Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- The Great Enslurrification of Culture: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/slurry-culture-2678181
- Is This the Museum World’s Favorite Artist?: https://news.artnet.com/multimedia/cara-romero-2673195
- Her Husband Made Her Give Up Painting. Now This Overlooked Impressionist’s Market Is Soaring: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/marie-bracquemond-overlooked-impressionist-2678870
- $2 Thrift Store Plate Turns Out to Be Rare Chinese Porcelain Worth Thousands: https://news.artnet.com/market/chinese-porcelain-uk-thrift-store-auction-2680013
- Meet the Artist Advocating for River Preservation, One Canvas at a Time: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/gary-snyder-fine-art-ben-miller-2679599
- Chip Kidd, the Designer Who Gave Jurassic Park Its Logo, on His New Comics Chapter: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/chip-kidd-book-designer-veracity-trap-marvel-2678924
- What This Viking Silver Hoard Reveals About Ancient Trade: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/viking-silver-hoard-trade-connections-islamic-world-2679781
- Artist Flees Thailand After China Exerts Influence on Museum Exhibition: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/bangkok-art-show-censored-2679356
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- Artist’s doobie-ous Snoop Dogg collaboration tokes in $148,100 at auction: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/21/snoop-dog-marijuana-art-auction-erica-kovitz
- ‘We’ve faced immense new pressures’: Shanghai museum director on the challenges—and benefits—of going free entry: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/21/inappropriate-comments-and-audience-transformation-chinas-rockbund-art-museum-embraces-free-admission
- Tens of thousands sign petition to stop loan of ‘extremely fragile’ Bayeux Tapestry to UK: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/21/tens-of-thousands-sign-petition-to-stop-loan-of-extremely-fragile-bayeux-tapestry-to-uk
ARTnews.com
- White House Targets Specific Artworks at Smithsonian, Including Painting of Refugees and Fauci Portrait: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/white-house-smithsonian-artworks-list-refugees-fauci-1234749773/
- In Saying Museums Only Show ‘How Bad Slavery Was,’ Trump Doesn’t Understand What They Really Stand For: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/opinion/trump-slavery-museums-smithsonian-comments-meaning-1234749760/
- Petition to Block Loan of Bayeux Tapestry to London’s British Museum Garners 50,000 Signatures: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/petition-to-block-loan-of-bayeux-tapestry-to-londons-british-museum-garners-50000-signatures-1234749759/
- Art Collection Featuring Snoop Dogg’s Smoked Blunts Fetches $148,000 at Auction: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/art-collection-featuring-snoop-doggs-smoked-blunts-fetches-148k-at-auction-1234749723/
- Descendant of Jewish Collector Sues Christie’s For Whereabouts of Nazi-Looted Egon Schiele Works: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/christies-lawsuit-milos-vavra-egon-schiele-nazi-looted-art-1234749726/
- Martin Beck’s ‘Environments’ Art Summons New Age Sights and Sounds: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/artists/martin-beck-environments-art-1234749668/
Hyperallergic
- Trump Targets LGBTQ+ History, Migrants, and More in Chilling Smithsonian Hit List: https://hyperallergic.com/1036180/trump-targets-lgbtq-history-migrants-and-more-in-chilling-smithsonian-hit-list/
- The Mesmerizing Wonder of Wabanaki Weaving: https://hyperallergic.com/1035748/jeremy-frey-mesmerizing-wonder-of-wabanaki-weaving/
- Required Reading: https://hyperallergic.com/1036141/required-reading-747/
- Months After LA Fires, Altadena’s Black History Endures: https://hyperallergic.com/1036035/months-after-los-angeles-fires-altadena-black-history-endures-california-african-american-museum/
- Lawsuit Condemns Pro-Slavery Message in North Carolina Monument: https://hyperallergic.com/1035064/lawsuit-condemns-pro-slavery-message-in-north-carolina-monument/
- A View From the Easel: https://hyperallergic.com/1036043/a-view-from-the-easel-299/
- Archaeologists Uncover “Extraordinary” 3,000-Year-Old Mural in Peru: https://hyperallergic.com/1035297/archaeologists-uncover-extraordinary-3000-year-old-mural-in-peru/
