Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- Tanya Bonakdar Gallery to Close Los Angeles Location After 7 Years: https://news.artnet.com/market/tanya-bonakdar-close-los-angeles-2679623
- A Sprawling L.A. Compound, Redesigned by Ed Ruscha, Hits the Market: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/los-angeles-compound-redesigned-ed-ruscha-sale-2679588
- Art Star Mickalene Thomas Faces Lawsuit From Ex-Fiancée Racquel Chevremont: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/mickalene-thomas-lawsuit-from-racquel-chevremont-2679465
- How Banksy’s Stenciled Satire Took the Aughts by Storm: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/banksy-2000s-contemporary-editions-2679380
- Ancient Dire Wolf Skull Leads Auction of Prehistoric Fossils: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/dire-wolf-skull-cave-bear-skeleton-auction-2679464
- David Rappeneau Is a Fast-Rising Star. But No One Knows Who He Is—Not Even His Gallery: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/david-rappeneau-gladstone-gallery-2678414
- Beijing Dealer Fang Fang on Why Asia Lacks a ‘Strong and Coherent’ Voice in Contemporary Art: https://news.artnet.com/market/beijing-veteran-dealer-fang-fang-2677850
- Fingerprints of Ancient Peoples Found in Australian Cave: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/fingerprints-ancient-humans-australia-cave-2679297
- How Art Bridges Foundation Breaks Through Roadblocks for Museums Across the U.S.: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/art-bridges-foundation-2678619
- Trump Extends ‘Woke’ Criticism to Museums Nationwide: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/trump-arts-impact-2639197
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Tanya Bonakdar Gallery will close Los Angeles location: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/20/tanya-bonakdar-gallery-closing-los-angeles-location
- Getty Foundation awards $2.6m in grants to preserve Black visual arts archives: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/20/getty-foundation-grants-preserving-black-visual-arts-archives
- Dallas Museum of Art picks director wrapping up another institutional expansion to guide it through campus overhaul: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/20/dallas-museum-of-art-picks-new-director
- A brush with… Teresita Fernández—podcast: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/20/a-brush-with-teresita-fernandezpodcast
- Documenta unveils first all-woman curatorial team for 2027: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/20/documenta-unveils-first-all-female-curatorial-team-for-2027
- Trump accuses Smithsonian of being too focused on ‘how bad slavery was’: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/20/trump-smithsonian-attack-history-white-house-review
ARTnews.com
- Tanya Bonakdar Gallery to Close Los Angeles Space: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/tanya-bonakdar-gallery-closes-los-angeles-1234749700/
- 2,000-Year-Old Silver Coins May Rewrite the History of Trading in Southeast Asia: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/silver-coins-southeast-asia-trading-history-1234749691/
- Collector Sues Christie’s Over Picasso Painting Once Owned by a Criminal: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/sasan-ghandehari-lawsuit-christies-picasso-auction-guarantee-1234749641/
- Roman Villa in Sicily Yields a Mosaic of Surprising Footwear: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/sicily-roman-villa-flip-flop-mosaic-1234749639/
- Sotheby’s Institute of Art Under Federal Sanction Amid Questions About Financial Stability: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/sothebys-institute-of-art-under-federal-financial-sanctions-1234749624/
- Dallas Museum of Art Names Brian Ferriso as Its Next Director: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/brian-ferriso-named-director-dallas-museum-of-art-1234749635/
- Rising Sea Levels and Coastal Flooding Threaten Rapa Nui’s Moai Statues, New Study Says: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/rapa-nui-easter-island-moai-statues-sea-levels-flooding-1234749640/
- Artist Mickalene Thomas Accused of Harassment by Her Former Partner Racquel Chevremont: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/mickalene-thomas-racquel-chevremont-harassment-allegations-1234749647/
- How Will AI Impact Art Galleries?, Glen Lowry Reflects on 30-Year Tenure, Generative AI Art Student Challenges Assumptions, and More: Morning Links for August 20, 2025: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/morning-links-august-20-2025-1234749636/
- Getty Foundation Grants $1.5 M. to 7 Black Visual Arts Archives: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/getty-grants-black-visual-arts-archives-2025-1234749551/
Hyperallergic
- Did This 19th-Century Painting Inspire Taylor Swift’s New Album Art?: https://hyperallergic.com/1035887/did-19th-century-ophelia-painting-inspire-taylor-swift-new-showgirl-album-art/
- A Cézanne Celebration as Sweet as a Bowl of Apples: https://hyperallergic.com/1035897/a-cezanne-celebration-as-sweet-as-a-bowl-of-apples/
- Beauford Delaney’s Drawings Open a Window Into His World: https://hyperallergic.com/1035137/beauford-delaney-drawings-open-a-window-into-his-world/
- Giuseppe Penone Captures the Breath of the World: https://hyperallergic.com/1022712/giuseppe-penone-captures-the-breath-of-the-world-serpentine-south-gallery/
- Leigh Bowery Was His Own Artwork: https://hyperallergic.com/1033670/leigh-bowery-was-his-own-artwork-tate-modern/
- First They Came for Black History: https://hyperallergic.com/1035834/first-they-came-for-black-history/
- Mitchell Johnson: Twenty Years in Truro (Selected Paintings 1989-2025): https://hyperallergic.com/1035159/mitchell-johnson-twenty-years-in-truro/
- Trump Says US Museums Should Focus Less on Slavery: https://hyperallergic.com/1035605/trump-says-us-museums-should-focus-less-on-slavery/
