-potential
ARTnews.com
- US Government To Auction Works By Jean-Michel Basquiat, Pablo Picasso and Diane Arbus Purchased With Funds from 1MDB Scandal: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/us-mashal-auction-basquiat-picasso-diane-arbus-1mdb-scandal-1234748398/
- Artlogic and ArtCloud Merge in Bid to Shape Art World’s Digital Backbone: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/artlogic-artcloud-merger-1234748467/
- Met Museum Trustee Among Those Killed in NYC Shooting: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/wesley-lepatner-met-museum-trustee-dead-1234748482/
- Yinka Shonibare Is Using Money from His Art Sales to Give Back to Africa: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/artists/yinka-shonibare-gas-foundation-fondation-h-retrospective-1234747771/
- Chief Justice John Roberts Stepped in to Prevent Firing of National Portrait Gallery Director: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/john-roberts-smithsonian-kim-sajet-firing-1234748455/
- At Comic-Con, George Lucas Previews Forthcoming Lucas Museum, Calls Himself ‘Not a Typical Art Collector’: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/george-lucas-comic-con-panel-lucas-museum-preview-1234748443/
- Art World Rallies After Deadly Texas Floods, Christie’s Art + Tech Summit: Morning Links for July 29, 2025: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/art-world-rallies-after-deadly-texas-floods-morning-links-july-29-2025-1234748499/
- To Celebrate Turning 99, Betye Saar Assembles an All-Star Group to Steward Her Legacy: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/betye-saar-legacy-group-curators-1234748371/
- Why Are So Many Artists Becoming Therapists?: https://www.artnews.com/list/art-in-america/features/artists-becoming-therapists-interviews-1234748405/
Hyperallergic
- New York City and Upstate Shows to See Right Now: https://hyperallergic.com/1030417/new-york-city-and-upstate-shows-to-see-july-29-2025/
- Twenty Years of Life in Chinatown: https://hyperallergic.com/1030639/twenty-years-of-life-in-chinatown-thomas-holton/
- Framing Heritage Destruction as a Human Rights Violation: https://hyperallergic.com/1021592/framing-heritage-destruction-as-a-human-rights-violation-mischa-geracoulis/
- Fire on Miccosukee Reservation Engulfs Homes and Artifacts: https://hyperallergic.com/1030562/fire-on-florida-miccosukee-reservation-engulfs-creativity-center-homes-artifacts/
- Met Museum Trustee Among Victims of Midtown Manhattan Shooting: https://hyperallergic.com/1030579/met-museum-trustee-wesley-lepatner-victim-midtown-manhattan-shooting/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- George Lucas Offers a Peek Into His New Museum: ‘A Temple to the People’s Art’: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/lucas-museum-narrative-art-george-lucas-comic-con-2672131
- 5 Artists Heating Up the Artnet Gallery Network This Summer: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/5-artists-heating-up-the-artnet-gallery-network-this-summer-2670777
- Inside the Gilded World of Edwardian High Society at Buckingham Palace: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/inside-the-gilded-world-of-edwardian-high-society-at-buckingham-palace-2671364
- King Tut-Era Grasshopper Sells at Auction Despite Looting Concerns: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ancient-grasshopper-auction-king-tutankhamun-2671409
- Rediscovering Bilgé, the Quiet Master of American Minimalism: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/bilge-torn-time-institute-of-arab-and-islamic-art-2667239
- Senators Target Art Market with New Anti-Money Laundering Bill—and More Art Industry News: https://news.artnet.com/market/paint-drippings-art-industry-news-jul-28-2671583
- How Is A.I. Reshaping the Market?: https://news.artnet.com/multimedia/art-market-minute-jul-28-2671920
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Artists outraged over WeTransfer’s recent terms of service changes: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/28/wetransfer-artificial-intelligence-terms-service-artists-intellectual-property
- With two fairs and a new festival, Aspen art scene is reaching new peaks: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/28/aspen-art-week-preview-fairs-festival
- Works by Jaune Quick-to-See Smith and Reena Saini Kallat to go on sale as Frieze Sculpture returns to London: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/28/works-by-jaune-quick-to-see-smith-and-reena-saini-kallat-to-go-on-sale-as-frieze-sculpture-returns-to-london
- Bums, boulders and biscuits: Jeremy Deller’s street party brings arty revelry to central London: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/28/bums-boulders-and-biscuits-jeremy-dellers-street-party-brings-arty-revelry-to-central-london
- Tate Modern looks to younger audiences with relaunch of late-night openings: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/28/tate-modern-looks-to-younger-audiences-with-relaunch-of-late-night-openings
- ‘We just wanted to do our small part’: how Texas's art community responded to deadly flash floods: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/28/texas-art-community-support-flash-floods-kerr-county
ARTnews.com
- ‘Art Detective’ Says Picasso’s ‘Demoiselles’ Was Inspired by Catalan Art, Not African Art: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/picasso-les-demoiselles-davignon-african-catalan-art-1234748344/
- Sijena Murals Spark Protest as Aragon Team Begins Inspection: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/protest-sparks-over-sijena-murals-1234748359/
- With a Focus on Africa, UNESCO Adds 26 Sites to World Heritage List: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/with-a-focus-on-africa-unesco-adds-26-sites-to-world-heritage-list-1234748355/
- Aspen Art Fair Founders Becca Hoffman and Bob Chase on the Art World’s New Summer Migration: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/newsmakers-aspen-art-fair-becca-hoffman-and-bob-chase-1234748249/
- Scottish Museum Group Warns of ‘Policing of Gender’ in Restrooms, Russia Files Criminal Charges Against Museum Director in Estonia, and More: Morning Links for July 28, 2025: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/scottish-museums-gender-restrooms-russia-morning-links-1234748330/
- A “Year of Cezanne” in Aix-en-Provence Celebrates the Painter’s Life: https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/artists/paul-cezanne-aix-en-provence-france-what-to-see-1234748230/
Hyperallergic
- A Glimpse Inside the Dizzying Psyche of Daniel Johnston: https://hyperallergic.com/1030465/a-glimpse-inside-the-dizzying-psyche-of-daniel-johnston/
- The Poetic Optimism of Latina Lesbian Activism: https://hyperallergic.com/1027355/the-poetic-optimism-of-latina-lesbian-activism/
- Robert Rauschenberg’s Centennary Gets Major Guggenheim Show: https://hyperallergic.com/1029615/guggenheim-museum-to-stage-a-robert-rauschenberg-exhibition-on-his-centenary-this-fall/
- Memory Becomes Form in the Art of Candida Alvarez: https://hyperallergic.com/1030451/memory-becomes-form-in-the-art-of-candida-alvarez/
- A Paean to the Bygone “Borscht Belt”: https://hyperallergic.com/1021540/a-paean-to-the-bygone-borscht-belt-skirball-marisa-j-futernick/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- 4,000-Year-Old Handprint Discovered on Ancient Egyptian Pottery: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ancient-egyptian-handprint-pottery-fitzwilliam-2671676
- Bob Dylan’s Protest-Fueled Folk Years Take Center Stage in New York: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/bob-dylan-folk-nyu-exhibition-2671576
- Alice Adams Forged a Bold Artistic Language in the 1970s. Now, Her Work Is Making a Comeback: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/alice-adams-david-hall-gallery-2671472
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- 4,000-year-old Ancient Egyptian handprint discovered by Cambridge museum: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/27/ancient-egyptian-handprint-discovered-fitzwilliam-museum-archaeology
Hyperallergic
- BlackStar Festival Returns With 92 Films From Around the World: https://hyperallergic.com/1029327/blackstar-festival-returns-with-92-films-from-around-the-world/
- How Helen Chadwick Took the Piss Out of Art: https://hyperallergic.com/1029563/how-helen-chadwick-took-the-piss-out-of-art/
- The Woman Scientist and Artist Who Revolutionized the Study of Mushrooms: https://hyperallergic.com/1029741/mary-banning-woman-scientist-and-artist-who-revolutionized-the-study-of-mushrooms/
- Video Art That Chases the Rainbow: https://hyperallergic.com/1029800/video-art-that-chases-the-rainbow-wallach-art-gallery/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- One Photographer’s 50 Year Quest to Capture the Chrysler Building: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/mitchell-funk-robert-funk-fine-art-2671297
- ‘Extremely Rare’ Trojan War-Era Bronze Armor Turns Up in Moravia: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/trojan-war-era-bronze-armor-brno-2671647
- Why Phillips’s New Fee Structure Could Fall Flat: https://news.artnet.com/market/priority-bidding-phillips-2671429