Protest Art
The French Student Protesters Subverting Monuments Like It's May 68
Demonstrators are upending the country’s public landmarks to denounce police violence, under-resourced schools, and a worsening cost-of-living crisis.
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Art Basel Paris Undergoes Lockdown Ahead of Opening
Police ordered the Grand Palais to briefly shut down amid the nationwide student protests.
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Paris Students Block Louvre Entrance, Forcing Closure
Students from the independent École du Louvre and the National School of Fine Arts are leading the ongoing action.
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Rembrandt’s Ancient Obsessions Are Made Anew in Upcoming Met Exhibition
Co-organized with the Louvre, "Rembrandt and the Ancients" opens at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in November 2027 and will travel to Paris in 2028.
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German Duo Arrested After Hanging Paintings Next to Mona Lisa
The two men told Paris police the stunt was just "for fun."
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Smithsonian to Show Historic Islamic Artworks From Louvre’s Collection
Opening September 26, the National Museum of Asian Art exhibition will feature 26 pieces spanning 12 centuries of Islamic art history.
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Suspects Shed Light on "Mastermind" Behind Louvre Heist
One of the two men told investigators that the person who allegedly hired them for the job “thought we could have taken more.”
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Magdalena Abakanowicz Sculpted the Collective Body
Her organic sculptures convey a quiet power, the faceless anonymity of multitudes transformed into a collective oneness.
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A Surprisingly Enjoyable Show About Critical Theory
An exhibition about the influence of French critical theory on American art finds inspiration in diasporic thinkers like Frantz Fanon and Aimé Césaire.
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Shocking New Louvre Heist Footage Released to the Public
The video shows how the thieves made it in and out of the museum's Apollo Gallery almost seamlessly with the nation's crown jewels.
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John Singer Sargent’s Essence in a Brushstroke
Though it offers little in the way of Sargent’s artistic engagement with the city he called home for a decade, “Dazzling Paris” is a reminder of his uncommonly skillful brushwork.
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Man Steals Sword From Joan of Arc Statue in Paris
The suspect reportedly climbed the bronze sculpture and broke off the French heroine’s weapon with a snap.