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/
