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

Art Gallery of Ontario curator resigned after failed acquisition of Nan Goldin work

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/23/nan-goldin-acquisition-art-gallery-ontario-curator-resigns

Conceptual artist Theresa Hak Kyung Cha’s gets expansive tribute in California show

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/23/conceptual-artist-theresa-hak-kyung-chas-many-voices-celebrated-in-berkeley-show

Walker Art Center and Other Museums Close to Protest ICE in Minneapolis

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/minneapolis-museums-close-ice-protest-2739776

US National Portrait Gallery reveals winner of its triennial portraiture award

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/23/national-portrait-gallery-outwin-award-kameron-neal

US National Park Service removes slavery memorial at Philadelphia historic site

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/23/national-park-service-removes-slavery-exhibit-philadelphia-trump-censorship

Artists Call on Jewish Museum’s Support to Save New Deal-Era Murals

https://hyperallergic.com/artists-call-on-jewish-museums-support-to-save-new-deal-era-murals/

Alaska College Student Arrested for Eating AI Artwork Speaks Out: ‘AI Chews up and Spits out Art’ Made By Other People.’

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/alaska-college-student-arrested-for-eating-ai-artwork-interview-1234770750/

Gelman Collection of Mexican Art Surfaces at Santander, With Plans to Bring it to Spain

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/gelman-collection-of-mexican-art-surfaces-at-santander-with-plans-to-bring-it-to-spain-1234770736/

Philadelphia Sues Trump Administration Over Removal of Slavery Exhibits

https://hyperallergic.com/philadelphia-sues-trump-administration-over-removal-of-slavery-exhibits/

Beloved California Art Park Lists Its Estate for $10.9 M. Amid Financial Strife

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/di-rosa-art-center-estate-sale-1234770699/