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22Oct
ARTnews · Art As Art Basel Paris Shutters for Weekend Protests, Satellite Fairs Keep Their Doors Open ↗ Here are some highlights from some of the smaller fairs all around Paris, and how they are responding to Saturday's planned protests.The event →
22Oct
ARTnews · Art Monet Painting Sells for $56.2 M., Setting French Auction Record at Sotheby’s Paris ↗ Nearly three-quarters of the lots sold above their high estimates.
22Oct
ARTnews · Art Barbara Hepworth Sculpture Sells for $8.3 M., Leading Christie’s London Auction ↗ Wednesday's sale brought Christie’s running total for its October 20th- and 21st-century auctions in London to £278.6 million ($371.4 million).
22Oct
ARTnews · Art Dealers Scramble to Get Works Out of Paris After Surprise Art Basel Announcement ↗ The fair said it was “too early” to understand the financial implications of closing early due to the protests.The event →
22Oct
Town & Country · Art Art Basel Paris Opens With Added Security Measures Amid Nationwide Unrest ↗ The festival’s director invoked the City of Light’s motto, ensuring the show will go on.The event →
22Oct
The New York Times · Art Art Basel Paris to End Early Because of France Riots ↗ Organizers cut the fair short after days of brisk sales at V.I.P. previews, citing safety concerns amid weeks of demonstrations in France.The event →
22Oct
WWD · Art Art Basel Paris Cuts Short 2026 Edition Due to Threat of Violent Protests ↗ Citing security concerns, the fair said it would close on Friday, two days ahead of schedule.The event →
22Oct
ARTnews · Art Art Basel Paris and Fondation Louis Vuitton to Close on Saturday Ahead of Protests ↗ Art venues are planning to close all day out of precaution, while others, such as Post-Fair plan to shutter early on Saturday.The event →
22Oct
ARTnews · Art The Best Booths at Art Basel Paris, From Tar Paintings to a Falling Knife ↗ The Swiss company’s French fair runs through Sunday at the Grand Palais.The event →
21Oct
ARTnews · Art Condemning Violent Protestors, Alicja Kwade to Remove Art Basel Paris Public Sculpture Early ↗ A monumental sculpture by artist Alicja Kwade will be removed early from public display in Paris, where it was installed part of the public program of the Art Basel Paris fair…The event →
21Oct
ARTnews · Art What’s Selling at Art Basel Paris? Reported Sales Top Out at $10 M. for a Richter and a Baselitz ↗ Dealers said the experience was like "drinking from a fire hose."The event →
21Oct
WWD · Art Alice Diop Explores Black Women’s Representation in New Miu Miu Exhibition ↗ The French filmmaker makes her first foray into exhibition-making, bringing together Black women artists across art, literature and performance at Art Basel Paris.The event →
21Oct
ARTnews · Art The Best Works at Art Basel Paris’s Public Program, From a Crowd of TV Screens to a Flock of Plush Animals ↗ Despite so much grayish art, these monumental works still offer plenty of pleasure.The event →
21Oct
21Oct
The Guardian · Art Why has a crumbling bottle plant been rebuilt in Paris? The stunning show suggesting the future is Ghana-shaped ↗ Fondation Cartier, Paris Ibrahim Mahama put an entire factory in this exhibition exploring Ghana before and after it was ripped to shreds by colonialism. And it’s just one…
21Oct
The New York Times · Art Art Basel Paris Preview Draws Interest Despite Protests ↗ The Avant-Première preview of the Art Basel Paris fair attracted major collectors despite an escalation of anti-government protests, riots and looting across French cities.The event →
21Oct
ARTnews · Art Rosana Paulino’s Pantheon of Black Plant Goddesses Arrives in Paris ↗ The artist opens an exhibition of her ongoing “Senhora das Plantas” (Lady of the Plants) series at Mendes Wood DM’s gallery in the French capital.
20Oct
ARTnews · Art Art Basel Paris Opens Avant Première with ‘Good Energy,’ a Smattering of Sales, and One $100 M. Work ↗ Dealers reported "good energy" at the ultra-VIP event, but the show may have been stolen by a $100 M. Modigliani work at Pace Di Donna Schrader.The event →

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