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Hector Hyppolite, the ‘First Black Surrealist,’ Gets His Due at Art Basel Paris

Hector Hyppolite, ca. 1945. Courtesy The Gallery of Everything A few years ago, at Art Basel Paris, London’s The Gallery of Everything wanted to show the work of the late self-taught Haitian painter Hector Hyppolite, who is today considered a pioneering artist associated with the Surrealist movement. The response from the fair, gallery founder James …

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Investigators Look to DNA Analysis and Video Footage to Identify Louvre Thieves

French Police officers seal off the entrance to the Louvre Museum in Paris after a jewel heist on October 19, 2025. Photo Kiran Ridley/Getty Images As the hunt for the Louvre jewel thieves continues, approximately 100 investigators have turned to DNA evidence found at the crime scene to help bring the perpetrators to justice. Investigators …

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Louvre Admits Stolen Jewels Are Not Insured, Art Basel/UBS Collecting Report Shows Growing Influence of Women and Gen Z, and More: Morning Links for October 23, 2025

The Louvre upon its reopening. Photo Mohamad Salaheldin Abdelg Alsayed/Anadolu via Getty Images To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. THE HEADLINES LOUVRE UNCOVERED. The smash-and-grab at the Louvre onSunday, when masked thieves stole jewels once belonging to Emperor Napoleon III and Empress Eugénie in broad daylight, is becoming an exponential embarrassment …

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In ‘Global Fascisms,’ Over 50 Artists Tackle AI, Trump, and the Return of Authoritarian Politics

Julia Scher, Danger Dirty Data (1991), installation view of the show “I’ll be Gentle,” Pat Hearn Gallery, New York City. © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2025, courtesy of the artist and Esther Schipper Berlin/Paris/Seoul In 2016, Josh Kline debuted “Unemployment,” a series that explored mass joblessness brought on by technology and automation, and the potential end …

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Gladstone Gallery Adds British Painter Celia Paul, Debuts Work at Art Basel Paris

Portrait ofCelia Paul, 2025. © Gautier Deblonde. Courtesy the artist and Victoria Miro The British artist Celia Paul, known for her moody figurative paintings that often draw from her life, has had numerous solo exhibitions at galleries and museums over the past decade—none of them in New York, save for a 2015 show at Gallery …

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Five 18th-Century Snuff Boxes Stolen from Paris’s Cognacq-Jay Museum Have Been Recovered

Paris (France): “musee Cognacq-Jay”, a museum located in the Donon Hotel Andia/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Five out of seven valuable 18th-century snuffboxes stolen last year from Paris’s Cognacq-Jay Museum have been found. Paris Musées, an organization that manages several of Paris’s city museums, announced the return of the objects this week. “Thanks to …

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An Indigenous Takeover of the Met Asks Who Should Be Writing Art History

Acosia Red Elk’s performance on October 14, 2025, in front of ‘Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emmanuel Leutze (1851). The painting reveals a hidden artwork by Flechas, titled ‘Landback’ when visitors use the “Encoded” app. Photos by Aaron Huey courtesy of Amplifier
 This week, for maybe the first time, an eagle beat its wings in …

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