Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Artnet News - Records Fall During $706 Million Night at Sotheby’s, Turbocharged by Blue-Chip Lauder Trove: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/records-fall-during-706-million-night-at-sothebys-turbocharged-by-blue-chip-lauder-trove-2714943 - Renée Zellweger Unveils ‘Bridget Jones’ Statue in London: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/bridget-jones-sculpture-leicester-square-london-2715453 - Basquiat Painting Makes $48.3 Million in Auction Debut: https://news.artnet.com/market/basquiat-crowns-peso-neto-sothebys-auction-2697577 - Maurizio Cattelan’s Golden Toilet Sells for $12.1 Million at Sotheby’s: https://news.artnet.com/market/maurizio-cattelan-america-gold-toilet-auction-2707156 - Leonard Lauder’s Klimt Fetches $236.4 Million at Sotheby’s: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/leonard-lauders-klimt-painting-fetches-sothebys-2713549 - A Cadre of Artists Have Successfully Rescued and Restored Nina Simone’s Historic Childhood Home: https://news.artnet.com/market/the-push-to-preserve-nina-simones-childhood-home-just-got-a-6-million-boost-thanks-to-venus-williams-and-adam-pendleton-2307161 - How Women Fiber Artists Are Reframing Absurdism: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/contemporary-art-modern-project-gallery-2714648 - Christie’s Banner $690 Million Night for 20th-Century Art: By the Numbers: https://news.artnet.com/market/christies-20th-century-art-november-new-york-by-the-numbers-2715393 - Margot Robbie’s Production Company Brings ‘Bad Bridget’ Museum Exhibition to the Silver Screen: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/bad-bridget-movie-2715142 - O’Keeffe, Seurat Works Head to Auction in Controversial Museum Sale: https://news.artnet.com/market/okeeffe-seurat-phillips-collection-deaccession-2715082 The Art Newspaper - International art news and events - Klimt portrait sells for record $236.3m at Sotheby’s in New York: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/18/klimt-record-sothebys-new-york-lauder-collection - Metropolitan Museum workers launch unionising effort: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/18/metropolitan-museum-workers-unionising - Print dealers' association expands to include gallerists specialised in drawings: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/18/ifpda-print-dealers-association-expands-drawings - Climate report from Getty’s PST Art programme urges cultural organisations to confront exhibitions’ impacts: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/18/getty-pst-art-climate-report-exhibitions-environmental-impacts - Art Basel Hong Kong announces new section dedicated to work made in past five years: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/18/art-basel-hong-kong-announces-new-section-work-past-five-years - Kicking off New York November sales, Christie's nets healthy $690m from double-header 20th-century auction: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/18/kicking-off-new-york-november-sales-christies-nets-healthy-5747m-from-double-header-20th-century-auction - ‘Mona Lisa of illuminated manuscripts’ goes on show in Rome: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/18/mona-lisa-of-illuminated-manuscripts-goes-on-show-in-rome - Pakistani artist Shahzia Sikander navigates her country’s complex past—a new monograph tells her story: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/18/pakistani-artist-shahzia-sikander-navigates-her-countrys-complex-pasta-new-monograph-tells-her-story Art Business News - RED DOT MIAMI 2025 SPOTLIGHT PROGRAM: https://artbusinessnews.com/2025/11/red-dot-miami-2025-spotlight-program/ - SPECTRUM MIAMI 2025 SPOTLIGHT PROGRAM: https://artbusinessnews.com/2025/11/spectrum-miami-2025-spotlight-program/ ARTnews.com - Sotheby’s Double-Header Sale Totals $706 M. Including Nearly $400 M. for Three Klimt Paintings: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/sothebys-lauder-now-contemporary-sales-report-klimt-record-1234762267/ - What a Waste: Maurizio Cattelan Golden Toilet Sells for $12.1 M. at S