{"id":2212961,"date":"2026-10-22T12:28:42","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T09:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2212961"},"modified":"2026-10-22T12:28:42","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T09:28:42","slug":"weekend-protests-in-paris-raise-question-of-early-art-basel-closure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2212961","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Protests in Paris Raise Question of Early Art Basel Closure"},"content":{"rendered":"

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  • Ahead of planned protests in Paris and calls to demonstrate at the Grand Palais, where Art Basel is held, the fair would not confirm at this stage whether it will have to shutter Saturday, even as other art spaces, such as the Fondation Louis Vuitton, announce closures.<\/li>\n
  • An early Roman-era marble torso just broke an auction record for classical sculpture, selling for $34.3 million at Sotheby\u2019s.<\/li>\n
  • The New York Public Library was gifted some 250 prints by Kiki Smith from her sister, the artist Seton Smith.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

    \n\t\tThe Headlines\t<\/h2>\n

    ART BASEL PARIS PACKING UP EARLY?<\/strong> Ahead of planned protests Saturday, the Fondation Louis Vuitton plans to close its doors out of precaution, ARTnews<\/em> has learned. New anti-government protests about social and economic inequalities are expected in Paris and other European cities this weekend, sparking rumors that Art Basel may also have to close early as a result. Reporter Julie Brener Davich posted on Instagram that the fair stated that \u201cat this stage we have nothing to share. We remain in close contact with the Paris Police Prefecture and all relevant authorities and will communicate any decision as soon as practicable.\u201d ARTnews<\/em> has contacted Art Basel for comment. Meanwhile, the Instagram account Documentations Art has called on readers to \u201ctake the Grand Palais,\u201d where Art Basel<\/strong> is held, in a form of protest on Saturday, against what it calls \u201cArt Basel, the fair of plunder,\u201d reports Le Monde<\/strong><\/em>.The French media described the social media post as \u201criddled with approximations and falsehoods\u201d about how wealthy individuals are allegedly enriching themselves by buying art for supposed investment and tax-reduction purposes. Many online comments criticized the logic behind the post, but rumors have spread of a potential protest at the fair on a day when the general public typically visits.<\/p>\n

    VENI, VIDI, VENDIDI<\/em>.<\/strong> Following heated bidding, an early Roman-era marble torso just broke an auction record for classical sculpture, selling for $34.3 million at Sotheby\u2019s<\/strong> Magnum Opus Evening Auction on Wednesday, reports ArtDependence<\/em><\/strong>. The torso, wearing an ornate tunic carved in incredible detail, is believed to represent one of the Julio-Claudian emperors, who ruled Rome from 27 BC to AD 68, and it was likely made in two parts to stand, with most of its weight unevenly placed on its right leg.<\/p>\n

    \n\t\tThe Digest\t<\/h2>\n

    \n\tThe New York Public Library <\/strong>was gifted some 250 prints by Kiki Smith<\/strong> from her sister, the artist Seton Smith<\/strong>. [ARTnews]<\/p>\n

    \n\tThe convicted Miami art dealer Leslie Roberts<\/strong>, sentenced to prison for selling fake Andy Warhols<\/strong>, has been assisting federal agents with investigations into other cases of art fraud. [The Art Newspaper]<\/p>\n

    Florentina Holzinger<\/strong>\u2019s concluding Venice Biennale<\/strong> performance, CLOSING \u00c9TUDE<\/em>, is \u201ca final dinner\u201d that will include a procession from the Austrian pavilion to the historic Scuola Grande della Misericordia. [ARTnews]<\/p>\n

    \n\tMonths of delays in grant payments from the San Francisco Art Commission<\/strong> to artists are worrying awardees, some of whom still haven\u2019t been paid and are struggling to make ends meet as a result. [San Francisco Examiner]<\/p>\n

    \n\tThe Swedish \u201cmuseum\u201d network Fotografiska<\/strong> has opened its fifth site in China, specifically the Shenzhen Bay MIXC commercial center, adding to its global expansion. [Le Journal des Arts]<\/p>\n

    \n\t\tThe Kicker\t<\/h2>\n

    WHO WANTS THE WORLD?<\/strong> A 1930\u2019s globe used by General Dwight D. Eisenhower<\/strong> during World War II was damaged when Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth<\/strong> dispatched his own team to relocate the artifact from the Pentagon and put it in his own office, reports the Washington Post<\/em><\/strong>. \u201cOrdinarily, moving historical items within the building is a deliberate process overseen by trained curators,\u201d explains the Post<\/em>. But for whatever reason, Hegseth\u2019s staff wanted to bypass protocol, and the people moving the 30-inch globe dropped and broke it. The Army confirmed the damage during an \u201cattempted move\u201d on February 3, which left a hole in the sphere. In the end, the broken globe stayed in its original place. \u201cHegseth wants an Eisenhower totem to be like Ike, brilliant in war and peace,\u201d said Ty Seidule, a retired brigadier general. \u201cHegseth is no Ike. The globe won\u2019t give him Ike\u2019s attributes of humility, intellect, and judgment.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https:\/\/www.artnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5833.jpg?w=1024″] To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. Good morning! Ahead of planned protests in Paris and calls to demonstrate at the Grand Palais, where Art Basel is held, the fair would not confirm at this stage whether it will have to shutter […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[61,226],"class_list":["post-2212961","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-artnews-com","tag-crawlmanager"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2212961","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2212961"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2212961\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2212961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2212961"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2212961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}