Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- How Does an Emerging Gallery Make It Now?: https://news.artnet.com/multimedia/the-art-angle-art-basel-roundup-2651816
- A.I. Generator Midjourney Hit With Copyright Suit From Disney and Universal: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/midjourney-sued-by-disney-and-universal-copyright-2656439
- Lempicka’s Alluring Nude Poised to Rake in $12 Million at Auction: https://news.artnet.com/market/lempicka-rafaela-nude-auction-2656453
- Can A.I. Restore a Renaissance Painting? Yes, Says This MIT Student: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ai-art-restoration-conservation-mit-2656171
- Photography Is Everywhere Now. Can Photo Auction Results Keep Pace?: https://news.artnet.com/market/photography-auction-industry-2655783
- The Wild Genius of Joe Coleman Comes Alive in a Double Spotlight: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/joe-coleman-jeffrey-deitch-tribeca-film-festival-2655879
- S.F. Fences Off Controversial Public Sculpture: ‘Stonehenge With Plumbing Problems’: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/san-francisco-controversial-embarcadero-fountain-2655974
- For Rising Artist Alexandra Metcalf, There’s Beauty in the Breakdown: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/alexandra-metcalf-2654415
- Donald Judd’s Marfa Enters the National Register of Historic Places: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/donald-judd-marfa-national-register-of-historic-places-2655819
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- National Endowment for the Humanities staff dwindles as two-thirds of workforce is laid off: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/12/national-endowment-for-the-humanities-two-thirds-of-workforce-is-laid-off
- Peruvian government reverses decision to shrink Nazca Lines site by nearly half: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/12/peru-government-nazca-lines-site-shrinking-reversal
- More than 200 galleries are signed on for The Armory Show's next edition: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/12/more-than-200-galleries-are-signed-on-for-the-armory-show-2025
- UK department of culture faces cuts following government spending review: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/12/uk-department-of-culture-faces-cuts-following-government-spending-review
- Unesco raises ‘grave concerns’ for Kyiv's Saint Sophia Cathedral after Russian drone strike: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/12/unesco-raises-grave-concerns-for-safety-of-kyivs-saint-sophia-cathedral-after-russian-drone-strike
- Expert and restorer in fake Versailles furniture scandal found guilty: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/12/guilty-expert-and-restorer-in-fake-versailles-furniture-scandal-sentenced
- Comment | Let’s not get rid of the UK’s culture department—let's fix it instead: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/12/comment-|-lets-not-get-rid-of-the-uks-culture-departmentlets-fix-it-instead
- Cezanne family home opens to the public as Aix-en-Provence fetes its famous former resident: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/12/cezanne-family-home-opens-to-the-public-as-aix-en-provence-fetes-its-famous-former-resident
- Gallery lures collectors to Spain’s abandoned region with large-scale sculpture trail: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/12/gallery-lures-collectors-to-spains-abandoned-region-with-large-scale-sculpture-trail
- Art Basel exhibitors will show ‘the most ambitious works’ despite economic headwinds: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/12/art-basel-exhibitors-will-show-the-most-ambitious-works-despite-economic-headwinds
ARTnews.com
- This Barbara Kruger Mural from 1990 Has Become the Year’s Most Poignant Artwork: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/artists/barbara-kruger-untitled-questions-ice-protests-la-1234745039/
- Two French Men Found Guilty of Forging and Selling Fake Royal Furniture: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/men-guilty-forging-selling-fake-royal-furniture-versailles-1234745018/
- Trump Met with Mixed Reception at Kennedy Center’s Showing of ‘Les Misérables’: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/donald-trump-kennedy-center-les-miserables-1234745010/
- Kennedy Center Audience Boos Trump, French Carpenters Sentenced for Selling Fake ’18th-Century’ Chairs, MOCA Stays Closed: Morning Links for June 12, 2025: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/kennedy-center-audience-boos-trump-french-carpenters-sentenced-for-selling-fake-18th-century-chairs-moca-stays-closed-morning-links-for-june-12-2025-1234745004/
- Armory Show Names Over 230 Galleries for 2025 Edition, First Under Kyla McMillan’s Direction: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/armory-show-2025-exhibitor-list-1234744972/
- Ana Mendieta Estate Heads to Marian Goodman, After Three Decades at Galerie Lelong: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/ana-mendieta-estate-marian-goodman-gallery-representation-1234744774/
Hyperallergic
- Required Reading: https://hyperallergic.com/1019824/required-reading-737/
- Free Clinic Teaches Angelenos How to Repair Damaged Art: https://hyperallergic.com/1019983/free-clinic-teaches-angelenos-how-to-repair-damaged-art/
- How Painting Saved One of Our Most Iconic Designers: https://hyperallergic.com/1019989/how-painting-saved-peter-mendelsund-one-of-our-most-iconic-designers/
- A View From the Easel: https://hyperallergic.com/1019341/a-view-from-the-easel-289/
- Nan Goldin Sells Prints to Support At-Risk Trans People: https://hyperallergic.com/1019335/nan-goldin-sells-prints-to-support-at-risk-trans-people/
- MOCA’s Geffen Contemporary Shutters Amid LA Protests: https://hyperallergic.com/1020040/moca-geffen-contemporary-shutters-amid-los-angeles-protests/
