Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Labubu and the Law: Experts Talk Copyright, Collecting Issues: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/labubu-and-the-law-experts-talk-copyright-collecting-issues-2669633
- Is a Man Trapped in Anish Kapoor’s ‘Bean’?: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/is-a-man-trapped-in-anish-kapoors-bean-2676618
- Revered Dealer Andrée Sfeir-Semler Wins Art Cologne’s 2025 Award: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/andree-sfeir-semler-art-colognes-2025-2676302
- South Korea’s Art-Loving Ex-First Lady Is Under Arrest: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/south-koreas-art-loving-ex-first-lady-is-under-arrest-2676676
- Pompeii’s Secret Second Life Revealed by Latest Archaeological Finds: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/people-returned-to-pompeii-after-eruption-2676733
- Turner at 250: Curators Pick Their Favorite Works by the ‘Master of Light’: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/best-jmw-turner-paintings-according-to-experts-2674105
- Collusion, Evasion, and Theft! 25 Years in Art Market Scandals: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/collusion-evasion-and-theft-25-years-in-art-market-scandals-2674213
- The School That Became a Refuge For Artists From Georgia O’Keeffe to Tony Smith: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/art-students-league-150th-anniversary-2673275
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- ‘Pornographic’ mermaid statue must be removed, Danish government confirms: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/12/pornographic-mermaid-statue-must-be-removed-danish-government-confirms
- Comment | US museums are finally going bilingual: here's why it matters: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/12/comment-|-for-us-museums-improved-language-access-is-a-bright-spot-in-an-otherwise-dark-landscape
ARTnews.com
- White House Says Smithsonian Museum Exhibitions Must ‘Celebrate American Exceptionalism’: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/white-house-smithsonian-museums-review-1234749295/
- Ralph Lauren’s Iconic Mascot is an Art Thief in New Film: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ralph-laurens-iconic-mascot-is-an-art-thief-in-new-film-1234749279/
- Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy Acquires Original Pieces from Oklahoma’s Price Tower: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/frank-lloyd-wright-building-conservancy-price-tower-bartlesville-1234749269/
- A Massive ‘Ugly and Pornographic’ Mermaid Statue Will Officially Be Removed From Public View: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ugly-and-pornographic-mermaid-statue-removed-copenhagen-1234749265/
- Christophe de Menil, Patron with Deep Connections to Top Artists, Dies at 92: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/christophe-de-menil-dead-1234749264/
- Matt Bangser Joins Art Intelligence Global as Senior Director: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/matt-bangser-art-intelligence-amy-cappellazzo-1234749236/
Hyperallergic
- A Photographic History of Queer Intimacy: https://hyperallergic.com/1033916/a-photographic-history-of-queer-intimacy/
- For $9.5M, Rothko’s Former Home and Studio Could Be Yours: https://hyperallergic.com/1032942/mark-rothko-former-home-and-studio-could-be-yours/
- How Is Art Selected for New York City’s Airports?: https://hyperallergic.com/1026686/how-is-art-selected-for-new-york-citys-airports/
- Indigenous Museum Closes Temporarily After Whitewashing Pro-Palestine Mural: https://hyperallergic.com/1033889/indigenous-museum-closes-temporarily-after-whitewashing-pro-palestine-mural/
- Four New York Area Shows to See Right Now: https://hyperallergic.com/1033291/four-new-york-area-shows-to-see-right-now-august-12-2025/
- Chinese Bronzes Blur the Line Between Original and Copy: https://hyperallergic.com/1033513/chinese-bronzes-blur-the-line-between-original-and-copy/
- We Can’t Afford to Lose the Institute of American Indian Arts: https://hyperallergic.com/1032981/we-cant-afford-to-lose-the-institute-of-american-indian-arts/
