The Art Angle

London! Paris! Rome? The Round Up Goes International

Andrew Russeth, Margaret Carrigan, and Katya Kazakina rehash the past few weeks of art fairs, protests, and auctions around the world.

Big Ben! The Eiffel Tower! The Trevi Fountain! Photos: Getty Images.

Sonia Manalili & Andrew Russeth & Katya Kazakina & Margaret Carrigan Oct 29, 2026

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It has been a whirlwind few weeks for the art industry in Europe. First, Frieze London and Frieze Masters alighted in Regent’s Park , and a bevy of satellite fairs opened all over the British capital. There were big-league openings, auctions, and a great deal more.

Then the art crowd decamped for Paris for Art Basel , right after large-scale protests in the city and around France gave way to looting and police clashes. Student protesters shuttered the Louvre for a day, but the fair went ahead as planned, with some 200 exhibitors offering work at the Grand Palais .…