A Beloved Shop Closes, Stars Ascend

Billionaire Museums, Basel Buys, and Brexit Blues

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. A multi-millionaire on a mission: David Walsh expands his Museum of Old and New Art in Tasmania https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/21/a-multi-millionaire-on-a-mission-david-walsh-expands-his-museum-of-old-and-new-art What Sold at Art Basel https://news.artnet.com/multimedia/what-sold-at-art-basel-2782712 A decade on: Brexit's impact on the UK art market https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/21/a-decade-on-brexits-impact-on-the-uk-art-market Daniel ‘Danny’ Simmons, Artist, Author, and Philanthropist, Has Died at 72 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/daniel-danny-simmons-artist-author-philanthropist-dead-72-1234789875/

A Beloved Shop Closes, Stars Ascend

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Henry, Artist Nancy Shaver’s Collectibles Shop in Hudson, New York, Is Closing After 30 Years https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/news/artist-nancy-shavers-shop-henry-to-close-1234789640/ Julie Mehretu, Claire Valdez, Arthur Jafa https://hyperallergic.com/julie-mehretu-claire-valdez-arthur-jafa/

Lost Masterpieces and a Market’s Identity Crisis

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Exclusive: an unknown archive of treasures from Van Gogh’s doctor, Paul Gachet https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/19/exclusive-an-unknown-archive-of-treasures-from-van-goghs-doctor-paul-gachet Art Basel Is Facing an Unexpected Challenge: Itself https://news.artnet.com/market/art-basel-acquired-taste-2782205 New documentary goes behind the scenes of Rashaad Newsome’s biggest project https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/19/rashaad-newsome-documentary-assembly Greece’s Parthenon Just Reclaimed a Missing Piece of Its Ancient Silhouette https://news.artnet.com/art-world/parthenon-restored-pediment-scaffolding-removed-2782546 The Icelandic Collective Turning Perfume Into a Multisensory Art Form https://news.artnet.com/art-world/fischersund-scent-art-music-collective-2782033 Why Is Everyone Obsessed with UFOs Right Now? https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/columns/ufo-obsession-speilberg-disclosure-days-chloe-wise-karla-knight-eliza-douglas-thandi-loewenson-1234789581/ 10 Contemporary Artists Reckoning With Fatherhood https://hyperallergic.com/10-contemporary-artists-reckoning-with-fatherhood/ Georgia O’Keeffe the Wanderer https://hyperallergic.com/georgia-okeeffe-the-wanderer/ Rosalie Favell and the Search for Herself https://hyperallergic.com/rosalie-favell-and-the-search-for-herself/ Rare Monumental Laocoön Bronze Poised for $4 Million Sale https://news.artnet.com/market/laocoon-bronze-sothebys-2782104

AI Museums, Restitution Heat, and History Wars

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Obama Presidential Center opens, offering an art-filled, hopeful view of US history https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/19/obama-presidential-center-chicago-art-filled-campus-museum New textile museum in Mexico City celebrates Indigenous artistry https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/18/museo-arte-textil-mexico-city-opens Inside Refik Anadol's Dataland, the world’s first AI art museum https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/18/refik-anadol-dataland-opens-los-angeles Pierre Huyghe pushes the boundaries at the Beyeler https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/18/pierre-huyghe-pushes-the-boundaries-at-the-beyeler Art Basel Qatar to move to Herzog & de Meuron-designed venue https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/18/art-basel-qatar-to-have-herzog-de-meuron-designed-home Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Launches Augmented Reality Project On National Mall https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/smithsonian-american-womens-history-museum-launches-augmented-reality-project-national-mall-1234789791/ A New York Judge Gives Dealer David Nahmad 30 Days To Return Nazi-Looted Modigliani Painting https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/judge-david-nahmad-30-days-return-nazi-looted-modigliani-1234789748/ Helen Cammock Video Work Sparks Controversy Regarding Churchill’s Role in 1943 Bengal Famine https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/helen-cammock-video-national-portrait-gallery-churchill-1234789766/ Artist Gavin Snider Accuses Tik Tok-Famous Artist Devon Rodriguez of Stealing Knicks Artworks https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/tik-tok-star-artist-devon-rodriguez-steal-knicks-artworks-1234789700/ Heritage Groups Sue Trump Over “Garden of American Heroes" https://hyperallergic.com/heritage-groups-sue-trump-over-garden-of-american-heroes/

Restitution Showdowns, Museums at Breaking Point

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. First Swiss edition of Zero 10, Art Basel’s digital art initiative, explores medium’s ‘historical arc’ https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/17/first-swiss-edition-of-zero-10-art-basels-digital-art-initiative-opens Cao Fei: ‘The scenarios in many of my works have come true later’ https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/17/cao-fei-the-scenarios-in-many-of-my-works-have-come-true-later Dealer David Nahmad given 30 days to return Nazi-looted Modigliani painting https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/17/david-nahmad-given-30-days-return-nazi-looted-modigliani Mexican authorities urge Sotheby’s to stop sale of two pre-Columbian artefacts https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/17/mexico-opposes-sothebys-auction-pre-columbian-artefacts ‘Everything indicates’ murder of Russian dissident artist in Poland was a political killing https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/17/russian-dissident-artist-robert-kuzovkov-semyon-skrepetsky-murder-poland Right-wing politician’s complaint against Masp exhibition dismissed in Brazil https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/17/brasil-complaint-masp-exhibition-la-chola-poblete-censorship-dismissed Louvre President Tells French Senate Museum Is ‘at the End of Its Rope’ https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/christophe-leribault-louvre-president-french-senate-warning-1234789495/ Ai Weiwei to Reenact His Detention in First Durational Performance https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ai-weiwei-jail-performance-manchester-2781925 Menil Collection Launches New Commission Program, with Teresita Fernández as Inaugural Artist https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/menil-collection-teresita-fernandez-commission-1234789631/ US House Appropriations Committee Proposes Cutting Department of Education’s Only Arts Grant Program https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/house-committee-proposes-cutting-arts-grant-1234789505/