Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- All the Ways Donald Trump Is Dramatically Redesigning the White House: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/donald-trump-white-house-redesign-2704816
- Paris Auction Houses Post a $212 Million Haul, Up 30 Percent From 2024: https://news.artnet.com/market/paris-auctions-october-2704765
- Rembrandt’s Etched Masterpieces Make Their U.S. Museum Debut: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/rembrandt-etchings-us-debut-2705114
- L.A. Galleries Face Big Challenges. These Dealers Are Making It Work: https://news.artnet.com/market/los-angeles-galleries-2696852
- Original Superman Costume Once Worn by Christopher Reeve Up for Sale: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/superman-costume-christopher-reeve-auction-2705026
- Long-Overlooked Black Veteran Identified in Rare 19th-Century Portrait: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/black-veteran-thomas-phillips-portrait-identified-2704721
- Norman Rockwell Paintings That Once Hung in the White House Bound for Auction: https://news.artnet.com/market/norman-rockwell-president-white-house-paintings-auction-2704973
- Forgotten Dalí Painting, Bought for $200, Just Sold for 300 Times More: https://news.artnet.com/market/salvador-dali-painting-vecchio-sultano-auction-2672396
- Picasso Portrait, Hidden for 80 Years, Sells for More Than $37 Million: https://news.artnet.com/market/picasso-portrait-dora-maar-unseen-80-years-auction-2689919
- Decoded Hieroglyphics Reveal Female Ruler of Ancient Maya City: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/foundation-stone-maya-coba-woman-ruler-2704521
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
- $9.5bn terminal at New York's JFK Airport will feature art by Yinka Shonibare, Firelei Báez, Tomás Saraceno and others: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/27/jfk-airport-new-terminal-one-public-art-commissions
- ‘A static collection is a dead collection’: how the British Museum is acquiring for a global public: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/27/how-the-british-museum-is-collecting-for-a-global-public
- Art Toronto gets sales boost from baseball World Series: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/27/art-toronto-sales-world-series-baseball-toronto-blue-jays
- The Big Review | 36th Bienal de São Paulo ★★★★: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/27/the-big-review-|-36th-bienal-de-sao-paulo
- Five years and $6m later, restoration at New York's Nevelson Chapel is nearing completion: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/27/after-five-years-and-6m-restoration-at-new-yorks-nevelson-chapel-is-nearing-completion
- ‘I’m not trying to impress anyone with what I buy’: how Catherine Walsh went from cosmetics queen to art collector: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/27/how-catherine-walsh-went-from-cosmetics-queen-to-art-collector
- Forged Picasso, Rembrandt and Kahlo paintings seized by Bavarian police: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/27/forged-picasso-rembrandt-kahlo-paintings-seized-bavarian-police
- Two suspects arrested over Louvre heist as museum’s remaining jewels moved off site: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/27/two-suspects-arrested-louvre-heist-unimplemented-security-plan
- No such thing as bad press: makers of lift used in Louvre theft launch ad campaign: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/27/no-such-thing-as-bad-press-makers-of-lift-used-in-louvre-theft-launch-tongue-in-cheek-ad-campaign
- British Council launches residency programme for artists from war-torn countries: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/27/british-council-launches-residency-programme-for-artists-from-war-torn-countries
- Francis Bacon’s Paris pad honoured with plaque: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/27/his-name-in-lights-francis-bacons-paris-pad-honoured-with-plaque
- Comment | A spate of dealer anniversaries offers hope amid art market doomerism: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/27/comment-spate-dealer-anniversaries-offers-hope-amid-art-market-doomerism
- How artist-designed shade structures are protecting vulnerable residents in US’s hottest city: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/27/how-artist-designed-shade-structures-are-protecting-vulnerable-residents-in-uss-hottest-city
- Monumental sculpture honours women’s service in US Coast Guard during Second World War: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/27/prune-nourry-monument-north-miami-beach-second-world-war-women-coast-guard
- Nazi-looted Kirchner watercolour goes to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/27/nazi-loot-kirchner-restituted-virginia-museum-fine-arts
- How Ai Weiwei gave a classic Italian opera a political twist: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/27/ai-weiwei-puccini-turandot-opera-documentary-film
Art Business News
- Meet the Artist: Sveta Esser: https://artbusinessnews.com/2025/10/meet-the-artist-sveta-esser/
- Meet the Gallerist: Lorna York: https://artbusinessnews.com/2025/10/meet-the-gallerist-lorna-york/
ARTnews.com
- Storied Ancient Egyptian City Wasn’t Abandoned Because of a Plague, Archaeologists Say: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ancient-egyptian-plague-akhetaten-study-1234758994/
- Miami’s Frost Museum of Science Seeks Removal of Pérez Art Museum Miami Billboard: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/perez-art-museum-miami-billboard-lawsuit-1234759024/
- German Police Bust Forgery Ring Accused of Trying to Sell Copied Rembrandt for $150 M.: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/german-police-bust-forgery-ring-rembrandt-picasso-1234759011/
- Wooden Tomb Complex Uncovered in South Korea Shows Evidence of Human Sacrifice: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/wooden-tomb-complex-uncovered-south-korea-includes-armor-jewelry-evidence-human-sacrifice-1234758982/
- Racquel Chevremont Accuses Mickalene Thomas of Emotional and Physical Abuse in New Lawsuit: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/racquel-chevremont-mickalene-thomas-lawsuit-new-allegations-1234758956/
- Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter Plays Surprise DJ Set at the Pompidou in Paris: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/daft-punks-thomas-bangalter-pompidou-dj-set-1234758969/
- Pepperdine Museum Director Resigns Amid Censorship Controversy: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/pepperdine-weisman-museum-director-resigns-1234758951/
- Museum Leaders Support Louvre Director Laurence des Cars in Open Letter: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/curators-museum-directors-offer-support-in-letter-to-louvre-1234758931/
- Following Controversial Tibet Project, Activists Denounce Cai Guo-Qiang Fireworks in Paris: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/cai-guo-qiang-centre-pompidou-activists-respond-1234758938/
- Biennale of Sydney Reveals Artists for 2026 Edition Themed Around Memory and Erasure: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/biennale-of-sydney-2026-artist-list-1234758937/
Hyperallergic
- The Bukhara Biennial Will Break Your Heart: https://hyperallergic.com/1052634/the-bukhara-biennial-will-break-your-heart/
- Howard Hodgkin Was Best in the Dark Spaces: https://hyperallergic.com/1052597/howard-hodgkin-was-best-in-the-dark-spaces-pitzhanger-manor/
- Michael David’s Art Gazes Back at Us: https://hyperallergic.com/1052547/michael-david-art-gazes-back-at-us/
- A Textile Show Ruptures, Cascades, and Bleeds: https://hyperallergic.com/1052546/a-textile-show-tempest-gallery-ruptures-cascades-bleeds/
- Koyo Kouoh’s Final Lesson on Pan-African Solidarity: https://hyperallergic.com/1049597/koyo-kouoh-final-lesson-on-pan-african-solidarity/
- Pompeii’s Elite Once Lived in Luxury Towers, Research Says: https://hyperallergic.com/1052720/pompeiis-elite-once-lived-in-luxury-towers-research-says/
- Mickalene Thomas Sued for $14M Over Abuse Allegations: https://hyperallergic.com/1052600/mickalene-thomas-sued-for-14-million-over-abuse-allegations/
- Louvre Heist: Two Arrested; Director Gets Support From Peers: https://hyperallergic.com/1052553/louvre-heist-two-arrested-director-gets-support-from-peers/
- Des Moines Art Center Presents Manuel Álvarez Bravo: Collaborations: https://hyperallergic.com/1051755/des-moines-art-center-manuel-alvarez-bravo-collaborations/
- University of Arkansas School of Art’s Graduate Programs Are Tuition-Free: https://hyperallergic.com/1051534/university-of-arkansas-school-of-arts-graduate-programs-are-tuition-free/