Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Kimbell Museum Acquires Ultra-Rare 17th-Century Still Life by Mysterious Painter: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/kimbell-museum-acquisition-pensionante-del-saraceni-2674467
- The Studio Museum in Harlem Reveals Reopening Date and Inaugural Shows: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/studio-museum-harlem-inaugural-shows-fundraising-2658009
- ‘Unimaginably Rare’ First Edition of JRR Tolkien’s ‘The Hobbit’ Discovered in U.K. Home: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/tolkien-the-hobbit-first-edition-sale-2674441
- KAWS Shuts Down British Artist’s Claim of a Collaboration: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/kaws-denies-slawn-collab-claim-2674486
- This One-Star L.A. Motel Just Earned Monument Status: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/hollywood-premiere-motel-historic-monument-2674485
- Brooklyn Museum, LACMA, and MoMA Score Masterpieces in Landmark Donation: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/pearlman-collection-donation-brooklyn-museum-moma-lacma-2674349
- How Dinosaur Bones Became Billionaires’ Collectibles: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/dinosaur-bones-billionaires-market-2668706
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- A tome accompanying the Lahore Biennale is a celebration of authenticity: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/05/a-tome-accompanying-the-lahore-biennale-is-a-celebration-of-authenticity
- A poetic vision of Blake and his legacy to match that of its subject: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/05/a-poetic-vision-of-blake-and-his-legacy-to-match-that-of-its-subject
- Five new art books to look out for this autumn, including publications on US monuments and Vermeer close-ups: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/05/five-new-art-books-to-look-out-for-this-autumn-including-publications-on-us-monuments-and-vermeer-close-ups
- August Book Bag: from a ‘behind-the-scenes’ studio book to artists joining in with the American Revolution: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/05/august-book-bag-from-a-behind-the-scenes-studio-book-to-artists-joining-in-with-the-american-revolution
- New Canadian art museum seeks to connect disparate disciplines and a university campus: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/05/new-canadian-art-museum-seeks-to-connect-disparate-disciplines-and-a-university-campus
- ‘It was absolutely terrifying’: Thom Yorke on his long journey back to becoming a visual artist: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/05/it-was-absolutely-terrifying-thom-yorke-on-his-long-journey-back-to-becoming-a-visual-artist
- Manifesta announces location for 2028 edition: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/05/manifesta-announces-location-for-2028-edition
- Want to take a peek at the UK prime minister’s art collection?: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/05/want-to-take-a-peek-at-the-pms-art-collection
ARTnews.com
- Rosa Barba Wins $161,000 Zurich Art Prize: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/rosa-barba-wins-the-zurich-art-prize-2026-1234748969/
- New Study Sheds Light on Native American Adornment Practices After European Conquest: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/native-american-adornment-practices-river-bend-wyoming-1234748940/
- Hisachika Takahashi, Assistant to Robert Rauschenberg and Artist’s Artist, Dies at 85: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/hisachika-takahashi-rauschenberg-assistant-artist-dead-1234748942/
- Studio Museum Sets Opening Date for Long-Awaited New Building in November: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/studio-museum-in-harlem-opening-date-new-building-november-1234748929/
- Qatar’s Soft Power, National Gallery to Launch New Citizen Advisory Panel: Morning Links for August 5, 2025: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/qatar-soft-power-national-gallery-panel-morning-links-august-5-2025-1234748928/
- 30 Must-See Masterpieces at the Louvre: https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/artists/louvre-museum-paris-what-paintings-art-1234653787/
Hyperallergic
- Haunted by the Gray: https://hyperallergic.com/1029683/haunted-by-the-gray/
- New York City Shows We Love Right Now: https://hyperallergic.com/1030435/new-york-city-shows-we-love-right-now-august-2025/
- The Visual Language of the Nuclear Age: https://hyperallergic.com/1031986/the-visual-language-of-the-nuclear-age-poster-house/
- For EJ Hill, Art Is an Act of Faith: https://hyperallergic.com/1032018/for-ej-hill-art-is-an-act-of-faith/
- Activists Denounce Plans to Reinstall Confederate Statue in DC: https://hyperallergic.com/1032175/activists-denounce-plans-to-reinstall-confederate-statue-in-dc/
