Boycotts, Closures, and the Museum Loot Legacy

Reopenings, Strikes, and Art’s Political Crossfire

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Mexico City museum with world's richest collection of Kahlo and Rivera works reopens after years of controversy https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/08/museo-dolores-olmedo-reopens-mexico-city-diego-rivera-frida-kahlo New digital archive reconstructs Leonardo da Vinci manuscripts for the first time in four centuries https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/08/new-digital-archive-reconstructs-leonardo-da-vinci-manuscripts Crystal Bridges Museum Tacks on a Big Expansion, Just 15 Years After Opening, and Packs it With American Art https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/crystal-bridges-museum-moshe-safdie-expansion-american-art-1234788435/ Nearly Half of Mid-Career Women Are Thinking of Leaving the Art World: Report https://news.artnet.com/art-world/hardwiring-change-report-2026-2779250 Alma Allen Doubles Down on Accusations Against Publicist David Resnicow of Working Against His Venice Biennale Pavilion https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/alma-allen-david-resnicow-venice-biennale-us-pavilion-1234788547/ A First Look at the Art in the New Obama Presidential Center https://hyperallergic.com/a-first-look-at-the-art-in-the-new-obama-presidential-center/ Winning Penn Station Redesign Features Trump’s Name https://hyperallergic.com/winning-penn-station-redesign-features-trumps-name/ Italian Arts Workers Announce Nationwide Strike https://hyperallergic.com/italian-arts-workers-announce-nationwide-strike/ Anti-Trump Street Art Collective VJayBombs Goes Viral as LA Becomes a Canvas of Protest https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/anti-trump-street-art-collective-vjaybombs-goes-viral-as-la-becomes-a-canvas-of-protest-1234788515/ Chairman of US Commission of Fine Arts Attends ‘Russian Davos,’ Joins Roundtable With Russian Envoy Responsible for Venice Biennale Participation https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/chairman-us-commission-fine-arts-st-petersburg-conference-1234788498/

Museum Reckonings and the Mega-Gallery Meltdown

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Leonardo’s ‘Codex Atlanticus’ Is Complete for the First Time in 400 Years https://news.artnet.com/art-world/leonardotheka-da-vinci-codex-2779022 Is the Mega-Gallery Model Collapsing? https://news.artnet.com/multimedia/art-market-minute-jun-8-2779180 Jurassic Art—5 Artworks That Bring Dinosaurs Back to Life https://news.artnet.com/art-world/dinosaurs-gallery-network-2761041 As the Country Turns 250, Why Won’t Its Museums Meet the Moment? https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/features/america-250-donald-trump-smithsonian-mfa-boston-museums-1234788176/

Gallery Weekends Under Pressure, Painters in Focus

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. What Makes a Gallery Weekend Good? https://news.artnet.com/market/london-gallery-weekend-2026-2779093 Celia Paul, Edward Hopper, Saif Azzuz https://hyperallergic.com/celia-paul-edward-hopper-saif-azzuz/

Biennial Blowups and Gallery Model Meltdowns

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Artists Threaten Lawsuit as Venice Biennale Award Crisis Deepens https://news.artnet.com/art-world/artists-threaten-lawsuit-venice-biennale-awards-2778696 More than 100 artists threaten legal action against Venice Biennale https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/04/more-than-100-artists-threaten-legal-action-against-venice-biennale Mega Gallery Pace is Dropping Some 50 Artists, 50 Staff in ‘Model Correction’ https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/pace-gallery-layoffs-artist-roster-cuts-1234788318/ Pace Cuts 50 Workers and 50 Artists, Citing a “Broken” Gallery Model https://hyperallergic.com/pace-cuts-50-workers-and-50-artists-citing-a-broken-gallery-model/ Serial Museum Leader Philippe Vergne Named Artistic Director of the Bass in Miami Beach https://news.artnet.com/art-world/philippe-vergne-curator-bass-museum-miami-2778742 Kulapat Yantrasast Named Artistic Director of Next Bukhara Biennial https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/kulapat-yantrasast-artistic-director-2027-bukhara-biennial-1234788298/ Art Movements: Meet MoMA's New Photo Chief https://hyperallergic.com/art-movements-meet-momas-new-photo-chief/ Marjane Satrapi, ‘Persepolis’ Director, Dies at 56 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/marjane-satrapi-persepolis-director-dies-at-56-1234788359/ A New French Study Says It Is Safe to Ship the Bayeux Tapestry to the British Museum https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/french-study-says-safe-ship-bayeux-tapestry-british-museum-1234788355/ The Best Part of “Moss & Freud” Is When It’s Over https://hyperallergic.com/the-best-part-of-moss-and-freud-is-when-its-over/

Museum Shakeups, Biennale Backlash, and a Louvre Trail

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Pace Gallery Downsizes, Cutting Artists and Staff https://news.artnet.com/market/pace-gallery-downsizes-cutting-artists-and-staff-2778584 Crystal Bridges’s New Expansion Makes Room for More of Its Story https://news.artnet.com/art-world/crystal-bridges-museum-of-american-art-expansion-2777902 MoMA Names Makeda Best as Photography Curator https://news.artnet.com/art-world/makeda-best-photo-moma-2778344 JR's wrapped Pont Neuf installation in Paris damaged in storm https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/03/jrs-wrapped-parisian-bridge-installation-damaged-in-storm Call my agent: why artist management companies are making a comeback https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/03/call-my-agent-why-artist-management-companies-are-making-a-comeback Venice verdicts: art world figures give their thoughts on the 2026 Biennale https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/03/venice-verdicts-art-world-figures-give-their-thoughts-on-the-2026-biennale Louvre Heist Investigation Reaches Belgium https://news.artnet.com/art-world/louvre-heist-investigation-belgium-suspects-2778384 Venice Biennale Artists Threaten Legal Action Against Organizers For Disregarding Requests to Be Withdrawn from ‘Visitors’ Lions’ Awards https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/artists-threaten-sue-venice-biennale-organizers-awards-1234788244/ New Trump Rule Could Cut Enrollment at Nearly Half of Arts MA Programs https://hyperallergic.com/new-trump-rule-could-cut-enrollment-at-nearly-half-of-arts-ma-programs/ How Olga Fröbe-Kapteyn—a Painter, Collector, and Collaborator of Carl Jung—Mined the Archive and Her Subconscious https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/features/olga-frobe-kapteyn-aby-warburg-carl-jung-1234787853/