Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- This Contemporary Icons Auction Packs Blue-Chip Firepower: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/this-contemporary-icons-auction-packs-blue-chip-firepower-2676893
- What Exactly Are Midwest Grottoes? The Folk Art Tradition Gets a Closer Look: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/midwest-grottoes-folk-art-2670011
- Bollywood Star Sonam Kapoor on the Women Who Shaped Her Eye for South Asian Art: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/sonam-kapoor-2668934
- Michelangelo’s ‘Last Judgement’ to Undergo Major Restoration: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/michelangelo-last-judgement-restoration-2677083
- The Joy of Bidding: Bob Ross’s Market Booms With Back-to-Back Auction Records: https://news.artnet.com/market/bob-ross-bonhams-auction-record-2676480
- When It Comes to Preserving Artist Legacies, Art Storage is the Unsung Hero: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/fine-art-shippers-naum-knop-2676511
- White House Orders Sweeping Review of Smithsonian Museums: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/trump-arts-impact-2639197
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Collapse of Ancient Maya civilization coincided with 13-year-drought: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/13/13-year-drought-decline-ancient-maya-civilisation
- Christophe de Menil, art patron and heiress to the Menil Collection's founders, has died, aged 92: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/13/christophe-de-menil-collector-designer-obituary
- ‘He considered war to be the culmination of anti-human power’: Ukrainian artist David Chichkan killed on frontline: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/13/ukrainian-artist-david-chichkan-killed-on-frontline
- A brush with… Jane and Louise Wilson—podcast: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/13/a-brush-with-jane-and-louise-wilsonpodcast
- A brush with... Natalie Kane, curator of digital design, Victoria and Albert Museum: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/13/a-brush-with-natalie-kane-curator-of-digital-design-victoria-and-albert-museum
- White House launches review of Smithsonian museums and exhibitions: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/13/white-house-review-smithsonian-museums-exhibitions
ARTnews.com
- Claudia Gould to Helm the Shaker Museum in Upstate New York: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/claudia-gould-shaker-museum-director-1234749338/
- England’s Norwich Castle Reopens Following $37 M. Restoration: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/norwich-castle-reopens-restoration-1234749327/
- David Chichkan, Ukrainian Artist Who Fought Censorship, Killed at 39 in Battle: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/david-chichkan-ukraine-artist-dead-battle-russia-1234749326/
- Ancient Thracian Warrior and Horse Unearthed in Bulgaria: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/thracian-warrior-unearthed-in-bulgaria-1234749315/
- Harvard Museums Gifted Heinz Mack Work, US Museums Increasing Language Access, What Does It Mean to Be a ‘Very American Artist’?: Morning Links for August 13, 2025: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/morning-links-august-13-2025-1234749320/
- Newsmakers: A Beloved New York Alternative Art Space Returns with Xiaoyu Weng at the Helm: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/art-in-general-returns-xiaoyu-weng-1234749284/
Hyperallergic
- Trump Wants “American Exceptionalism” at the Smithsonian. Will He Get It?: https://hyperallergic.com/1033993/trump-american-exceptionalism-smithsonian/
- Dana Awartani’s Gentle Reparation of Gaza: https://hyperallergic.com/1032270/dana-awartani-gentle-reparation-of-gaza-arnolfini-bristol/
- Sonya Clark’s Communal Tapestry: https://hyperallergic.com/1033878/sonya-clark-communal-tapestry/
- Caribbean Artists Take on the Myth of Tropical Escapism: https://hyperallergic.com/1033734/caribbean-artists-take-on-the-myth-of-tropical-escapism-remai-modern/
- At 82, Meredith Monk May Finally Get Her Due: https://hyperallergic.com/1033672/at-82-meredith-monk-may-finally-get-her-due/
