Billionaire Museums, Basel Buys, and Brexit Blues

Blockbuster Museums, Hot Markets, and Missing Masterpieces

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. $627 Million London Museum Gets Opening Date—and More Art Industry News https://news.artnet.com/market/627-million-london-museum-gets-opening-date-and-more-art-industry-news-2782733 What Sold at Art Basel https://news.artnet.com/multimedia/what-sold-at-art-basel-2782712 ‘Artists need to be able to advocate for their own work’: new guide advises artists on navigating censorship https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/22/national-coalition-against-censorship-free-guide-for-artists Tate Modern’s Frida Kahlo Exhibition Has Already Sold a Record 41,000 Advance Tickets https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/tate-modern-frida-kahlo-record-advance-tickets-1234789885/ Stolen Picasso Turns Up During Paris Drug Bust https://news.artnet.com/art-world/stolen-picasso-found-paris-drug-raid-2782725 Marc Spiegler Got It All Wrong https://hyperallergic.com/marc-spiegler-got-it-all-wrong/ vanessa german’s Shrine to Forgotten Black Girls https://hyperallergic.com/vanessa-germans-shrine-to-forgotten-black-girls/ Israeli Artist Yaacov Agam, Known for His Optical and Kinetic Artworks, Has Died at 98 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/israeli-kinetic-optical-artist-yaacov-agam-dies-1234789922/ The Netherlands and Germany Agree to Return 2,000 Artifacts to Ghana https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/netherlands-germany-return-2000-artifacts-ghana-1234789956/ In a New Documentary, Artists Get Candid About AI https://hyperallergic.com/in-a-new-documentary-artists-get-candid-about-ai/

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/