Museum Power Plays and Cultural Flashpoints

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Massimiliano Gioni Will Lead the New Museum This Giant Spider at Frieze London Will Transport You to a Digital World Massimiliano Gioni Named Director of New York’s New Museum Luísa Cunha, the Portuguese Artist Whose Sound Sculptures Explored the Power of Language, Dies at 77 Texas Covers Up Beloved "Black Artists Matter" Mural in Austin Pro-Palestinian Cultural Workers Call for Strike Over US Ambassador’s Visit to Venice UK Artists Accuse Shuttering Artist Pension Trust of ‘Epic Betrayal,’ Former Barnes Foundation President Richard Glanton Has Died, and More: Morning Links for July 7, 2026 An English National Is the First to Be Convicted of Violating Sanctions Against Russia Trump’s Unhinged Attacks on the Smithsonian Denmark’s Louisiana Museum Announces Remedios Varo Exhibition in Fall 2026