Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Police Rescue Thousands of Artworks From Haitian Museum Amid Violence: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/haitian-museum-police-rescue-artworks-from-gangs-2669538
- A Parade of 100 Massive Elephant Sculptures Barrels Into Beverly Hills: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/a-parade-of-100-massive-elephant-sculptures-barrels-into-beverly-hills-2669384
- A Stolen Renaissance Painting Returns to Italy After 52 Years: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/antonio-solario-stolen-painting-returned-2669319
- Yvette Mayorga Is Unleashing a Candy-Coated Fantasy in Times Square: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/yvette-mayorga-times-square-arts-magic-grasshopper-2669062
- The Sky High Farm Biennial Cultivates Something Special: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/sky-high-farms-biennial-dan-colen-2668041
- Ancient Tombs Older Than Egypt’s Pyramids Emerge in Poland: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/poland-neolithic-pyramid-tombs-2669155
- Emily Kam Kngwarray’s Market Booms: https://news.artnet.com/multimedia/art-market-minute-jul-21-2669263
- Sam Gilliam Foundation Sued Over Disputed ‘Drape’ Painting—and More Art Industry News: https://news.artnet.com/market/sam-gilliam-foundation-sued-over-disputed-drape-painting-and-more-art-industry-news-2669000
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- San Francisco’s Vaillancourt Fountain may soon meet its end, despite public outcry: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/21/san-francisco-vaillancourt-fountain-may-soon-meet-its-end-despite-public-outcry
- US states step up to fund the arts in the wake of federal cuts: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/21/us-states-step-up-to-fund-the-arts-in-the-wake-of-federal-cuts
- A new art foundation in Uruguay highlights Latin American artists and curators: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/21/a-new-art-foundation-in-uruguay-highlights-latin-american-artists-and-curators
- Bill Viola’s complete moving-image works and a William Dobson self-portrait: the latest museum acquisitions: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/21/bill-viola-complete-moving-image-works-william-dobson-self-portrait-latest-museum-acquisitions
- Dublin museum pushes back on Derek Jarman film censorship claims: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/21/dublin-museum-pushes-back-derek-jarman-film-censorship-claims
ARTnews.com
- Ronald Perelman’s $410 M. Art Insurance Trial Opens with a Question of ‘Oomph’: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ronald-perelmans-410m-trial-finally-begins-1234747916/
- In Letter, Artists and Scholars Call for Reinstatement of Whitney ISP Leader Ousted Amid Censorship Controversy: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/whitney-museum-new-york-isp-open-letter-artists-1234747904/
- French Nonprofit Files Case Against Russia in ICC over ‘Systematic and Organized’ Plundering of Ukrainian Culture: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/nonprofit-russia-ukraine-icc-systematic-and-organized-plunder-1234747902/
- Raymond Saunders, Artist Whose Enigmatic Works Highlighted Sociopolitical Concerns, Dies at 90: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/multimedia-artist-raymond-saunders-dies-at-90-1234747890/
- Someone Ate Maurizio Cattelan’s Famous Duct-Taped Banana Again: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/duct-taped-banana-maurizio-cattelan-comedian-eaten-again-1234747892/
- Trump Accused of Sending Lewd Drawing, Harper’s to Open in Bangkok, and More: Morning Links for July 21, 2025: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/trump-accused-lewd-drawing-jeffrey-epstein-morning-links-for-july-21-2025-1234747888/
- A New Gallery Dedicated to Digital Art Makes a Case for Showing It IRL: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/artists/offline-superrare-gallery-director-mika-baron-nesher-interview-1234747657/
- Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Lay Off 12 Staff Members: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/fine-arts-museums-san-francisco-de-young-staff-layoffs-1234747884/
- 12 Women Old Masters to Know: https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/artists/women-old-masters-to-know-1234746033/
- The Berlin Biennale Is Gratingly Evasive: https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/aia-reviews/berlin-biennale-evasive-palestine-paul-klee-angel-histor-1234747787/
Hyperallergic
- How “Coldplaygate” Became the Meme of the Summer: https://hyperallergic.com/1028939/how-coldplaygate-became-the-meme-of-the-summer/
- Why Does Elon Musk Have Such a Straight View of Antiquity?: https://hyperallergic.com/1029023/why-does-elon-musk-have-such-a-straight-view-of-antiquity/
- Ben Shahn Retrospective Misses Key Element of the Artist’s Legacy: https://hyperallergic.com/1028907/ben-shahn-retrospective-jewish-museum-misses-key-element-of-the-artist-legacy/
- Magali Lara Stitches Together the Personal and Political: https://hyperallergic.com/1028933/magali-lara-stitches-together-the-personal-and-political-islaa/
- Saya Woolfalk Toys With Future Worlds: https://hyperallergic.com/1028997/saya-woolfalk-toys-with-future-worlds-empathic-universe/
- Hyperallergic Mini Art Crossword: July 2025: https://hyperallergic.com/1028874/hyperallergic-mini-art-crossword-july-2025/
- Investing in Access: Art Bridges Supports Museums Nationwide: https://hyperallergic.com/1028151/investing-in-access-art-bridges-supports-museums-nationwide/
