Biennial Blowups and Gallery Model Meltdowns

War-Torn Heritage, Red-Hot Markets, Mega Portraits

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Tea company's collection of South Asian Modern art soars at Christie's London https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/15/tea-companys-south-asian-collection-soars-at-christies-london Anish Kapoor: ‘Just because a thing is big, it doesn’t mean it’s of any interest or even good’ https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/15/anish-kapoor-just-because-a-thing-is-big-it-doesnt-mean-its-of-any-interest-or-even-good Russian Strike Damages Ukrainian Monastery, Art Museum https://news.artnet.com/art-world/kyiv-pechersk-lavra-fire-damage-attack-2781338 What’s Going on With the Met’s Odd New Giacometti Show? https://news.artnet.com/art-world/giacometti-in-the-temple-of-dendur-2781077 Ibrahim Mahama: ‘All these things are the stains; they are part of the story’ https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/15/ibrahim-mahama-all-these-things-are-the-stains-they-are-part-of-the-story Shuang Li shows how wild weather mirrors our fractured world https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/15/shuang-li-shows-how-wild-weather-mirrors-our-fractured-world The art world honours David Hockney, ‘who flew the flag higher than any other British artist’ https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/15/the-art-world-honours-david-hockney-who-flew-the-flag-higher-than-any-other-british-artist Russian drone attack on Ukraine damages several cultural sites https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/15/russian-drone-attack-on-ukraine-damages-several-cultural-sites The Obamas Unveil First-Ever Official Dual Portrait https://hyperallergic.com/the-obamas-unveil-first-ever-official-dual-portrait/ Leonardo Drew Joins Hauser & Wirth for Worldwide Representation https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/leonardo-drew-joins-hauser-and-wirth-1234788673/

Power Plays: New Alliances and Cultural Stakes

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Almine Rech Announces Collaboration with the Consejo Leonora Carrington and rossogranada https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/almine-rech-now-represents-leonora-carrington-1234789226/ Obama Center, Nayland Blake, Danielle Mckinney https://hyperallergic.com/obama-center-nayland-blake-danielle-mckinney/

Legends Fall, AI Finds, Markets Surge

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. David Hockney, an artist of brio and versatility, with global recognition beyond the art world, has died, aged 88 https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/12/david-hockney-an-artist-of-brio-and-versatility-with-global-recognition-beyond-the-art-world-has-died-aged-88 Duane Michals, Who Expanded Photography’s Boundaries With Élan, Dies at 94 https://news.artnet.com/art-world/photographer-duane-michals-died-obituary-2780563 What Comes After Grow-or-Go? How Goodman Gallery Changed Course https://news.artnet.com/market/goodman-gallery-business-model-art-market-downturn-2779450 Mauritshuis Museum Can Keep Contested Rembrandts, Fallout From Viral Artist Residency ‘Scandal,’ and More: Morning Links for June 12, 2026 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/mauritshuis-museum-contested-rembrandts-morning-links-1234789023/ Francesca Casadio Named Director of Getty Conservation Institute, GRIMM Opens Amsterdam Space, and More: Industry Moves for June 12, 2026 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/francesca-casadio-director-of-getty-conservation-institute-1234789046/ Cleveland Museum of Art Plans $600 M. Fundraising Campaign to Sustain Museum’s Long-Term Health https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/cleveland-museum-of-art-600-million-fundraising-campaign-1234789009/ Christie’s London Sale Confirms Growing Appetite for South Asian Art https://news.artnet.com/market/christies-record-sale-south-asian-market-2780652 AI Just Helped Identify a Long-Lost F.C.B. Cadell Painting Bought for Under $100 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ai-identifies-lost-cadell-painting-bought-for-100-dollars-1234789159/ Construction of Trump’s Washington, DC arch could put archaeological sites at risk https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/12/trump-washington-dc-arch-construction-archaeological-site-risks The War Against Imagination https://hyperallergic.com/the-war-against-imagination/

Repatriation Reckonings and Museums Under Siege

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Comment | Georg Baselitz's final exhibition is a warning that history is repeating itself https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/11/comment-|-georg-baselitzs-final-exhibition-is-a-warning-that-history-is-repeating-itself Inside the Artist Residency ‘Scandal’ Dividing the Internet https://news.artnet.com/art-world/abstract-magazine-summer-residency-2780124 Crimean Museum Struck by Ukrainian Drone, Reportedly Damaging Collection https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/sevastopol-art-museum-crimea-ukrainian-drone-strike-1234788875/ How A.I. Helped Identify a Lost Scottish Masterpiece https://news.artnet.com/art-world/how-a-i-helped-identify-a-lost-scottish-masterpiece-2780288 Metropolitan Museum of Art Repatriates Two Khmer Sculptures to Cambodia https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/metropolitan-museum-repatriates-khmer-sculptures-cambodia-1234788927/ Citing Financial Trouble, Charleston’s International African American Museum to Furlough Staff https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/international-african-american-museum-charleston-furloughs-1234788931/ Painting “Intentionally” Defaced at Museum of African American Culture https://hyperallergic.com/painting-intentionally-defaced-at-museum-of-african-american-culture/ See Never-Before-Shown Martin Wong Works, Now On View in a Show Of His Chinatown Paintings https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/artists/never-before-shown-martin-wong-paintings-wrightwood-1234788750/ Duane Michals, Maker of Enigmatic Sequences of Images That Defied Photography’s Conventions, Dies at 94 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/duane-michals-photographer-dead-1234788848/ Carmen Maria Machado on Power https://hyperallergic.com/carmen-maria-machado-on-power/

Museums Under Fire, Galleries on the Brink

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Former director of Rio’s Museu de Arte Moderna ordered to pay breach-of-contract fine https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/10/museu-arte-moderna-rio-fabio-szwarcwald-fine-breach-contract Dépendance, Maverick Brussels Gallery, Calls It Quits https://news.artnet.com/market/dependance-brussels-gallery-closes-2780171 The Trade in Looted Antiquities Endures for One Reason: Demand https://news.artnet.com/art-world/matt-campbell-cambodia-looted-antiquities-2779870 International organisations and Lebanese culture ministry issue warnings amid Israeli capture of Beaufort Castle and strikes on Tyre https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/10/international-organisations-and-lebanese-ministry-of-culture-issue-warnings-amidst-israeli-capture-of-beaufort-castle Gaudí goes viral: TikTok partners with Sagrada Familia to livestream inauguration of finished tower https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/10/gaudi-goes-viral-tiktok-partners-with-sagrada-familia-to-livestream-content-of-finished-tower Largest-Ever Arthur Jafa Survey Coming to New Museum https://hyperallergic.com/largest-ever-arthur-jafa-survey-coming-to-new-museum/ Who Asked for an AI Art Museum? https://hyperallergic.com/who-asked-for-an-ai-art-museum/ Guggenheim Museum to Livestream Select World Cup Matches, Screen Art Film on Legendary Football Star Zinédine Zidane https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/guggenheim-museum-world-cup-matches-livestream-zidane-screening-1234788706/ Pace Plans to Give Up 8,600-Square-Foot London Gallery as It Continues to Cut Costs https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/pace-london-gallery-hanover-square-rent-1234788699/ Valentine Willie, Visionary Advocate of Southeast Asian Contemporary Art, Dies at 71 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/valentine-willie-visionary-advocate-southeast-asian-contemporary-art-dead-71-1234788721/