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.
A New Landmark Survey Aims to Bring Transparency to Museum Collecting Practices
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/penn-m2a-survey-museum-collecting-practices-2772058
More than 70 Venice Biennale artists withdraw from awards
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/11/more-than-70-venice-biennale-artists-withdraw-from-awards
Bruno Bischofberger, Swiss Art Dealer and Early Backer of Basquiat, Dies at 86
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/bruno-bischofberger-warhol-basquiat-dealer-died-2771876
Radiohead Brings Its Strange Visual Universe to Life in an Immersive Spectacle
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/radiohead-motion-picture-house-installation-brooklyn-2771574
The Founders of Open Restitution Africa (ORA) on Their New Open Data Platform
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/founders-of-open-restitution-africa-new-database-interview-1234781430/
Somali Artists Take Issue With Nation's First-Ever Venice Biennale Pavilion
https://hyperallergic.com/somali-artists-take-issue-with-nations-first-ever-venice-biennale-pavilion/
Art Installation Featuring Trump Iran War Video Game Appears on National Mall
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/trump-iran-war-video-game-national-mall-artwork-1234784963/
Did Zurbarán Believe What He Painted?
https://hyperallergic.com/did-zurbaran-believe-what-he-painted/
Putin ‘Won’ the Venice Biennale, Quips Italian Culture Minister
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/venice-biennale-italy-culture-minister-putin-russia-1234784956/
Venice Biennale Strike Makes History
https://hyperallergic.com/venice-biennale-strike-makes-history/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
France Passes Landmark Restitution Law for Looted Art
https://news.artnet.com/market/paint-drippings-art-industry-news-may-11-2771475
This month’s blockbuster auctions in New York could bring upwards of $2.5bn
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/11/new-york-spring-auctions-preview-bonhams-christies-phillips-sothebys
Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit reopens, with the local community front and centre
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/11/museum-contemporary-art-detroit-reopens-renovations
Canadian Masterworks Lead Heffel’s Spring Sales
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/heffel-spring-auction-2771184
Lost Copy of Earliest-Known English Poem Found in Roman Library
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/caedmon-hymn-copy-rome-library-trinity-college-2771600

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Bruno Bischofberger, Art Dealer of Stars Like Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat, Dies at 86
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/bruno-bischofberger-art-dealer-dead-warhol-basquiat-1234784854/
Dozens of Venice Biennale Artists Withdraw From Awards En Masse
https://hyperallergic.com/dozens-of-venice-biennale-artists-withdraw-from-awards-en-masse/
Venice Diary Day 3: Offsite Highlights Include Fleshy Films and Vegetarian Videos
https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/columns/venice-diary-offsite-highlights-luyang-li-yi-fan-ivan-tovar-canicula-1234784846/
Venice Biennale Artists Decline Consideration for Golden Lions Chosen by Public Vote
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/venice-biennale-artists-decline-consideration-visitor-lions-1234784841/
Mom, I'm Gonna Be an Artist!
https://hyperallergic.com/mom-im-gonna-be-an-artist/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Rio’s Museum of Image and Sound finally opens after 16 years in development
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/07/museum-image-sound-rio-de-janeiro-opens-after-delays
Beware the technology rat trap: Cooper Jacoby’s standout contribution to New York’s Whitney Biennial
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/07/beware-the-technology-rat-trap-cooper-jacobys-standout-contribution-to-new-yorks-whitney-biennial
No money, more problems: 85% of US museums in urgent need of building repairs
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/07/no-money-more-problems-85-of-us-museums-in-urgent-need-of-building-repairs
Shirin Neshat's Venice exhibition explores identity, exile and a social media tragedy
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/07/shirin-neshats-venice-exhibition-explores-identity-exile-and-a-social-media-tragedy
An Unprecedented 24-Hour Strike Could Upend the Venice Biennale
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/venice-biennale-strike-2771008
‘Exclusion can only satisfy the ego’: Venice Biennale president hits out at critics amid Russia and Israel controversy
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/07/exclusion-can-only-satisfy-the-ego-venice-biennale-president-hits-out-at-critics-amid-russia-and-israel-controversy
Taiwan Presents “Screen Melancholy: Li Yi-Fan” at the Venice Biennale
https://hyperallergic.com/taiwan-presents-screen-melancholy-li-yi-fan-at-the-venice-biennale/
Radiohead Spectacle in Brooklyn Teems with World-Building Paintings, Sculpture, and Film
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/radiohead-motion-picture-house-brooklyn-1234784488/
Israel’s Artist Reportedly Pressured Venice Biennale Before Jury’s Resignation
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/israel-artist-pressure-venice-biennale-jury-resignation-1234784468/
Lithuanian, Latvian, and Estonian Pavilions Stage Pro-Ukraine Procession During Venice Biennale
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/lithuania-latvia-estonia-pavilions-support-ukrainian-cultural-workers-venice-biennale-1234784483/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
New Louvre Chief Christophe Leribault Reveals His Vision for the Museum Post-Heist
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/christophe-leribault-louvre-museum-post-heist-future-2770928
Today’s war, tomorrow’s loot: attempts at stemming the illicit trade in art
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/06/todays-war-tomorrows-loot-attempts-at-stemming-the-illicit-trade-in-art
First Impressions of a Venice Biennale Torn Apart by the Present
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/venice-biennale-review-in-minor-keys-2770598
Manhattan D.A.’s Office Returns More Than 650 Looted Artifacts to India
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/manhattan-district-attorney-returns-looted-artifacts-india-1234784333/
Father and daughter plead guilty in $2m counterfeit art scheme
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/06/father-daughter-forgery-scheme-new-jersey
Arthur Jafa: ‘America has always been a demonic state. And we love it’
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/06/arthur-jafa-america-has-always-been-a-demonic-state-and-we-love-it
Pussy Riot Storms Russia Pavilion at Venice Biennale
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/pussy-riot-venice-2770643
Israeli Pavilion Artist Made Legal Threats Before Venice Biennale Jury Resigned
https://hyperallergic.com/israeli-pavilion-artist-made-legal-threats-before-venice-biennale-jury-resigned/
In Protest of Israeli Pavilion, Activists and Unions Plan Strike on Venice Biennale’s Opening Day
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/israel-pavilion-protest-venice-biennale-unions-strike-1234784225/
US Border Wall Construction Damages 1,000-Year-Old Indigenous Land Art in Arizona
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/border-wall-damages-indigenous-land-art-1234784316/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
In Minor Keys: how Venice's international exhibition was brought to life after the death of artistic director Koyo Kouoh
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/05/in-minor-keys-how-venices-international-exhibition-was-brought-to-life-after-the-death-of-artistic-director-koyo-kouoh
‘It’s really important that the public is not just a silent witness’: Marina Abramović on her Venice Biennale exhibition
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/05/its-really-important-that-the-public-is-not-just-a-silent-witness-marina-abramovic-on-her-venice-biennale-exhibition
‘We are complicit’: Austrian artist Florentina Holzinger’s immersive Venice Biennale pavilion brings apocalypse to the city
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/05/florentina-holzinger-immersive-show-brings-apocalypse-to-venice
Iran will not participate at the 2026 Venice Biennale
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/05/iran-will-not-participate-2026-venice-biennale
The Venice Biennale has long been a sales platform—now no one is pretending otherwise
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/04/the-venice-biennale-has-long-been-a-sales-platformnow-no-one-is-pretending-otherwise
The Carnegie International Looks Back at Itself
https://hyperallergic.com/the-carnegie-international-looks-back-at-itself/
The Met’s Costume Institute Needs an Art History Lesson
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/reviews/met-costume-art-review-1234783830/
First US Survey of Mexican Artist Teresa Margolles Coming This Fall
https://hyperallergic.com/first-us-survey-of-mexican-artist-teresa-margolles-coming-this-fall/
Unrealized Artwork by Christo and Jeanne-Claude Will Take Over Gagosian in London
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/christo-jeanne-claude-gagosian-london-1234783785/
Chanel and Guggenheim Launch Transatlantic Curatorial Fellowship
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/chanel-guggenheim-curatorial-fellowship-new-york-venice-1234783780/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
A $15M De Kooning Leads Lévy Gorvy Dayan’s New Auction-Style Sales Experiment
https://news.artnet.com/market/paint-drippings-art-industry-news-may-4-2769900
Artist Mel Kendrick Is Mining New Possibilities From Wood and Color
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/mel-kendrick-david-nolan-2769320
A $35 M. Warhol, a $45 M. Basquiat, and More: Who’s Selling The Top Works in the May Sales?
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/may-2026-auction-sales-christies-sothebys-basquiat-warhol-1234783663/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Overlooked Artist Louisa Chase Returns to the Spotlight
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/louisa-chase-berry-campbell-2769283
Lévy Gorvy Dayan Bets on Urgency With New LGD Hammer Sales Platform
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/levy-gorvy-dayan-new-lgd-hammer-sales-platform-1234783638/
May You Live in Less Interesting Times
https://hyperallergic.com/may-you-live-in-less-interesting-times/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogotá's director departs amid accusations she harassed staff
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/01/museo-arte-moderno-bogota-dismisses-martha-ortiz
Cosmic, concrete, earthy: Nancy Holt’s Land Art on show in UK
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/01/nancy-holts-land-art-lands-in-the-uk
The Defining Themes of Today’s Biennial Art
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/the-defining-themes-of-todays-biennial-art-2767932
Art trade adjusting after US Supreme Court struck down Trump's extreme tariffs
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/01/trump-tariffs-struck-down-supreme-court-art-trade-adjusts
US National Gallery of Art receives $116m gift to continue nationwide lending programme
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/01/national-gallery-art-us-116m-gift-mitchell-rales-touring-collection
The Venice Biennale’s Polite Fiction of Being ‘Above the Market’ Is Wearing Thin
https://news.artnet.com/market/venice-biennale-market-2769526
Venice Biennale Jury Resigns
https://hyperallergic.com/the-venice-biennale-jury-resigns/
London Dealer Stephen Friedman Owes $10.6 M. to Dozens of Creditors, Including Artists Deborah Roberts and Kehinde Wiley
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/london-dealer-stephen-friedman-owes-artists-kehinde-wiley-1234783596/
Venice Biennale Scraps “Golden Lion” Awards as Turmoil Continues
https://hyperallergic.com/venice-biennale-scraps-golden-lion-awards-as-turmoil-continues/
Trump Border Wall Crews Damage 1,000-Year-Old Native Etching in Arizona
https://hyperallergic.com/trump-border-wall-crews-damage-1-000-year-old-native-etching-in-arizona/

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
The curator awakens: Lucas Museum of Narrative Art reveals inaugural exhibition lineup
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/04/30/lucas-museum-narrative-art-inaugural-exhibitions
Georg Baselitz, German artist who turned figurative painting on its head, has died, aged 88
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/04/30/georg-baselitz-german-artist-figurative-painter-obituary
Venice Biennale Jury Resigns in the Wake of Controversial Prize Ban
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/venice-biennale-jury-resigns-prize-ban-2769269
U.S. Returns Hundreds of Looted Antiquities to Italy
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/us-returns-looted-antiquities-italy-2769117
UK’s Brighton & Hove Museums to return 45 artefacts to Botswana
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/04/30/uk-brighton-hove-museums-return-45-artefacts-botswana
Texas Man Who Orchestrated $20 M. Crypto Scam Based on Fictitious Van Gogh and Picasso Masterpieces Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/crypto-scam-van-gogh-picasso-masterpieces-sentenced-1234783074/
New Banksy statue appears in central London
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/04/30/has-a-new-banksy-statue-just-appeared-in-central-london
Full extent of Stephen Friedman Gallery's £7.8m debt revealed in filings
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/04/30/stephen-friedman-gallery-owes-£800000-to-artists-filings-reveal
Picasso Painting That Cost S. I. Newhouse a MoMA Board Position Heads to Christie’s for $55 M.
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/s-i-newhouse-moma-picasso-auction-christies-1234783250/
Tania Bruguera on Why Today’s Art Must Be Political
https://hyperallergic.com/tania-bruguera-on-why-todays-art-must-be-political/