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/
