Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.

Artnet News

- Norman Foster Designs a Time Capsule for America’s 250th Birthday: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/norman-foster-time-capsule-america-250-2737891

- The Art Trade’s ‘Necessary Evil’ Keeps Getting More Expensive: https://news.artnet.com/market/art-shipping-problems-investigation-2737673

- Art Basel Qatar Faces Uncertainty as Tensions Rise in the Gulf: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/art-basel-qatar-uncertainty-2737959

- Robert Rauschenberg Headlines Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum Reopening: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/rauschenberg-air-and-space-museum-2737729

- Inside a New Gallery Championing Postwar Abstraction: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/inside-a-new-gallery-championing-postwar-abstraction-2737554

- Juergen Teller Channels the Art-World Glamour of Venice for Bottega Veneta: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/juergen-teller-bottega-veneta-summer-2026-campaign-2737776

- David Hockney Slams Plan to Move Bayeux Tapestry to U.K. as ‘Madness’: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/david-hockney-bayeux-tapestry-2737689

- This Postcard-Sized Renaissance Portrait Could Fetch Up to $3.5 Million: https://news.artnet.com/market/hans-baldung-auction-2737666

- Nan Goldin Donates Artwork to Ms. Rachel’s Gaza Fundraiser: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/nan-goldin-donation-children-of-gaza-2737559

The Art Newspaper - International art news and events

- Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey pay visit to Georges Seurat masterpiece at the Art Institute of Chicago: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/16/ariana-grande-jonathan-bailey-art-institute-chicago-georges-seurat

- Beatriz González, indefatigable force in Colombian art, has died, aged 93: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/16/beatriz-gonzalez-colombian-artist-curator-scholar-obituary

- Member of museum theft ring that stole works by Warhol and Pollock sentenced to two years in prison: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/16/museum-theft-ring-member-warhol-pollock-sentenced-two-years

- San Francisco museum rejects permanent space in favour of site-specific exhibitions: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/16/san-francisco-institute-contemporary-art-nomadic-model

- Amoako Boafo solo exhibition to open in Venice during 2026 Biennale: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/16/amoako-boafo-solo-exhibition-venice-2026-biennale

- Hawai’i at the British Museum, a Venice palazzo for sale, Joseph Beuys’s ‘Bathtub’—podcast: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/16/hawaii-british-museum-venice-palazzo-for-sale-joseph-beuys-bathtub-podcast

- Why this rarely seen Van Gogh self-portrait deserves more attention: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/16/van-goghs-self-portrait-with-a-bandaged-ear-and-pipe-shows-that-the-painter-had-lost-none-of-his-artistic-skill

- Peruvian artist Antonio Paucar wins UK’s Artes Mundi prize: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/16/peruvian-artist-antonio-paucar-wins-uk-artes-mundi-prize

- In the age of AI, can art expertise be digitised?: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/16/in-age-of-ai-can-art-expertise-be-digitised

- ‘Repressionist’ artist Pavel Krisevich forced to flee Russia: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/16/repressionist-artist-pavel-krisevich-forced-to-flee-russia

- French court cancels €2.8m sale of Chinese vase after eight-year wrangle over date: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/16/french-court-cancels-sale-chinese-vase-eight-year-wrangle-over-date

ARTnews.com

- Artist and Skateboarder Alexis Sablone Is Inducted Into the Skateboarding Hall of Fame: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/alexis-sablone-inducted-skateboarding-hall-of-fame-1234770142/

- Pennsylvania Man Who Stole Warhol and Pollock Paintings in Museum Theft Ring Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/andy-warhol-pollock-paintings-theif-sentenced-1234770132/

- Peruvian Artist Antonio Paucar Wins 11th Artes Mundi Award: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/peruvian-artist-antonio-paucar-wins-11th-artes-mundi-award-1234770121/

- Sale of Chinese Vase Canceled by French Court Over Question of Provenance: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/chinese-vase-sale-cancelled-french-court-1234770123/

- Alaska Art Student Arrested for Eating Another Student’s AI-Generated Art in Protest: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/alaska-art-student-arrested-eating-ai-generated-art-protest-1234770081/

- UK Reveals Nearly $80 M. Worth of Art Donated by Collectors in Order to Reduce Tax Burdens: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/collectors-donate-art-england-taxes-degas-bill-brandt-1234770108/

- Ali Cherri on How Art Can Keep Us Empathetic In a Dark and Violent World: https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/interviews/ali-cherri-almine-rech-interview-1234770056/

- Joan Mitchell Foundation Names 31 Artists for Residency in New Orleans: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/joan-mitchell-foundation-2026-artists-in-residence-1234770065/

- Met Workers Vote to Join Local 2110 UAW, Creating One of the Nation’s Largest Museum Unions: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/metropolitan-museum-art-workers-largest-museum-unions-1234770080/

- Qatar Museums, Not a Foreign Nation, Reportedly Tried to Acquire South African Pavilion Work: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/qatar-museums-gabrielle-goliath-venice-biennale-pavilion-1234770055/

Hyperallergic

- John Wilson’s Relentlessly Humane Vision of Black Life: https://hyperallergic.com/john-wilsons-relentlessly-humane-vision-of-black-life/

- Five Art and Museum Events for MLK Day in NYC: https://hyperallergic.com/five-art-and-museum-events-for-mlk-day-in-nyc/

- 40 Years On, DC Artists Revisit Don Miller's MLK Mural: https://hyperallergic.com/40-years-on-dc-artists-revisit-don-millers-mlk-mural/

- San Francisco's Tech Billionaires Don't Care About Your Art School: https://hyperallergic.com/san-franciscos-tech-oligrachs-dont-care-about-your-art-school/

- What to See During San Francisco Art Week: https://hyperallergic.com/what-to-see-during-san-francisco-art-week/

- Met Museum Workers Are Officially Unionized: https://hyperallergic.com/met-museum-workers-are-officially-unionized/

- A Very 2026 Art Reading List: https://hyperallergic.com/a-very-2026-art-reading-list/