Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Leonardo da Vinci’s Flying Machine Recreated From 500-Year-Old Drawing: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/leonardo-flying-machine-clos-luce-biomimicry-2679116
- Chanel Launches Women’s Artist Residency With the Pinacoteca de São Paulo: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/chanel-women-artist-residency-2678831
- Here Are the 10 Most Expensive Lots Sold at Auction in July 2025: https://news.artnet.com/market/top-auction-results-july-2025-2677058
- Archaeologists Find a Mosaic Depicting Flip-Flops at Ancient Roman Villa: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/flip-flops-mosaic-villa-romana-del-casale-2677238
- He Shared a Studio With Helen Frankenthaler. Now, Friedel Dzubas Shines on His Own: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/he-shared-a-studio-with-helen-frankenthaler-now-friedel-dzubas-shines-on-his-own-2678518
- Why You Should Know Maruja Mallo, the Artist Who Redefined Spanish Modernism: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/maruja-mallo-artist-2671995
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- San Francisco’s de Young Museum opens revamped Native American art galleries: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/19/de-young-museum-native-american-art-galleries-revamp
- US Senator calls for investigation into MoMA trustee Leon Black’s business ties to Jeffrey Epstein: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/19/leon-black-moma-trustee-senator-ron-wyden-investigation-jeffrey-epstein-irs
- Israeli art spaces and workers join nationwide strike and protests, calling for hostage deal and end to war in Gaza: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/19/israel-art-spaces-workers-strike-hostage-deal-end-war
- Why Christie’s social media videos are going viral: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/19/why-christies-social-media-videos-are-going-viral
- Barbara Hepworth sculpture to remain in UK following over 2,000 public donations: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/19/barbara-hepworth-sculpture-to-remain-in-uk-following-over-2000-public-donations
ARTnews.com
- Barbara Hepworth Sculpture Will Remain in UK After £3.8 M. Raised: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/barbara-hepworth-sculpture-uk-national-collection-1234749556/
- After 12-Year Hiatus, Egypt’s Alexandria Biennale Will Return in 2026: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/alexandria-biennale-returns-2026-1234749389/
- Ai Weiwei Brings Art and Activism to Ukraine’s Front Line: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ai-weiwei-ukraine-front-line-kyiv-installation-1234749579/
- Maren Hassinger to Receive Her Largest Retrospective to Date Next Year: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/maren-hassinger-bampfa-retrospective-1234749583/
- US Senator Ron Wyden Calls for Investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s Work for Collector Leon Black: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/leon-black-jeffrey-epstein-senator-irs-investigation-1234749554/
Hyperallergic
- Mickalene Thomas Accused of Harassment and Nonpayment by Ex-Fiancée: https://hyperallergic.com/1035648/mickalene-thomas-accused-of-harassment-and-nonpayment-by-ex-fiancee/
- Rashid Johnson Is “Not Afraid to Be Vulnerable”: https://hyperallergic.com/1035269/rashid-johnson-is-not-afraid-to-be-vulnerable/
- Vermeer and the Lost Art of Love Letters: https://hyperallergic.com/1035480/vermeer-and-the-lost-art-of-love-letters-frick-collection/
- The Power of Making Art From a Prison Cell: https://hyperallergic.com/1029366/the-power-of-making-art-from-a-prison-cell/
- How Liberty Fabrics Weaves Design and Art History: https://hyperallergic.com/1035478/how-liberty-fabrics-weaves-design-and-art-history-kassia-st-clair/
- Are Art History Majors More In Demand Than Computer Scientists?: https://hyperallergic.com/1033905/are-art-history-majors-more-in-demand-than-computer-scientists/
- Collector Sues Christie’s Over Sale of Picasso Owned by Cocaine Kingpin: https://hyperallergic.com/1034038/collector-sues-christies-over-sale-of-picasso-owned-by-cocaine-kingpin/
- Jin Meyerson’s Orbits of Belonging: https://hyperallergic.com/1034106/jin-meyerson-orbits-of-belonging-perrotin/
- Controversy-Ridden Documenta Gets First All-Women Artistic Team: https://hyperallergic.com/1035513/controversy-ridden-documenta-gets-first-all-women-artistic-team/
- Art on Paper Celebrates the Power of Paper-Based Art This Fall: https://hyperallergic.com/1035110/art-on-paper-celebrates-the-power-of-paper-based-art-this-fall/
