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
- Keeping Up With the Clients: The Art World Lifestyle Can Be Dangerously Alluring: https://news.artnet.com/market/art-worlds-lifestyle-competition-art-detective-2671494
- This Art Garden Is One of New York’s Hidden Gems—And It’s Got Deep Roots: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/wave-hill-60-anniversary-2671434
- Was This Ancient Grasshopper Vessel Stolen From King Tut’s Tomb?: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ancient-grasshopper-auction-king-tutankhamun-2671409
- How Do You Capture the Elusive Meredith Monk?: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/meredith-monk-documentary-2670638
- Sunken Clues Reveal Identity of Mysterious Scottish Shipwreck: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/scotland-shipwreck-sanday-2671342
- Renoir’s Long-Hidden Drawings Return to the Spotlight After 100 Years: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/renoir-drawings-exhibition-morgan-2671263
- Spanish Museum Delays Return of Medieval Sijena Murals: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/is-spains-sistine-chapel-of-romanesque-art-at-risk-2656768
- Labubu Mania Is Peaking. Can Kasing Lung’s Art Keep Climbing?: https://news.artnet.com/market/labubu-kasing-lung-art-market-2669643
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- US Senators propose anti-money-laundering legislation for the art market: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/25/anti-money-laundering-legislation-us-senate-proposal
- Folkestone Triennial 2025 review: environmental catastrophe—but also hope, joy and a jolly salamander: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/25/folkestone-triennial-2025-environmental-catastrophebut-also-hope-joy-and-a-jolly-salamander
- Russia charges Estonian museum director with ‘rehabilitating Nazism’ over Putin-Hitler banner: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/25/russia-charges-estonian-museum-director-with-rehabilitating-nazism-over-putin-hitler-banner
- Rethinking public art and remembering Koyo Kouoh: inside the Experimenter Curator's Hub 2025: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/25/rethinking-public-art-and-remembering-koyo-kouoh-inside-experimenter-curators-hub-2025
- Venice Banksy mural removed as part of ‘innovative’ restoration project: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/25/venice-banksy-mural-removed-as-part-of-innovative-restoration-project
- Van Gogh was not fantasising when he painted mountain landscapes with ‘The Two Holes’: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/25/van-gogh-was-not-fantasising-when-he-painted-mountain-landscapes-with-the-two-holes
ARTnews.com
- Top Art Collector David Geffen Sued By Estranged Husband for Breach of Contract: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/top-art-collector-david-geffen-sued-by-estranged-husband-for-breach-of-contract-1234748265/
- London Auction House to Offer Artifact from ‘the Age of Tutankhamun’, Despite Dubious Origins: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/king-tutankhamen-egyptian-artifact-auction-grasshopper-1234748248/
- Anish Kapoor Lists New York Apartment for $17.75 M.: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/anish-kapoor-lists-56-leonard-street-apartment-new-york-1234748246/
- Why Is Georges Seurat’s A Sunday on La Grande Jatte So Important?: https://www.artnews.com/feature/georges-seurat-a-sunday-on-la-grande-jatte-why-so-important-2-1234747593/
- Sam Barsky’s Sweaters Exude Good Clean Fun: https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/aia-reviews/sam-barsky-sweaters-kohler-r-u-still-painting-1234748203/
- Donald Locke Tackled Colonialism’s Complicated Legacy With Restless Intensity: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/reviews/donald-locke-spike-island-exhibition-review-1234748211/
- UK Court Rejects Artist’s Final Appeal After He Issued Fake Apology for Fishing Firm’s Alleged Role in ‘Fishrot Scandal’: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/uk-high-court-rejects-artists-final-appeal-after-he-issued-fake-apology-for-fishing-firms-alleged-role-in-fishrot-scandal-1234748233/
Hyperallergic
- A Hollywood Hills Gallery-Home Is Reborn as an Artist’s Residency: https://hyperallergic.com/1030087/galka-scheyer-hollywood-hills-gallery-home-reborn-as-artists-residency/
- Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Lays Off 12 Workers: https://hyperallergic.com/1029234/fine-arts-museums-of-san-francisco-lays-off-12-workers/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Go Behind the Scenes as Li Hei Di Opens Her Hong Kong Solo Show: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/wet-paint-in-the-wild-li-hei-di-debut-solo-show-2670532
- Why There Are Five Separate Art Worlds Now, and Why It Matters: https://news.artnet.com/multimedia/andrea-fraser-interview-2667578
- Forgotten Portrait of Baltimore Medical Pioneer Resurfaces in Local Restaurant: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/john-davidge-baltimore-medical-school-portrait-2671122
- This New A.I. Tool Could Help Historians Decode Ancient Roman Inscriptions: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/google-ai-aeneas-roman-inscriptions-2670983
- Amy Sherald Pulls Smithsonian Show Over Censorship Concerns: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/amy-sherald-pulls-smithsonian-show-censorship-2671081
- This Pioneering Photographer Captured Images No One Else Dared To: ‘She Had No Rules’: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/consuelo-kanaga-brooklyn-museum-2669306
- Why Collectors Are Flocking to Intersect Aspen Art and Design: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/intersect-aspen-art-and-designs-2025-2670505
- Tower of London Yields Secrets in First Excavation in 30 Years: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/tower-of-london-excavation-plague-chapel-2670733
- Hauser and Wirth Joins Forces With Société for a Pop-Up Exhibition in Berlin: https://news.artnet.com/market/societe-hauser-wirth-berlin-2669656
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- American Museum of Natural History announces free admission for low-income New Yorkers: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/24/american-museum-of-natural-history-announces-free-admission-for-low-income-new-yorkers
- New York’s Market Gallery evolves from Chinatown apartment to Soho pop-up: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/24/market-gallery-new-york-soho-pop-up-chinatown-apartment
- Amy Sherald cancels Smithsonian show over censorship claim: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/24/amy-sherald-smithsonian-cancellation-censorship-trans-portrait
- Introducing Julia Day, the Frick’s new chief conservator: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/24/julia-day-frick-chief-conservator
- National Museum of Korea names new director as part of post-election reshuffle: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/24/national-museum-of-korea-names-new-director-as-part-of-post-election-reshuffle
- UK court rejects artist's appeal in case of satiric website critiquing company’s alleged role in Fishrot scandal: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/24/uk-court-rejects-artists-appeal-in-case-of-satiric-website-critiquing-icelandic-companys-alleged-role-in-fishrot-scandal
- One of England's oldest human-made structures given protected status by Historic England: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/24/one-of-englands-oldest-human-made-structures-given-protected-status-by-historic-england
- AI portrait of footballer Lionel Messi's favourite goal raises $1.87m for charity: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/24/ai-portrait-footballer-lionel-messi-favourite-goal-raises-187-million-for-charity
ARTnews.com
- US Appeals Court Overturns $8.8 M. Win for Bored Ape Creator in Trademark Case: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/us-appeals-court-yuga-labs-bored-ape-nfts-ryder-ripps-1234748184/
- Amy Sherald Cancels Smithsonian Exhibition over Censorship Concerns: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/amy-sherald-cancels-smithsonian-exhibition-amid-censorship-concerns-1234748194/
- Johanna Burton Departs LA MOCA to Lead ICA Philadelphia: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/johanna-burton-director-ica-philadelphia-departs-moca-la-1234748188/
- England Grants 5,000-Year-Old Dudderhouse Hill Long Cairn Protected Status: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/dudderhouse-hill-long-cairn-granted-protected-status-england-1234748168/
- Weill Cornell Moves Forward at Sotheby’s Old HQ Despite Federal Cuts: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/weill-cornells-future-at-sothebys-former-headquarters-1234748185/
- Banksy’s ‘Migrant Child’ Removed From Venice Wall for Restoration: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/banksys-migrant-child-removed-from-venice-1234748164/
- A New Exhibition Looks at Generations of ‘Copyists’ Inspired by the Louvre’s Masterpieces: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/artists/copyists-exhibition-centre-pompidou-metz-louvre-1234748114/
- Old Masters ‘Making a Comeback’ in London, Art Basel on How to Get Gallery Representation, and More: Morning Links for July 24, 2025: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/old-masters-making-a-comeback-in-london-art-basel-on-how-to-get-gallery-representation-and-more-morning-links-for-july-24-2025-1234748155/
Hyperallergic
- Andres Serrano Proposes Trump Altar for the Venice Biennale: https://hyperallergic.com/1029722/andres-serrano-proposes-trump-altar-for-the-venice-biennale/
- Refik Anadol’s Soulless AI Tribute to Leo Messi: https://hyperallergic.com/1029216/refik-anadol-soulless-ai-tribute-to-leo-messi/
- 10 Bay Area Art Shows for the Dog Days of Summer: https://hyperallergic.com/1025739/10-bay-area-art-shows-for-the-dog-days-of-summer-2025/
- Required Reading: https://hyperallergic.com/1029638/required-reading-743/
- A View From the Easel: https://hyperallergic.com/1028976/a-view-from-the-easel-295/
- Amy Sherald Cancels Smithsonian Show, Citing Censorship of Trans Artwork: https://hyperallergic.com/1029808/amy-sherald-cancels-smithsonian-show-citing-censorship-of-trans-artwork/
- The Friendship That Transformed Frida Kahlo: https://hyperallergic.com/1027991/mary-reynolds-friendship-that-transformed-frida-kahlo/

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 Paul Rucker’s Klan Robes Expose America’s Racist Underbelly: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/paul-rucker-rewind-resurrection-kkk-2670443
- Rare, Mind-Bending M.C. Escher Works Haul in $7.8 Million at Auction: https://news.artnet.com/market/rare-m-c-escher-works-auction-2660493
- Australian Indigenous Art Gets an International Spotlight With a London Gallery Show: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/smithdavidson-gallery-tjukurrpa-the-dreaming-2670351
- Inside the Eames House, the Newly Restored and Reopened Modernist Icon: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/eames-house-restored-reopened-2670603
- Robert Rauschenberg’s Monumental ‘Barge’ Returns to New York’s Guggenheim: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/guggenheim-rauschenberg-100th-birthday-2670106
- Genetic Study Reveals Surprising Ancestry of Prehistoric ‘Iceman’: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/otzi-the-iceman-ancestry-study-2670155
- Some Notable Names Are Missing From the 2025 Art Basel Miami Beach Exhibitor List: https://news.artnet.com/market/2025-art-basel-miami-beach-exhibitor-list-2669965
- U.S. Exit From UNESCO Sparks Fears for Cultural Protections: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/trump-arts-impact-2639197
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Trump pulls US out of ‘woke’ Unesco: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/23/trump-pulls-us-out-of-woke-unesco
- 700 Years of Tenochtitlan (again): Mexico honours its pre-Hispanic capital: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/23/700-years-of-tenochtitlan-mexico
- The mysteries of Roman inscriptions are being solved with a new AI tool: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/23/mysteries-roman-inscriptions-being-solved-with-new-ai-tool
- Art Basel Miami Beach to welcome 41 new exhibitors: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/23/art-basel-miami-beach-to-welcome-41-new-exhibitors-at-2025-edition
- French culture minister Rachida Dati to face trial for alleged corruption: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/23/french-culture-minister-rachida-dati-to-face-trial-for-alleged-corruption
- Andres Serrano proposes Donald Trump mausoleum for US pavilion at the Venice Biennale: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/23/andres-serrano-proposes-donald-trump-mausoleum-for-us-pavilion-at-the-venice-biennale
- Farewell, Jerry Gogosian: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/23/farewell-jerry-gogosian
- Jenny Saville: ‘You are having a conversation with the paint, as well as with the sitter’: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/23/jenny-saville-you-are-having-a-conversation-with-the-paint-as-well-as-with-the-sitter
- Scotland and Wales to return to Venice Biennale after years-long break: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/23/scotland-and-wales-to-return-to-venice-biennale-after-years-long-break
ARTnews.com
- Senator John Fetterman Proposes Bill To Apply Anti-Money Laundering Protections to US Art Market: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/senator-john-fetterman-proposes-bill-to-apply-anti-money-laundering-protections-to-us-art-market-1234748148/
- France’s Culture Minister to Stand Trial for Accused Abuse of Power and Corruption: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/frances-culture-minister-to-stand-trial-for-accused-abuse-of-power-and-corruption-1234748129/
- Winston Artory Group Launches, Aiming to Bring Clarity to a Murky Art Market: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/winston-artory-merger-launches-1234748119/
- Upstate Art Weekend Is Quietly Turning into a Major Event for the New York Art World: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/upstate-art-weekend-major-new-york-event-collectors-1234748036/
- Denver Museum Discovers 67.5 Million-Year-Old Fossil Under Parking Lot: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/denver-museum-discovers-million-year-old-fossil-under-parking-lot-1234748070/
- Taipei Dangdai Cancels 2026 Edition: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/taipei-dangdai-cancels-2026-edition-art-assembly-1234748049/
- Trump Mausoleum Proposed by Andres Serrano for US Pavilion at the Venice Biennale: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/trump-mausoleum-andres-serrano-us-pavilion-venice-biennale-1234748051/
- Five Essential Books About Self-Taught Artists: https://www.artnews.com/list/art-in-america/columns/five-essential-books-self-taught-artists-1234748081/
- Carthage: A Guide to the Ancient City’s Ruins in Tunisia: https://www.artnews.com/feature/carthage-tunisia-guide-carthaginian-empire-punic-wars-1234747607/
- Art Basel Miami Beach Lines Up 285 Exhibitors for 2025 Edition: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/art-basel-miami-beach-2025-exhibitor-list-1234748008/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Trump Insists He Doesn’t Draw, Amid Epstein Exposé. Here’s Proof to the Contrary: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/trump-epstein-drawing-2669870
- Notre-Dame Is Getting an A.I.-Powered ‘Digital Twin’: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/notre-dame-is-getting-an-a-i-powered-digital-twin-2669792
- Refik Anadol’s Messi-Inspired A.I. Artwork Scores $1.87 Million at Auction: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/refik-anadol-lionel-messi-favorite-goal-ai-data-sculpture-2655552
- What Is a New Y.Z. Kami Painting Worth? More Than His Auction Record: https://news.artnet.com/market/y-z-kami-painting-gagosian-2667731
- Pennsylvania College’s Controversial Sale of Its Collection Nets Nearly $1 Million: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/albright-college-collection-sale-reading-museum-2669929
- Andres Serrano Wants to Turn the U.S. Pavilion Into a Trump Shrine in Venice: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/andres-serrano-us-pavilion-venice-2669290
- Taipei Dangdai Nixes 2026 Edition: https://news.artnet.com/market/taipei-dangdai-nixes-2026-edition-2669806
- The Maximalist Vision of Liz Collins Comes to Life in a Bold New Survey: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/liz-collins-motherlode-2667590
- Whales on the Move! Kenny Schachter Uncovers Real Estate Plays by the Nahmads, Mugrabis: https://news.artnet.com/market/art-market-mugrabi-nahmad-kenny-schachter-2669458
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Italian culture minister embroiled in row with prominent historian who criticised government policy: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/22/italian-culture-minister-row-historian-who-criticised-government-policy
- Sharp drop in value of works saved for the UK this past year, official report reveals: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/22/sharp-drop-in-value-works-saved-for-uk-this-year-official-report-reveals
- British woman agrees to return stolen Renaissance painting to Italian museum: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/22/british-woman-agrees-to-return-stolen-renaissance-painting-to-italian-museum
- Right royal style: 90 years of Queen Elizabeth II’s fashion to go on show at Buckingham Palace: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/22/right-royal-style-90-years-of-queen-elizabeth-iis-fashion-to-go-on-show-at-buckingham-palace
Art Business News
- Review: Santa Fe Art Week 2025: https://artbusinessnews.com/2025/07/review-santa-fe-art-week-2025/
- Art Treks: Summer Exhibitions in Chicago: https://artbusinessnews.com/2025/07/art-treks-summer-exhibitions-chicago/
ARTnews.com
- Archaeologists Identify 5,500-Year-Old Megalithic Tombs in Poland: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/archaeologists-identify-5500-year-old-megalithic-tombs-poland-1234747965/
- This Fall, Phillips Will Debut ‘First-of-its Kind’ Priority Bidding Structure: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/phillips-auction-house-new-priority-bidding-structure-1234747999/
- 3,800-Year-Old Warrior’s Tomb Unearthed in Azerbaijan: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/warriors-tomb-unearthed-in-azerbaijan-1234747997/
- Removed Romanesque Murals Must Be Returned to Sijena Monastery, Spanish Court Rules: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/romanesque-murals-return-sijena-monastery-court-ruling-1234747979/
- Trump to Withdraw US from UNESCO for Second Time: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/trump-to-withdraw-us-from-unesco-for-second-time-1234747976/
- US States Plugging Gap Left by Trump’s Culture Funding Cuts, Long-Lost Madonna and Child Painting to Be Returned to Italy, and More: Morning Links for July 22, 2025: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/us-states-culture-funding-cuts-morning-links-1234747960/
- The Boom and Bust of Figurative Painting: https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/features/figurative-painting-trend-boom-bust-market-politics-zombie-jennifer-packer-salman-toor-louis-fratino-1234747400/
Hyperallergic
- Chicago Nonprofit Celebrates a Decade of Serving Unhoused Artists: https://hyperallergic.com/1029277/chicago-nonprofit-red-line-service-celebrates-a-decade-of-serving-unhoused-artists/
- Trump Withdraws US From UNESCO, Again: https://hyperallergic.com/1029228/trump-withdraws-us-from-unesco-again/
- Chance Encounters at Upstate Art Weekend: https://hyperallergic.com/1029221/chance-encounters-at-upstate-art-weekend-2025/
- Four New York City Art Shows to See Right Now: https://hyperallergic.com/1028900/four-new-york-city-art-shows-to-see-july-22-2025/
- The Queens Phone Repair Shop Meets the Museum: https://hyperallergic.com/1029055/umber-majeed-queens-phone-repair-shop-meets-the-museum/
- Bidding Adieu to Art Deco’s Democratic Dream: https://hyperallergic.com/1028187/bidding-adieu-to-art-deco-democratic-dream/
- Met Museum Announces Highest Attendance Numbers Since 2019: https://hyperallergic.com/1029086/met-museum-announces-highest-attendance-numbers-since-2019/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Police Rescue Thousands of Artworks From Haitian Museum Amid Violence: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/haitian-museum-police-rescue-artworks-from-gangs-2669538
- A Parade of 100 Massive Elephant Sculptures Barrels Into Beverly Hills: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/a-parade-of-100-massive-elephant-sculptures-barrels-into-beverly-hills-2669384
- A Stolen Renaissance Painting Returns to Italy After 52 Years: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/antonio-solario-stolen-painting-returned-2669319
- Yvette Mayorga Is Unleashing a Candy-Coated Fantasy in Times Square: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/yvette-mayorga-times-square-arts-magic-grasshopper-2669062
- The Sky High Farm Biennial Cultivates Something Special: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/sky-high-farms-biennial-dan-colen-2668041
- Ancient Tombs Older Than Egypt’s Pyramids Emerge in Poland: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/poland-neolithic-pyramid-tombs-2669155
- Emily Kam Kngwarray’s Market Booms: https://news.artnet.com/multimedia/art-market-minute-jul-21-2669263
- Sam Gilliam Foundation Sued Over Disputed ‘Drape’ Painting—and More Art Industry News: https://news.artnet.com/market/sam-gilliam-foundation-sued-over-disputed-drape-painting-and-more-art-industry-news-2669000
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- San Francisco’s Vaillancourt Fountain may soon meet its end, despite public outcry: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/21/san-francisco-vaillancourt-fountain-may-soon-meet-its-end-despite-public-outcry
- US states step up to fund the arts in the wake of federal cuts: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/21/us-states-step-up-to-fund-the-arts-in-the-wake-of-federal-cuts
- A new art foundation in Uruguay highlights Latin American artists and curators: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/21/a-new-art-foundation-in-uruguay-highlights-latin-american-artists-and-curators
- Bill Viola’s complete moving-image works and a William Dobson self-portrait: the latest museum acquisitions: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/21/bill-viola-complete-moving-image-works-william-dobson-self-portrait-latest-museum-acquisitions
- Dublin museum pushes back on Derek Jarman film censorship claims: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/21/dublin-museum-pushes-back-derek-jarman-film-censorship-claims
ARTnews.com
- Ronald Perelman’s $410 M. Art Insurance Trial Opens with a Question of ‘Oomph’: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ronald-perelmans-410m-trial-finally-begins-1234747916/
- In Letter, Artists and Scholars Call for Reinstatement of Whitney ISP Leader Ousted Amid Censorship Controversy: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/whitney-museum-new-york-isp-open-letter-artists-1234747904/
- French Nonprofit Files Case Against Russia in ICC over ‘Systematic and Organized’ Plundering of Ukrainian Culture: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/nonprofit-russia-ukraine-icc-systematic-and-organized-plunder-1234747902/
- Raymond Saunders, Artist Whose Enigmatic Works Highlighted Sociopolitical Concerns, Dies at 90: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/multimedia-artist-raymond-saunders-dies-at-90-1234747890/
- Someone Ate Maurizio Cattelan’s Famous Duct-Taped Banana Again: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/duct-taped-banana-maurizio-cattelan-comedian-eaten-again-1234747892/
- Trump Accused of Sending Lewd Drawing, Harper’s to Open in Bangkok, and More: Morning Links for July 21, 2025: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/trump-accused-lewd-drawing-jeffrey-epstein-morning-links-for-july-21-2025-1234747888/
- A New Gallery Dedicated to Digital Art Makes a Case for Showing It IRL: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/artists/offline-superrare-gallery-director-mika-baron-nesher-interview-1234747657/
- Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Lay Off 12 Staff Members: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/fine-arts-museums-san-francisco-de-young-staff-layoffs-1234747884/
- 12 Women Old Masters to Know: https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/artists/women-old-masters-to-know-1234746033/
- The Berlin Biennale Is Gratingly Evasive: https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/aia-reviews/berlin-biennale-evasive-palestine-paul-klee-angel-histor-1234747787/
Hyperallergic
- How “Coldplaygate” Became the Meme of the Summer: https://hyperallergic.com/1028939/how-coldplaygate-became-the-meme-of-the-summer/
- Why Does Elon Musk Have Such a Straight View of Antiquity?: https://hyperallergic.com/1029023/why-does-elon-musk-have-such-a-straight-view-of-antiquity/
- Ben Shahn Retrospective Misses Key Element of the Artist’s Legacy: https://hyperallergic.com/1028907/ben-shahn-retrospective-jewish-museum-misses-key-element-of-the-artist-legacy/
- Magali Lara Stitches Together the Personal and Political: https://hyperallergic.com/1028933/magali-lara-stitches-together-the-personal-and-political-islaa/
- Saya Woolfalk Toys With Future Worlds: https://hyperallergic.com/1028997/saya-woolfalk-toys-with-future-worlds-empathic-universe/
- Hyperallergic Mini Art Crossword: July 2025: https://hyperallergic.com/1028874/hyperallergic-mini-art-crossword-july-2025/
- Investing in Access: Art Bridges Supports Museums Nationwide: https://hyperallergic.com/1028151/investing-in-access-art-bridges-supports-museums-nationwide/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- The Best Museums for Kids: A Complete Guide to More Than 30 Museums in New York: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/new-york-kids-museums-2667327
Hyperallergic
- The First Homosexuals Is a Defiant Celebration of LGBTQ+ Life: https://hyperallergic.com/1028459/the-first-homosexuals-defiant-celebration-of-lgbtq-life-wrightwood-659/
- Visa Denials Create Hurdles for Artist Residencies: https://hyperallergic.com/1028505/visa-denials-create-hurdles-for-artist-residencies/
- New Zealand Wants to Be the “Best Place to Have Herpes”: https://hyperallergic.com/1028521/new-zealand-ad-campaign-best-place-to-have-herpes/
- Israel Says It Will Hand Over Hebron Mosque to Settlers: https://hyperallergic.com/1028675/israel-says-it-will-hand-over-hebron-ibrahimi-mosque-to-settlers/

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 Best Museums for Kids: 5 Hidden Gems That Offer Something for All Ages: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/kids-new-york-museums-2667338
- Dog Days of Summer: Why the Art Market Is Facing One of Its Slowest Seasons Yet: https://news.artnet.com/market/dog-days-art-market-2668911

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Someone Has Eaten Maurizio Cattelan’s $6.2 Million Banana—Again: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/maurizio-cattelan-comedian-banana-eaten-pompidou-metz-2669084
- Ancient Rome’s Most Notorious Emperor Was Also a Medicine Nerd, New Study Reveals: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/caligula-ancient-rome-medicinal-plants-2669001
- 3 Ways Ancient Egypt Left Its Mark on Modern Art: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/how-ancient-egypt-influenced-modern-art-2665864
- Another Management Shake-Up at Sotheby’s Asia—and a Rundown of the Latest in Asia’s Art World: https://news.artnet.com/market/another-management-shake-up-at-sothebys-asia-and-a-rundown-of-the-latest-in-asias-art-world-2668709
- Generative Art’s Deep Roots Come to Light in a New Museum Show: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/infinite-images-algorithmic-art-toledo-museum-2668637
- The Best Museums for Kids: The 6 Most Family-Friendly Museums in New York: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/new-york-kids-museums-2-2662918
- Legendary Photographer Maripol Is Selling Treasures From Her Personal Archive: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/maripol-sophie-bramly-joopiter-marketplace-sale-2668796
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- New York State Museum appoints first woman director in its 200-year history: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/18/new-york-state-museum-appoints-first-woman-director
- Palestinian Museum seeks new ways to reach audiences as crisis escalates: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/18/palestinian-museum-seeks-new-ways-to-reach-audiences-as-crisis-escalates
- Art Dealers Association of America cancels 2025 edition of The Art Show fair in New York: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/18/art-dealers-association-of-america-cancels-2025-edition-of-the-art-show-fair-in-new-york
- Ron Perelman's $410m insurance trial is testing the limits of art valuation: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/18/ron-perelman-insurance-trial-valuation
- Crowning AI-chievement: robot artist creates portrait of King Charles: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/18/crowning-ai-chievement-robot-artist-creates-portrait-king-charles
- Sea State: restored Norfolk mansion puts on water-themed exhibition by Maggi Hambling and Ro Robertson: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/18/sea-state-restored-norfolk-mansion-puts-on-water-themed-exhibition-by-maggi-hambling-and-ro-robertson
ARTnews.com
- Sam Gilliam Foundation, David Kordansky Gallery Sued Over ‘Disavowed’ Drape Painting: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/sam-gilliam-foundation-david-kordansky-gallery-sued-over-disavowed-drape-painting-1234747792/
- Donors to Reportedly Pull Funding from Florida University Museum After Controversial Transfer: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ringling-museum-donors-pull-support-desantis-1234747776/
- The Art World Responds to the Guggenheim Asher Legal Brawl: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/guggenheim-asher-legal-brawl-reactions-1234747784/
- Juvenile Ceratosaur Dinosaur Fossil Sells for $30.5 Million by Sotheby’s, Third-Highest Price At Auction: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/juvenile-ceratosaur-dinosaur-fossil-sothebys-auction-record-1234747766/
- Solange Pessoa Tells the Tale of Humanity Through the History of the Earth: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/artists/solange-pessoa-brazilian-sculptor-aspen-art-museum-glasgow-1234747756/
- Painter Says DHS Stole and Retitled His Work for Social Post About ‘Homeland’s Heritage’: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/painter-morgan-weistling-dhs-stole-work-social-media-homelands-heritage-1234747748/
- Planned Art Park in Tasmania May Be Scrapped, Darth Vader Lightsaber for Sale, and More: Morning Links for July 18, 2025: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/tasmania-art-park-darth-vader-lightsaber-morning-links-1234747742/
- Why is Hieronymus Bosch’s The Garden of Earthly Delights So Important?: https://www.artnews.com/feature/hieronymus-bosch-garden-of-earthly-delights-why-important-1234747560/
- Is Christian Marclay a One-Hit Wonder?: https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/aia-reviews/christian-marclay-one-hit-wonder-clocks-doors-brooklyn-museum-1234747681/
Hyperallergic
- An Absurd Take on Masahisa Fukase’s Darkness: https://hyperallergic.com/1028646/mark-gill-ravens-absurd-take-on-masahisa-fukase-darkness/
- Member Event: Artists and the Alchemy of Color: https://hyperallergic.com/1027993/member-event-artists-and-the-alchemy-of-color/
- Trump Gifted Epstein a Lewd Drawing on His Birthday, Report Says: https://hyperallergic.com/1028628/trump-gifted-epstein-a-lewd-drawing-on-his-birthday-report-says/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Johnny Depp’s New Art Drop Revisits an Idyllic Chapter of His Life: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/johnny-depp-add-the-light-art-drop-2667427
- Art Dealers Association Cancels 2025 Edition of New York Fair: https://news.artnet.com/market/art-dealers-association-cancels-2025-edition-of-new-york-fair-2668781
- ‘Trust Your Gut, and Don’t Be Intimidated’: 6 Esteemed Art Collectors Share What They’ve Learned: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/collectors-reveal-key-advice-part-ii-2666208
- Why No One Trusts Art Prices Anymore: https://news.artnet.com/multimedia/why-no-one-trusts-art-prices-anymore-2666290
- Last Known Rosebud Sled From ‘Citizen Kane’ Just Made Auction History: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/citizen-kane-rosebud-sled-auction-2657602
- Is a Guitar Stolen From the Rolling Stones Now Sitting in the Met’s Collection?: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/mick-taylor-rolling-stones-stolen-guitar-the-met-2668749
- Here Are the 10 Most Expensive Lots Sold at Auction in June 2025: https://news.artnet.com/market/top-auction-results-june-2025-2665014
- Scholars Crack 130-Year-Old Mystery Behind a Lost Medieval Epic: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/song-of-wade-mystery-chaucer-2668558
- Our Go-To Guide to New York’s Upstate Art Weekend: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/upstate-art-weekend-2025-go-to-guide-2665987
- Darth Vader’s Battle-Scarred Lightsaber Could Be Yours for $3 Million: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/darth-vaders-lightsaber-auction-2668461
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Highlights from New York’s Upstate Art Weekend 2025: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/17/highlights-from-new-yorks-upstate-art-weekend-2025
- US immigration agents show up unannounced at Puerto Rican cultural centre in Chicago: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/17/us-immigration-agents-show-up-unannounced-at-puerto-rican-cultural-centre-in-chicago
- Football stadium disrupts plans for Tasmanian truth-and-reconciliation art park: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/17/football-stadium-disrupts-plans-for-tasmanian-truth-and-reconciliation-art-park
- The Big Review | David Hockney 25, at Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris ★★★★: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/17/review-david-hockney-25-at-fondation-louis-vuitton-paris
- A hundred years on, Cork Street is the beating heart of London’s art scene once more: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/17/celebrating-100-years-cork-street-is-the-beating-heart-of-londons-art-world-once-more
- ‘Creating their own ecosystem’: Arts Council gives backing to collaboration between artists in rural Gloucestershire: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/17/creating-their-own-ecosystem-arts-council-gives-backing-to-collaboration-between-artists-in-rural-gloucestershire
- Rocket Man Jacky Tsai’s interstellar adventure: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/17/rocket-man-jacky-tsais-interstellar-adventure
- Artists travel back in time with work created from ancient wood discovered at site of lost London river: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/17/artists-travel-back-in-time-with-work-created-from-ancient-wood-from-a-lost-london-river
ARTnews.com
- Japanese CEO of Luxury Goods Trading Platform Revealed as Buyer of $10 M. Birkin Bag: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/birkin-bag-buyer-revealed-shinsuke-sakimoto-1234747725/
- ADAA Cancels 2025 Edition of The Art Show: ‘A Strategic Pause’: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/adaa-cancels-2025-edition-the-art-show-1234747717/
- Yale Art Gallery Rejects Federal Grants for Africa Migration Show, Citing New Anti-Diversity Stipulations: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/yale-art-gallery-rejects-federal-grants-for-africa-migration-show-citing-new-anti-diversity-stipulations-1234747708/
- With NEA Funding Slashed, Arts Institutions Serving Black Communities Face an Uncertain Future: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/black-arts-institutions-funding-nea-cuts-1234747703/
- Erotic Mosaic Held by Nazi Officer Goes on View in Pompeii: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/erotic-mosaic-pompeii-nazi-officer-1234747699/
- Chanel Will Return to New York City with Métiers d’Art Collection: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/chanel-will-return-to-new-york-city-with-metiers-dart-collection-1234747693/
- Museo Dolores Set for Controversial Reopening, No Charges Yet Over British Museum Thefts, Christie’s Seeks Potential in Trump’s ‘Big’ Bill, and More: Morning Links For July 17, 2025: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/museo-dolores-set-for-controversial-reopening-no-charges-yet-over-british-museum-thefts-christies-seeks-potential-in-trumps-big-bill-and-more-morning-links-for-july-17-2025-1234747676/
- Hard Choices: Should You Take Up Running Now That Gallerists Are Doing It?: https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/columns/hard-choices-should-you-take-up-running-1234747395/
- Owner of Disputed Malevich Paintings Shown in Romanian Museum Threatens to Sue E-Flux, Art Historian: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/kazimir-malevich-mnac-bucharest-yaniv-cohen-dispute-1234747568/
Hyperallergic
- Ruth Asawa Showed Us the Way to an Artistic Life: https://hyperallergic.com/1027751/ruth-asawa-showed-us-the-way-to-an-artistic-life-sfmoma/
- The Renaissance, but Make It Game of Thrones: https://hyperallergic.com/1028473/renaissance-the-blood-and-the-beauty-pbs-docuseries/
- Required Reading: https://hyperallergic.com/1027863/required-reading-742/
- A View From the Easel: https://hyperallergic.com/1027379/a-view-from-the-easel-294/
- Art Comes Naturally in Upstate New York: https://hyperallergic.com/1028372/art-comes-naturally-in-upstate-new-york/

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 This Pre-Raphaelite Painting Shocked Victorian Britain: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/william-holman-hunt-the-awakening-of-conscience-2656479
- Creativity Meets Sustainability at This New London Gallery: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/galerie-les-bois-offline-2667122
- Ask Questions, Train Your Eye, and Be Patient: 7 Art Collectors Reveal Key Advice: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/collectors-reveal-key-advice-2632313
- Largest-Known Martian Meteorite Rockets to $5.3 Million at Auction: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/mars-meteorite-sothebys-auction-2663688
- The Art World Is Oversaturated. Here Are 5 Ways to Rethink What Matters: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/strategies-art-world-2667436
- Rare Juvenile Dinosaur Fossil Nets a Jaw-Dropping $30.5 Million at Auction: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/unique-juvenile-dinosaur-sothebys-2659142
- Famed Antikythera Shipwreck Yields More Astonishing Discoveries: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/antikythera-shipwreck-more-discoveries-2668217
- Simon de Pury on the Visionaries Who Changed the Art Market—And Who’s Poised to Change It Again: https://news.artnet.com/market/simon-de-pury-artnet-hans-neuendorf-2667480
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- 4,000-year-old ancient city discovered in Peru: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/16/4000-year-old-ancient-city-discovered-in-peru
- Mexico City’s Museo Dolores Olmedo to reopen in 2026 amid controversy: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/16/museo-dolores-olmedo-to-reopen-in-2026-amid-controversy
- Erotic Pompeii mosaic looted by Nazi officer returned to ancient site: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/16/erotic-mosaic-looted-by-nazi-officer-returned-to-pompeii
- Not mad about Modigliani: Johnny Depp’s movie about art maverick mauled by critics: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/16/not-mad-about-modigliani-johnny-depps-movie-about-art-maverick-mauled-by-critics
- Sicily's new anti-mafia museum honours ‘strength of the vulnerable over fear’: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/16/sicilys-new-anti-mafia-museum-honours-strength-of-the-vulnerable-over-fear
- Artists give cultural relevance and nuance to technological advances, new British Council report reveals: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/16/artists-give-cultural-relevance-and-nuance-to-technological-advances-new-british-council-report-reveals
ARTnews.com
- Global Auction Sales Fell 6 Percent for First Half of 2025, According to ArtTactic Report: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/global-auction-sales-h1-2025-arttactic-analysis-1234747389/
- Rashid Johnson Painting Spotted in Trump Official’s Home: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/rashid-johnson-painting-howard-lutnick-tequila-video-1234747564/
- Maria Helena Vieira da Silva, Previously Obscure Modernist, Is Having a Moment: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/artists/maria-helena-vieira-da-silva-venice-retrospective-1234747463/
- Christie’s Reports $2.1 B. Sales for 2025 So Far, With Luxury Items Generating Nearly a Quarter of Total: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/christies-h1-2025-auction-sales-report-1234747544/
- Former Rolling Stones Member Says the Met Museum Has His Stolen Guitar: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/mick-taylor-guitar-stolen-met-museum-donation-1234747536/
- France Floats UK-Style National Trust, Guggenheim Asher Associates Implodes: Morning Links for July 16, 2025: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/france-floats-uk-style-national-trust-morning-links-july-16-2025-1234747543/
- High-Power Art Advisory Firm Roiled by Allegations of Financial Mismanagement and Bullying: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/barbara-guggenheim-abigail-asher-lawsuit-1234747531/
- Chichén Itzá: A Guide to Mexico’s Most Famous Archeological Site: https://www.artnews.com/feature/chichen-itza-mexico-guide-mayan-ruin-1234747439/
- A Retrospective Dispels Myths Surrounding Bas Jan Ader: https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/aia-reviews/bas-jan-ader-retrospective-myths-1234747331/
Hyperallergic
- Yale Art Gallery Withdraws Federal Grant Requests After Trump DEI Ban: https://hyperallergic.com/1028300/yale-art-gallery-withdraws-federal-grant-requests-after-trump-dei-ban/
- Buyer of Maurizio Cattelan Banana Invests $100M in Trump Crypto: https://hyperallergic.com/1028232/justin-sun-buyer-of-maurizio-cattelan-banana-invests-100m-in-trump-crypto/
- My Dialogues With a Political Prisoner: https://hyperallergic.com/1028230/coco-fusco-dialogues-with-political-prisoner-luis-manuel-otero-alcantara/
- Rashaad Newsome’s Futurist Manifesto of Black Joy: https://hyperallergic.com/1028148/rashaad-newsome-assembly-futurist-manifesto-of-black-joy/
- Black-Owned Film Shop Photodom Gets a New Home in Bushwick: https://hyperallergic.com/1028100/black-owned-film-shop-photodom-gets-a-new-home-in-bushwick/