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
- A Life-size Labubu Doll Sets Record at Auction—and a Rundown of the Latest in Asia’s Art World: https://news.artnet.com/market/life-size-labubu-record-asia-art-news-2659577
- Israeli and U.S. Strikes on Iran Destroy and Jeopardize Cultural Heritage: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/israeli-us-strikes-iran-jeopardize-cultural-heritage-2660032
- Live From Basel, Kenny Schachter Talks Labubu Madness, Lady Gaga’s Dogs, Chicken Artists: https://news.artnet.com/market/kenny-schachter-art-basel-report-2659923
- Manhattan’s Beloved Elizabeth Street Garden Is Saved: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/manhattans-beloved-elizabeth-street-garden-is-saved-2659806
- Uffizi Gallery Visitor Damages Painting in Botched Selfie: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/selfie-taking-tourist-damages-painting-uffizi-gallery-2659795
- Rare Mammoth Bones Uncovered at Construction Site in Poland: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/mammoth-bones-emerge-construction-site-poland-2659831
- The Real A.I. Challenge for Museums Isn’t Tech—It’s Time: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/artificial-intelligence-museums-2643892
- Romania Claims El Greco Painting Owned by Dmitry Rybolovlev—And More Art Industry News: https://news.artnet.com/market/el-greco-paint-drippings-art-industry-news-jun-20-2659116
- What Sold in Basel: https://news.artnet.com/multimedia/art-market-minute-jun-23-2659130
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Ancient Egyptian queen’s statues were not destroyed out of hatred but ‘deactivated’, study finds: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/24/
- Lacma will plant towering, flowering Jeff Koons sculpture outside new building: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/23/lacma-acquires-jeff-koons-split-rocker-david-geffen-building
- Uffizi director to ‘limit’ selfies after posing visitor damages 18th-century painting: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/23/uffizi-director-to-limit-selfies-after-posing-visitor-damages-18th-century-painting
- Are you not entertained? Three ancient helmets headline UK exhibition exploring the ‘real’ gladiators: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/23/are-you-not-entertained-three-ancient-helmets-headline-uk-exhibition-exploring-gladiators
- ‘Momentous’: Italy to slash art VAT to 5%, the lowest rate in the EU: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/23/italy-to-slash-art-vat-to-5-lowest-rate-in-the-eu
- Chile’s immigrant legacy to be brought to life by new museum: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/23/chiles-immigrant-legacy-to-be-brought-to-life-by-new-museum
- No-holds-barred biography of dealer and collector Douglas Cooper paints a picture of a fearless, controlling and deceitful man: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/23/no-holds-barred-biography-of-dealer-and-collector-douglas-cooper-paints-a-picture-of-a-fearless-controlling-and-deceitful-man
- Strategic or speculative? Once again, art investment funds are on the rise: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/23/strategic-or-speculative-once-again-art-investment-funds-are-on-the-rise
- A Siri-ous app-ointment: iPhone designer joins British Museum board of trustees: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/23/iphone-designer-joins-british-museum-board-of-trustees
- Belgian council cancels Hew Locke commission that planned to ‘disrupt’ colonial statue: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/23/belgian-council-cancels-hew-locke-commission-that-planned-to-disrupt-colonial-statue
- UK city council launches £100,000 appeal to buy rediscovered Turner painting: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/23/uk-city-council-launches-£100000-appeal-to-buy-rediscovered-turner-painting
Art Business News
- Art Treks: Santa Fe Art Week 2025: https://artbusinessnews.com/2025/06/art-treks-santa-fe-art-week-2025/
ARTnews.com
- Romania Secures Hold On Contested El Greco Painting Offered by Christie’s: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/romania-secures-hold-on-stolen-el-greco-painting-1234745953/
- Chanel Launches Arts & Culture Magazine: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/chanel-launches-arts-and-culture-magazine-1234745969/
- Joel Shapiro Broke Art Down to Its Fundamentals, in Turns Both Silly and Serious: https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/features/joel-shapiro-icons-2025-1234745907/
- Italy Finally Bows to Local Pressure and Slashes Art VAT to 5 Percent: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/italy-cuts-art-vat-to-5-percent-1234745954/
- Tourist Damages Medici Portrait at Uffizi Galleries for Social Media Selfie: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/medici-portrait-damaged-by-tourist-at-uffizi-galleries-florence-1234745923/
- Faye Wei Wei Finds Musicality in Paint: https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/columns/faye-wei-wei-musicality-paint-new-talent-2025-1234745917/
- Romania Wins ‘Long-Term Hold’ on Disputed El Greco, Italian Sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro Dead at 98, and More: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/romania-wins-long-term-hold-on-disputed-el-greco-1234745914/
Hyperallergic
- Four New York City Art Shows to See Right Now: https://hyperallergic.com/1022249/four-new-york-city-art-shows-to-see-june-23-2025/
- Chloë Bass Eschews the Clichés of Mixed-Race Art: https://hyperallergic.com/1021844/chloe-bass-eschews-the-cliches-of-mixed-race-art/
- A Massive Diane Arbus Exhibition Does So Little: https://hyperallergic.com/1022003/massive-diane-arbus-park-avenue-armory-exhibition-does-so-little/
- Love Pulses Through Elle Pérez’s Photography: https://hyperallergic.com/1022315/love-pulses-through-elle-perez-photography-american-academy-arts-letters/
- New York’s Elizabeth Street Garden Saved From Demolition: https://hyperallergic.com/1022266/new-york-elizabeth-street-garden-saved-from-demolition/
- Venice Climate Activists Have a Blunt Message for Jeff Bezos: https://hyperallergic.com/1022317/venice-climate-activists-have-a-blunt-message-for-jeff-bezos/
- Visitor Tears Hole in 17th-Century Painting at Uffizi Galleries: https://hyperallergic.com/1022201/visitor-tears-hole-in-17th-century-painting-at-uffizi-galleries/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Here Are the 10 Most Expensive Lots Sold at Auction in May 2025: https://news.artnet.com/market/top-auction-results-may-2025-2654816
- Ireland’s Oldest Book Shrine, Found Buried in a Lake, Reemerges: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/lough-kinale-book-shrine-medieval-manuscripts-national-museum-ireland-2659182
Hyperallergic
- The All-Over Art of Hamid Zénati: https://hyperallergic.com/1021297/the-all-over-art-of-hamid-zenati-b7l9-art-center-tunis/
- The Intense Intimacy of Caravaggio: https://hyperallergic.com/1019280/the-intense-intimacy-of-caravaggio-palazzo-barberini/
- When NYC’s Piers Were a Sanctuary for Gay Gathering: https://hyperallergic.com/1021855/when-nyc-piers-were-a-sanctuary-for-gay-gathering/

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 Takeaway From Art Basel: It Remains a Buyer’s Market: https://news.artnet.com/market/one-takeaway-from-art-basel-it-remains-a-buyers-market-2659059
- 1,000-Year-Old Sword Emerges Intact From a River in the Netherlands: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/1000-year-old-sword-intact-river-netherlands-2659294
- The Enduring Allure of John William Waterhouse’s Pre-Raphaelite Muse: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/waterhouse-tennyson-lady-of-shalott-2650097
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Romania secures hold on 'stolen' El Greco as court filings reveal Dmitry Rybolovlev is its owner: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/21/romania-hold-stolen-el-greco-dmitry-rybolovlev-owner-christies

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 Last of the Great Art Patrons: What Happens After Leonard Lauder?: https://news.artnet.com/market/leonard-lauder-legacy-2659211
- 9 Must-See Museum Shows Across the U.S.: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/museum-shows-summer-2025-2658104
- Jill Magid Mines Her Gallerist’s Congressional Run for a Probing New Show: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/jill-magid-esther-kim-varet-campaign-exhibtion-2656421
- Kids’ Art Stars in the Hamptons’ Coolest Show—and More Art World Gossip: https://news.artnet.com/market/kids-hamptons-wet-paint-2658876
- Fashion Queen Marie Antoinette’s Iconic Style Lives on a Major New Show: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/marie-antoinette-style-exhibition-va-2658788
- Hew Locke Speaks Out After Belgian City Cancels Sculpture Commission: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/hew-locke-belgium-sculpture-cancelled-2658995
- This Rare Juvenile Dinosaur Fossil Could Fetch $6 Million at Auction: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/unique-juvenile-dinosaur-sothebys-2659142
- Archaeologists Identify France’s Deepest Shipwreck: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/france-deepest-shipwreck-camarat-4-2659029
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- 'I'm a container for my own spirit': Nickola Pottinger on her show of sculptures at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/20/nickola-pottinger-interview-aldrich-contemporary-art-museum-sculpture-exhibition
- Italy’s leading archaeological museum uses young creatives’ press shots without payment: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/20/national-archaeological-museum-naples-photography-open-call-no-compensation
- Knockin’ on Halcyon’s door: Bob Dylan's latest artworks on show in London gallery: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/20/bob-dylan-exhibition-halcyon-gallery-exhibition-london
- The legacy of the Baghdad Modern Art Group is explored in first major US show: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/20/the-legacy-of-the-baghdad-modern-art-group-is-explored-in-first-major-us-show
- Climate protester splashes pink paint on Picasso work at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/20/climate-protester-splatters-pink-paint-picasso-work-montreal-museum-fine-arts
- The tale of a French psychiatric asylum that harboured Second World War resistance fighters—and where patients became artists: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/20/francesc-tosquelles-asylum-second-word-war-book-review
- Amid geopolitical tensions, Pakistani and Indian art worlds unite in London exhibitions: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/20/pakistan-india-exhibitions-london
- Revealed: how Van Gogh's nephew exchanged two of the artist's drawings for butter and bacon: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/20/revealed-how-two-van-goghs-drawings-came-to-be-exchanged-for-butter-and-bacon
- Art Basel, human remains in Dutch museums, Eva Hesse—podcast: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/20/art-basel-human-remains-in-dutch-museums-eva-hessepodcast
- Painted Roman plaster discovered in London may reveal name of interior decorator who lived almost 2,000 years ago: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/20/2000-year-old-painted-plaster-discovered-in-london-may-reveal-name-of-roman-interior-decorator
- London's pre-contemporary art market gets boost from two new summer events: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/20/new-events-seek-to-boost-londons-historical-art-market
- Gaudi’s original vision for Casa Batlló has been restored: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/20/casa-batllo-in-barcelona-restored-to-gaudis-original-vision
ARTnews.com
- Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova on Reclaiming Her Prison Time Through Art: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/artists/nadya-tolokonnikova-interview-police-state-la-moca-1234745851/
- Is the Rise of Trash Assemblage Art a Recession Indicator?: https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/reviews/trash-art-assemblage-the-gatherers-yuji-agematsu-danica-barboza-1234745865/
- Top Spanish Court Orders Heirs to Return Cathedral Statues: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/spanish-court-franco-heirs-return-cathedral-statues-santiago-1234745832/
- ARTnews Polled 10 Digital Art Experts To Find Out Their Favorite Digital Art Works: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/best-digital-art-works-picked-by-experts-1234745683/
- The Best Booths at Liste, From an Eerie Sound Installation to Miniature Industrial Sculptures: https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/news/liste-art-fair-best-booths-1234745820/
- Climate Activist Hurls Pink Paint at Picasso Painting at Montreal Museum: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/climate-activist-hurls-pink-paint-at-picasso-painting-at-montreal-museum-1234745777/
- Curtis Yarvin Details Proposed Titian-Centric ‘Art Hos’ US Pavilion for Venice Biennale: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/curtis-yarvin-us-pavilion-venice-biennale-titian-proposal-1234745778/
- Why Is Velázquez’s Las Meninas So Important?: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/artists/diego-velasquezs-las-meninas-why-so-important-1234745600/
- Three Nights in Art Basel’s Ever-Vibrant Social Scene, According to ARTnews’s Correspondents: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/art-basel-party-june-social-diary-1234745714/
- Takashi Murakami’s Serious Side: https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/aia-reviews/takashi-murakami-gagosian-art-history-louis-vuitton-1234745739/
Hyperallergic
- Curtis Yarvin’s Venice Biennale Proposal Proves the Far-Right Can’t Do Art: https://hyperallergic.com/1021943/curtis-yarvins-venice-biennale-proposal-proves-the-far-right-cant-do-art/
- Ringling Museum Will Stay Under Florida State University, for Now: https://hyperallergic.com/1021956/ringling-museum-will-stay-under-florida-state-university-for-now/
- Climate Activists Splash Paint on a Picasso in Montreal: https://hyperallergic.com/1021857/climate-activists-splash-paint-on-a-picasso-in-montreal/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Basel on a Budget! Here Are 5 Works Under $5,000 at the Luxe Swiss Fairs: https://news.artnet.com/market/basel-on-a-budget-labubu-georg-baselitz-art-basel-2025-2656288
- Why Does Culture Feel Stuck?: https://news.artnet.com/multimedia/sean-monahan-2651867
- Asian Dealers Showed Up in Basel. Did Buyers?: https://news.artnet.com/market/asian-collectors-and-dealers-art-basel-2658723
- A ‘Titanic Puzzle’ of Ancient Roman Fresco Fragments Marks Thrilling Discovery: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/puzzle-roman-fresco-london-2658842
- Casa Batlló’s Rear Façade Makes a Breathtaking Return After 100 Years: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/casa-batllo-restores-back-facade-courtyard-2658852
- Jeff Bezos’s Lavish Wedding Plans Spark Outrage in Venice: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/venice-protests-jeff-bezos-wedding-2658808
- A River Runs Through It! In Basel, Art Types Hit the Water to Unwind: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/art-basel-swimming-rhine-river-2658680
- David Lynch’s Personal Collection Stuns at Auction, Hauls in More Than $4 Million: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/david-lynch-collection-auction-2650551
- Viking Burial Site With Royal Connections Unearthed in Denmark: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/viking-burial-site-royal-connections-denmark-aarhus-2658552
- Harriet Tubman’s Daring Military Raid Comes to Life Through Art: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/harriet-tubman-river-raid-exhibition-2658336
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- No more business-as-usual: Art Basel demonstrates how dealers can adapt to thrive: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/19/no-more-business-as-usual-art-basel-demonstrates-how-dealers-can-adapt-to-thrive
- In Basel, alternative art fairs spring up in new places: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/19/in-basel-alternative-art-fairs-spring-up-in-new-places
- Art Basel Diary: guests unwind in the Rhine, puppets rest in bunk beds and Bezos’s yacht gets hot: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/19/art-basel-diary-guests-unwind-in-the-rhine-puppets-rest-in-bunk-beds-and-bezoss-yacht-gets-hot
- Edward Burtynsky’s photographs convey the force of mankind’s reordering of the environment: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/19/edward-burtynsky-great-acceleration-international-center-photography
- Lesia Vasylchenko wins the PinchukArtCentre Prize: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/19/lesia-vasylchenko-wins-pinchukartcentre-prize
- In pictures: meet the newcomer galleries debuting at Art Basel: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/19/in-pictures-meet-the-newcomer-galleries-debuting-at-art-basel
- Francesco Bonami: ‘I like Basel as a city, everything is on a human scale’: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/19/curator-francesco-bonami-on-art-fairs-33-waste-of-time-and-10-boring
- Julian Charrière: ‘The deep sea is a phantasmagorical space’: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/19/julian-charriere-the-deep-sea-is-a-phantasmagorical-space
- So, after visiting Art Basel, you want to move to Switzerland—what next?: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/19/so-after-visiting-art-basel-you-want-to-move-to-switzerlandwhat-next
- ‘To this day, I can’t get it out of my mind’: Tobias van Gils on missing out on Maurizio Cattelan's orchid: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/19/to-this-day-i-cant-get-it-out-of-my-mind-tobias-van-gils-on-missing-out-on-maurizio-cattelans-orchid
- Renewed Bern Kunsthalle works to reframe Switzerland's history: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/19/renewed-bern-kunsthalle-works-to-reframe-switzerlands-history
- Taxidermists—prized by Damien Hirst—open museum in Amsterdam: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/19/taxidermists-prized-by-damien-hirst-open-museum-in-amsterdam
- Archaeologists confirm that limestone 'Venus of Kołobrzeg' found by a farmer in Poland is 6,000 years old: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/19/archaeologists-confirm-that-limestone-venus-found-by-a-farmer-in-poland-is-6000-years-old
- Climate change is destroying Maine’s historic lighthouses: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/19/climate-change-is-destroying-maines-historic-lighthouses
- Anxious collectors are increasingly turning to freeport havens, experts say: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/19/anxious-collectors-are-increasingly-turning-to-freeport-havens-experts-say
- Pompidou moves in as Grand Palais reopens after £395m revamp: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/19/pompidou-moves-in-as-grand-palais-reopens-after-£395m-revamp
ARTnews.com
- Basel Social Club Is a Beautiful Mess—and That’s the Point: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/basel-social-club-is-a-beautiful-mess-art-basel-1234745671/
- Justin Allen Invents His Own Language, Alphabet and All: https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/columns/justin-allen-new-language-wendys-subway-1234745677/
Hyperallergic
- Alice Austen’s Pioneering Lesbian Gaze: https://hyperallergic.com/1021154/alice-austen-pioneering-lesbian-gaze/
- An LA Show Breathes New Life Into Fire-Damaged Art: https://hyperallergic.com/1021005/the-box-los-angeles-show-breathes-new-life-into-fire-damaged-art/
- Required Reading: https://hyperallergic.com/1021482/required-reading-738/
- A View From the Easel: https://hyperallergic.com/1020197/a-view-from-the-easel-290/
- Scientists Recreate Ancient Egypt’s Prized Blue Pigment: https://hyperallergic.com/1019613/scientists-recreate-ancient-egypt-prized-blue-pigment/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- She Brought Surrealism to America—and Painted Her Own Myth. How Was She Forgotten by History?: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/lucia-painted-her-own-myth-2657810
- The Art at the Heart of the Nationwide No Kings Protests: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/artists-no-kings-protests-against-trump-2657958
- 5 Artworks to Build a Timeless Art Collection: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/5-artworks-lasting-collection-maddox-gallery-2657589
- A New Immersive Experience by Hermès Asks You to Crack an Equestrian Mystery: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/mystery-at-the-grooms-hermes-immersive-experience-2658381
- Can Arrival, the Hotel Art Fair in the Berkshires, Change the Game?: https://news.artnet.com/market/arrival-hotel-art-fair-change-the-game-2658185
- The Ultra-Contemporary Chinese Artists to Know Now: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/chinas-ultra-contemporary-moment-2654176
- Car Driven by Elderly Man Gets Stuck on Spanish Steps in Rome: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/car-stuck-on-spanish-steps-in-rome-2658272
- Ancient DNA Reveals Little-Known Matrilineal Community in China: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/worlds-oldest-matrilineal-society-identified-in-china-fujia-2658193
- What Are the Secrets to Cracking the ‘Not Easy’ Chinese Market?: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/cracking-chinese-art-market-2656679
- Did Damien Hirst Rip Off the Work of This Lesser-Known Artist?: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/hamad-butt-whitechapel-damien-hirst-2657288
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- What does a so-called ‘buyer’s market’ mean for Art Basel sales?: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/18/what-does-a-so-called-buyers-market-means-for-art-basel-sales
- Koons lobster snapped up amid day two sales at Art Basel: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/18/koons-lobster-snapped-up-amid-day-two-sales-at-art-basel
- Design Miami announces 2025 international events and exhibitions programme: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/18/design-miami-announces-international-events-and-exhibitions-programme-fo-2025
- Art Basel Diary: star brings K-pop magic, scents and sensibility, and Liam Gallagher’s romantic side: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/18/art-basel-diary-star-brings-k-pop-magic-scents-and-sensibility-and-liam-gallaghers-romantic-side
- Art Basel and Frieze set their sights on the next generation of visitors: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/18/art-basel-and-frieze-set-their-sights-on-the-next-generation-of-visitors
- Ahead of new fair in 2026, Qatar takes centre stage at Art Basel: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/18/ahead-of-new-fair-in-2026-qatar-takes-centre-stage-at-art-basel
- In pictures: the best of the Liste art fair in Basel: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/18/in-pictures-the-best-of-the-liste-art-fair-in-basel
- Ser Serpas: ‘I’m hoping I can add a bit of what I think is a healthy dose of unease’: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/18/ser-serpas-im-hoping-i-can-add-a-bit-of-what-i-think-is-a-healthy-dose-of-unease
- Tanks, castles and Hodlers: Swiss foundation tackles a fervent collector’s legacy: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/18/tanks-castles-and-hodlers-swiss-foundation-tackles-a-fervent-collectors-legacy
- ‘I’ve been in the art world long enough to trust my eye’: Suzanne Syz on how she collects: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/18/ive-been-in-the-art-world-long-enough-to-trust-my-eye-suzanne-syz-on-how-she-collects
- Beyond Surrealism: Basel show explores the many sides of Meret Oppenheim: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/18/beyond-surrealism-basel-show-explores-the-many-sides-of-meret-oppenheim
- Vitra Design Museum celebrates the enduring influence of egalitarian religious sect, the Shakers: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/18/vitra-design-museum-celebrates-the-enduring-influence-of-egalitarian-religious-sect-the-shakers
- A brush with… Rudolf Stingel — podcast: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/18/a-brush-with-rudolf-stingel-podcast
- Tadao Ando’s only building in the Southern Hemisphere gets a five-year lifeline: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/18/tadao-andos-only-building-in-the-southern-hemisphere-gets-a-five-year-lifeline
- Iran closes museums and moves artefacts to secure storage: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/18/iran-closes-museums-and-moves-artefacts-to-secure-storage
ARTnews.com
- Audemars Piguet Contemporary and Aspen Art Museum Announce Co-Commission of New Sculpture by Adrián Villar Rojas: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/audemars-piguet-contemporary-aspen-art-museum-adrian-villar-rojas-1234745580/
- Design Miami Announces 2025 Programming, Including New Event in Seoul: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/design-miami-announces-2025-programming-new-event-seoul-1234745570/
- Museums in Tehran and Tel Aviv Move to Safeguard Their Collections: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/museums-in-tehran-and-tel-aviv-move-to-safeguard-their-collections-1234745234/
- The Best Booths at Art Basel, from Realistic Cockroaches to a Bronze Ice Cream Cone: https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/market/art-basel-2025-best-booths-1234745607/
- Jordan Wolfson Makes Puppets of His Viewers with a New Work in Basel: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/reviews/jordan-wolfson-little-rooms-basel-fondation-beyeler-review-1234745590/
- Australian Politicians Protest UNESCO Concerns over Ancient Rock Art Near Gas Project: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/murujuga-rock-art-woodside-gas-unesco-concerns-1234745566/
- First US Marcel Duchamp Retrospective in Half a Century to Debut in New York in 2026: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/marcel-duchamp-retrospective-2026-moma-philadelphia-museum-1234745333/
- Trump Administration Violated Law By Withholding Institute of Museum and Library Services Funds, Government Agency Reports: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/trump-administration-violated-law-withholding-institute-of-museum-and-library-services-funds-1234745552/
- The Getty Launches Global Art and Sustainability Fellowship Program: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/the-getty-global-art-and-sustainability-fellowship-launches-1234745313/
- TEFAF Cameos in ‘Just Like That’, Museums Respond to Rising Middle East Conflict, Greek Heritage Damaged by Earthquake: Morning Links for June 18, 2025: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/tefaf-cameos-in-just-like-that-museums-respond-to-rising-middle-east-conflict-greek-heritage-damaged-by-earthquake-morning-links-for-june-18-2025-1234745553/
Hyperallergic
- For Glenn Ligon, Language Is Material: https://hyperallergic.com/1021704/for-glenn-ligon-language-is-material-brant-foundation/
- 30 NYC Monuments of Black Americans You Should Know: https://hyperallergic.com/1021654/30-nyc-monuments-of-black-americans-you-should-know/
- 11 Juneteenth Events Around New York City: https://hyperallergic.com/1021492/11-juneteenth-2025-events-around-new-york-city/
- Juneteenth Is the Story of a Freedom Withheld: https://hyperallergic.com/1021609/juneteenth-is-the-story-of-a-freedom-withheld/
- The Queer History of Central Park’s Bethesda Fountain: https://hyperallergic.com/1019214/the-queer-history-of-central-park-bethesda-fountain/

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 Sweeping Look at Franz West’s Career Alights in Zurich: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/galerie-eva-presenhuber-franz-west-2657381
- French Government Pulls A.I. Video After Backlash Over Historical Inaccuracy: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/french-government-pulls-ai-video-over-historical-inaccuracy-2658044
- The Studio Museum in Harlem Reveals a Spate of Inaugural Shows: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/studio-museum-harlem-inaugural-shows-fundraising-2658009
- Big-Ticket Art Abounds at Art Basel. Will People Buy?: https://news.artnet.com/market/art-basel-2025-major-works-sales-2657176
- Never-Before-Seen Picasso Ceramics Hit the Auction Block in Geneva: https://news.artnet.com/market/picasso-ceramics-auction-geneva-2657795
- Emily Kam Kngwarray’s Work Commands Million-Dollar Prices Ahead of Tate Show: https://news.artnet.com/market/work-of-the-week-emily-kam-kngwarray-2657807
- Frank Lloyd Wright’s Iconic Hollyhock House Averts Closure: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/frank-lloyd-wright-hollyhock-house-facing-closure-city-cuts-2642128
- Wreck of Legendary Spanish Galleon With $17 Billion Cargo Confirmed by Coin Evidence: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/san-jose-wreck-found-coins-2657641
- In Basel, the Art World Rewrites Its Rules in Real Time: https://news.artnet.com/market/art-basel-2025-2657464
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Cause for cheer at Art Basel as strong preview-day sales take many galleries by surprise: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/17/cause-for-cheer-as-strong-art-basel-preview-day-sales-take-many-galleries-by-surprise
- Artist whose work addresses art world access is not in Basel—because his visa was denied: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/17/artist-whose-work-addresses-art-world-access-is-not-in-baselbecause-his-visa-was-denied
- Art Basel Diary: fashionistas stay a-head, pumping iron at Basel Social Club, and what Jerry Gogosian will do next: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/17/art-basel-diary-day-one
- Sculptural works by emerging artists win Baloise Art Prize: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/17/sculptural-works-by-emerging-artists-win-baloise-art-prize
- Holbein drawings go back on show at Kunstmuseum Basel after almost 20 years: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/17/holbein-drawings-go-back-on-show-at-kunstmuseum-basel-after-almost-20-years
- Basel's new satellite fair rides the wave of interest in contemporary African art: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/17/basels-new-satellite-fair-rides-the-wave-of-interest-in-contemporary-african-art
- Trump administration violated the law by withholding museum and library funding, government watchdog finds: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/17/trump-administration-institute-museum-library-services-funding-government-accountability-office
- In pictures: Art Basel's Unlimited section offers visions of utopia: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/17/in-pictures-art-basels-unlimited-sector-offers-visions-of-utopia
- With more than 40 galleries represented, Germany is a major player at Art Basel this year: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/17/with-more-than-40-galleries-represented-germany-is-a-major-player-at-art-basel-this-year
- Post-Minimalist sculptor Joel Shapiro has died, aged 83: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/17/joel-shapiro-sculptor-obituary
- Jordan Wolfson: ‘An experienced artist doesn’t ask why they’re doing something’: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/17/jordan-wolfson-an-experienced-artist-doesnt-ask-why-theyre-doing-something
- ‘My bank account is the only thing that slows me down’: Arlene Shechet on trusting her instincts: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/17/my-bank-account-is-the-only-thing-that-slows-me-down-arlene-shechet-on-trusting-her-instincts
- Basel location provides a twist on Steve McQueen’s most abstract work to date: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/17/basel-location-provides-twist-on-steve-mcqueens-most-abstract-work-to-date
- Israeli attacks on Palestinian heritage amount to war crimes, UN report finds: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/17/israeli-attacks-on-palestinian-heritage-amount-to-war-crimes-un-report-finds
- Louvre forced to close after staff walk out protesting overcrowding: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/17/louvre-forced-to-close-after-staff-walk-out-due-to-overcrowding
- A whale of a tale: new exhibition chronicles the US’s first oil addiction: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/17/mystic-seaport-museum-whaling-industry-history-exhibition-sperm-whale-oil
Art Business News
- Meet the Artist: Jacqueline Rudolph: https://artbusinessnews.com/2025/06/meet-the-artist-jacqueline-rudolph/
ARTnews.com
- Blue-Chip Works by Rothko, Richter, and Picasso Headline Art Basel, Where Dealers Cast Wide Range of Price Points and Styles Against Market Uncertainty: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/art-basel-2025-sales-report-1234745462/
- Israeli Attacks on Palestinian Heritage Sites Constitute War Crimes: UN Report: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/israeli-attacks-on-palestinian-heritage-sites-constitute-war-crimes-un-report-1234745459/
- UOVO Seeking to Build Second Large-Scale Brooklyn Facility: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/uovo-seeking-to-build-second-large-scale-brooklyn-facility-1234745334/
- A Former Sotheby’s Vet Has Launched an Art Lending Firm with Backing from the Nahmad Family: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/international-art-finance-adam-chinn-nahmads-1234745117/
- On Art Basel’s 55th Anniversary, Dealers Recall the Good Old Days: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/art-basel-dealers-recall-early-days-1234745251/
- Orange County Museum of Art Discusses Merger with UC Irvine: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/orange-county-museum-of-art-merger-uc-irvine-1234745322/
- Rhea Dillon, Joyce Joumaa Win Art Basel’s $36,800 Baloise Art Prize: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/rhea-dillon-joyce-joumaa-baloise-art-prize-art-basel-1234745326/
- Collector Donates 61 Artworks to National Gallery of Canada, Orange County Museum of Art Exploring Merger with UC: Irvine, and more: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/bob-rennie-donation-national-gallery-art-canada-morning-links-1234745311/
- Independent’s May Fair in New York to Relocate and Expand for 2026 Edition: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/independent-new-york-relocation-pier-36-1234745084/
- The Best Large-Scale Works at Art Basel Unlimited 2025: https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/news/art-basel-unlimited-2025-best-artworks-1234745271/
Hyperallergic
- Rain Couldn’t Dampen the Spirit of Brooklyn Pride: https://hyperallergic.com/1021367/rain-couldnt-dampen-the-spirit-of-brooklyn-pride-2025/
- Museum of the American Latino Could Vanish Under Trump: https://hyperallergic.com/1019966/museum-of-the-american-latino-could-vanish-under-trump/
- Henri Matisse Never Really Left Morocco: https://hyperallergic.com/1019986/henri-matisse-never-really-left-morocco-jeff-koehler/
- Kinetic Artist Susumu Shingu’s Gentle Message for the World: https://hyperallergic.com/1018519/kinetic-artist-susumu-shingu-gentle-message-for-the-world-japan-society-nyc/
- Marisol Was Nobody’s It Girl: https://hyperallergic.com/1020316/marisol-was-nobodys-it-girl-dallas-museum-art/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Museum Visitor Breaks Swarovski-Covered ‘Van Gogh’ Chair: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/visitor-breaks-swarovski-crystal-van-gogh-chair-2657594
- Famed Rosebud Sled From ‘Citizen Kane’—One of the Last Surviving—Up for Grabs: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/citizen-kane-rosebud-sled-auction-2657602
- A 2,000-Year-Old Pompeii Garden Springs Back to Life: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/pompeii-garden-of-hercules-restoration-2657556
- Louvre’s Surprise Closure Sparks Tourist Outrage: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/louvre-closes-strike-2657488
- Think You Know Meret Oppenheim? A New Basel Exhibition Rewrites Her Legacy: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/meret-oppenheim-basel-2657245
- 7 Defining Images That Reveal How One Camera Revolutionized Photojournalism: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/iconic-photos-leica-photojournalism-2654829
- Gallerist Kamel Mennour Donates 180 Artworks to Paris Museum—and More Art Industry News: https://news.artnet.com/market/paint-drippings-art-industry-news-jun-16-2657309
- Your Basel Preview: https://news.artnet.com/multimedia/art-market-minute-jun-16-2657259
- Two Men Jailed for Theft of Maurizio Cattelan’s $6.1 Million Gold Toilet: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/maurizio-cattelan-gold-toilet-trial-theft-video-2613738
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- New dealer-run fair aims to fill gap left by Design Miami: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/16/new-dealer-run-fair-aims-to-fill-gap-left-by-design-miami
- Limited-edition Labubu causes bedlam at Art Basel Shop: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/16/limited-edition-labubu-causes-bedlam-at-the-art-basel-shop
- Liste and Volta, both stalwart Basel satellite fairs, celebrate major anniversaries: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/16/basel-satellite-stalwarts-liste-and-volta-celebrate-major-anniversaries
- Art Basel gets go-going at Hauser & Wirth’s stand: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/16/art-basel-gets-go-going-at-hauser-wirths-stand
- In tough times for dealers, Art Basel debuts a section for new works: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/16/in-tough-times-for-dealers-art-basel-debuts-a-section-for-new-works
- Uovo planning second, larger art storage facility in Brooklyn: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/16/uovo-art-storage-facility-bushwick-brooklyn
- In pictures: highlights from Art Basel's city-wide exhibition, Parcours: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/16/in-pictures-highlights-from-art-basels-city-wide-exhibition-parcours
- Orange County Museum of Art in talks to merge with University of California, Irvine: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/16/orange-county-museum-art-possible-merger-university-california-irvine
- Katharina Grosse: ‘Imagination doesn’t have a scale’: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/16/katharina-grosse-imagination-doesnt-have-a-scale
- Comment | I've researched the next generation of collectors—and here's why they are not like the last: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/16/comment-|-the-next-generation-of-collectors-are-not-like-the-lastheres-what-research-has-taught-me-about-them
- ‘The works I add to my collection need to give me goosebumps’: Nicola Erni on the art she collects and why: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/16/the-works-i-add-to-my-collection-need-to-give-me-goosebumps-nicola-erni-on-the-art-she-collects-and-why
- Basel native Irène Zurkinden makes a long-overdue return: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/16/basel-native-irene-zurkinden-makes-a-long-overdue-return
- With a new exhibition, Fondation Beyeler celebrates the 60-year career of Vija Celmins: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/16/with-a-new-exhibition-fondation-beyeler-celebrates-the-60-year-career-of-vija-celmins
- National Gallery of Canada receives gift of 61 works valued at $16.8m: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/16/national-gallery-canada-gift-bob-rennie-61-works
- Grand Egyptian Museum opening delayed again due to 'current regional developments': https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/16/grand-egyptian-museum-opening-delayed-due-to-current-regional-developments
- One of the last surviving Union flags from the Battle of Trafalgar to come up for sale at Treasure House Fair: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/16/one-of-the-last-surviving-union-flags-from-the-battle-of-trafalgar-to-come-up-for-sale-at-treasure-house-fair
- Tate and V&A chiefs awarded in King’s Birthday Honours: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/16/tate-and-va-chiefs-knighted-in-kings-birthday-honours
- In the can: two men jailed for Cattelan gold toilet theft: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/16/two-men-jailed-for-cattelan-gold-toilet-theft
ARTnews.com
- Kim Kardashian Receives Authentic Donald Judd Furniture Following Lawsuit Over Knockoffs: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/kim-kardashian-gets-authentic-donald-judd-furniture-lawsuit-1234745219/
- The Louvre Closed Monday Due to an Impromptu Staff Strike Over ‘Untenable’ Working Conditions: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/louvre-paris-closed-monday-due-to-strike-working-conditions-1234745223/
- Archaeologists Uncover Dozens of 2,000-Year-Old Tombs in China: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/archaeologists-discover-75-ancient-tombs-anqing-china-1234745214/
- Grand Egyptian Museum Delays Grand Opening Again Due to ‘Current Regional Developments’: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/grand-egyptian-museum-delays-grand-opening-again-egypt-1234745204/
- Leonard Lauder and Joel Shapiro Both Pass Away, National Gallery’s Rubens Painting Questioned, Lenin Statue Removed from City of Osh: Morning Links For June 16, 2025: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/leonard-lauder-and-joel-shapiro-both-pass-away-national-gallerys-rubens-painting-questioned-lenin-statue-removed-from-city-of-osh-morning-links-for-june-16-2025-1234745198/
- Man Sits On and Breaks Crystal-Encrusted ‘Van Gogh’ Chair in Italian Museum Before Fleeing: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/man-sits-on-and-breaks-crystal-encrusted-van-gogh-chair-in-italian-museum-before-fleeing-1234745181/
Hyperallergic
- Louvre Museum Shutters as “Exhausted” Staff Go on Strike: https://hyperallergic.com/1020952/louvre-museum-shutters-as-exhausted-staff-go-on-strike/
- 20 Must-See Art Shows in New York City This Summer: https://hyperallergic.com/1020658/20-must-see-art-shows-in-new-york-city-summer-2025/
- Museum Visitors Sit on and Crush “Van Gogh Chair”: https://hyperallergic.com/1020874/museum-visitors-sit-on-and-crush-nicola-bolla-van-gogh-chair/
- Joel Shapiro, Sculptor of Emotive Figures, Dies at 83: https://hyperallergic.com/1020650/joel-shapiro-sculptor-of-emotive-figures-dies-at-83/
- Hyperallergic Mini Art Crossword: June 2025: https://hyperallergic.com/1019618/hyperallergic-mini-art-crossword-june-2025/
- Cosmetics Billionaire and Arts Patron Leonard Lauder Dies at 92: https://hyperallergic.com/1020756/cosmetics-billionaire-and-arts-patron-leonard-lauder-dies-at-92/
- Photos Capture Millions Marching in Epic “No Kings” Protests: https://hyperallergic.com/1020681/photos-capture-millions-marching-in-epic-no-kings-protests/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Leonard Lauder, Esteemed Collector of Cubist Art, Dies at 92: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/leonard-lauder-cubist-obituary-2657181
- The BTS Army Takes Center Stage in a Loving Fan Art Showcase: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/bts-fan-art-show-seoul-2655866
- The Real Point of Using A.I.-Generated Wall Texts at the Venice Biennale: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/a-i-summaries-venice-architecture-biennale-reply-2656595
- A Fresh Look at 1940s Art and Design Offers Plenty of Surprises: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/philadelphia-museum-boom-1940s-art-design-2641661
ARTnews.com
- Joel Shapiro, Post-Minimalist Sculptor with a Keen Sense for Scale, Dies at 83: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/joel-shapiro-sculptor-dead-1234745160/
- Leonard Lauder, Billionaire Art Collector and Cosmetics Heir, Dies at 92: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/leonard-lauder-dead-estee-lauder-art-collecting-1234745163/
Hyperallergic
- Ali Banisadr Paints a World in Calamity: https://hyperallergic.com/1019943/ali-banisadr-paints-a-world-in-calamity-katonah-museum-of-art/
- Preserving the Age-Old Art of Malaysian Shadow Puppetry: https://hyperallergic.com/1018846/preserving-the-age-old-art-of-malaysian-shadow-puppetry/
- If the US-Mexico Border Could Talk: https://hyperallergic.com/1019538/echos-from-the-borderlands-if-the-us-mexico-border-could-talk/
- LA Museums Have Failed Undocumented Immigrants: https://hyperallergic.com/1020357/los-angeles-museums-have-failed-undocumented-immigrants/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Master of Light James Turrell Reflects on His Medium in Zürich Show: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/james-turrell-haeusler-contemporary-2656832
- Irène Zurkinden—Switzerland’s Rebel Artist, Unabashed Lover, and Mother—Finally Has Her Day in the Spotlight: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/irene-zurkinden-basel-exhibition-2654617
- The Met Taps 3 International Craftmakers for New Artisan Residency: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/the-met-taps-3-international-craftmakers-for-new-artisan-residency-2655780
- Big Questions Ahead of Art Basel: https://news.artnet.com/market/big-questions-art-basel-2656782