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

The Art Newspaper - International art news and events

- Comment | Reflecting on my father’s art and life on the occasion of his posthumous exhibition: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/20/comment-samuel-kahn-outsider-art-exhibition-old-dominion-university

- Canada's Art Gallery of Hamilton gets federal funding for expansion that will double its exhibition space: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/20/art-gallery-hamilton-federal-funding-canada-expansion-project

- Self-portraits, Surrealism and sanitary pads: what to expect from Tate Modern's Frida Kahlo show: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/20/self-portraits-surrealism-and-sanitary-pads-what-to-expect-from-tate-moderns-frida-kahlo-show

- British Museum reports record-breaking year for finding treasure in the UK: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/20/british-museum-reports-record-breaking-year-for-finding-treasure-in-the-uk

- From monumental scroll paintings to metaphorical breasts: five works to see at Art SG: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/20/five-works-to-see-at-art-sg

- Five shows to see during Singapore Art Week: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/20/five-shows-to-see-during-singapore-art-week

- Singapore Art Week puts women artists from the region to the fore: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/20/singapore-art-week-puts-women-artists-from-the-region-to-the-fore

- Singapore cements its role as a hub for art—and artists—in Southeast Asia: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/20/singapore-cements-its-role-as-a-hub-for-art-and-artists-in-southeast-asia

- From shopping malls to housing estates, Singapore Biennale integrates art into the city’s urban fabric: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/20/singapore-biennale-integrates-art-into-the-citys-urban-fabric

ARTnews.com

- Yasha Grobman Appointed Director of the Israel Museum: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/yasha-grobman-appointed-director-israel-museum-1234770302/

- Philadelphia Art Museum Executive Behind Controversial Rebrand Resigns: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/philadelphia-art-museum-executive-rebrand-resigns-1234770289/

- Archeologists Uncover 2,000-Year-Old Basilica Designed by Vitruvius: ‘The Tutankhamun of the 21st Century’: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/archeologists-uncover-vitruvius-basilica-italy-1234770292/

- Governor Gavin Newsom Says He ‘Had No Clue’ California College of the Arts Would Close: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/gavin-newsom-no-clue-california-college-of-the-arts-close-1234770279/

- 2024 Was a Record Year for Archeological Finds Made by the British Public: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/record-archeological-finds-metal-detecting-british-public-1234770277/

- Serpentine Pavilion Commission Goes to Mexican Architects LANZA atelier: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/serpentine-pavilion-commission-lanza-atelier-1234770283/

- Michael Jackson’s Rarely Seen Art to Go on View in Traveling Museum Debuting in Monaco: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/michael-jackson-rarely-art-warhol-museum-monaco-1234770241/

- Iconic Fashion Designer and Art Collector Valentino Garavani Dies at 93: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/iconic-fashion-designer-art-collector-valentino-garavani-dead-93-1234770264/

- NEH Awards $75.1 M. In Grants to Projects Promoting Classical Arts, Conservative Values: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/neh-awards-grants-promote-classical-art-conservative-values-1234770194/

- Philip Leider, Artforum Founding Editor Who Shaped a Changing Art World, Dies at 96: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/philip-leider-artforum-founding-editor-dead-1234770198/

Hyperallergic

- Shocking New Louvre Heist Footage Released to the Public: https://hyperallergic.com/shocking-new-louvre-heist-footage-released-to-the-public/

- Accessibility Should Be at the Center of Museum Education: https://hyperallergic.com/accessibility-should-be-at-the-center-of-museum-education/

- Philadelphia Art Museum Might Rebrand Its Botched Rebrand: https://hyperallergic.com/philadelphia-art-museum-might-rebrand-its-botched-rebrand/

- New Artwork on National Mall Lampoons Trump-Epstein Birthday Card: https://hyperallergic.com/new-artwork-on-national-mall-lampoons-trump-epstein-birthday-card/

- What Art Films to See at Sundance This Year: https://hyperallergic.com/what-art-films-to-see-at-sundance-this-year/

- John Wilson Bears Witness: https://hyperallergic.com/john-wilson-bears-witness/

- Yoko Ono’s Art Is an Exercise in Hope: https://hyperallergic.com/yoko-onos-art-is-an-exercise-in-hope/

- For Which It Stands…: https://hyperallergic.com/for-which-it-stands-fairfield-university-art-museum/

- Trump Targets New Deal-Era Art: https://hyperallergic.com/trump-targets-new-d/