Daily Art Download
Hidden Hoards, Public Fury, and Forgery Wars
Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Major Swiss museum acquisition proves far larger after extra works revealed in donor’s unopened portfolios https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/09/14/major-swiss-museum-acquisition-proves-far-larger-after-extra-works-revealed-in-donors-unopened-portfolios Pro-Palestine Activists Protest at British Museum During Bayeux Tapestry Exhibition’s Opening Weekend https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/pro-palestine-activists-british-museum-bayeux-tapestry-1234798202/ Lawsuit Alleges Warhol Forgery Scheme Spanning Florida, Peru, and Philadelphia https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/andy-warhol-foregery-lawsuit-richard-perlman-1234798170/ Sotheby’s to Offer $90 M. in Art from Richard Hedreen’s Collection, Ahead of Major University Gift https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/sothebys-richard-hedreen-collection-sale-seattle-university-1234798142/ Another Abstract Public Artwork Faces Trump’s Senseless Ire https://hyperallergic.com/another-abstract-public-artwork-faces-trumps-senseless-ire/ James McNeill Whistler’s Music for the Eyes https://hyperallergic.com/james-mcneill-whistlers-music-for-the-eyes/ Europe’s Art Theft Problem Is Much Bigger Than the Louvre https://hyperallergic.com/europes-art-theft-problem-is-much-bigger-than-the-louvre/ Using AI, Scientists Recreate the Sights and Sounds of 2,500-Year-Old Tombs https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/scientists-recreate-sights-sounds-2500-year-old-tombs-1234798184/ Kennedy Center’s Future Hangs in the Balance as Report Warns of Imminent Closure https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/kennedy-center-possible-imminent-closure-bankruptcy-1234798112/ Keith Haring Mural May Decide the Fate of Public Art in Philly https://hyperallergic.com/keith-haring-mural-may-decide-the-fate-of-public-art-in-philly/
