Overview
- Organizers implemented concrete anti-ram barriers, 24-hour perimeter patrols and coordinated private security with the Paris police to allow the Grand Palais fair to proceed.
- Art Basel confirmed VIP and professional previews are underway and the public program is scheduled to run through October 25 with galleries on view inside the Grand Palais.
- Several satellite exhibitions and high-profile opening parties were postponed or canceled as a precaution, and some historic Hors les murs venues were removed from this year’s public program.
- Reports and on-site checks indicate public-program works have not been damaged since installation and major industry events continued to draw collectors and artists.
- Nationwide student-led protests that broadened into mass demonstrations prompted local curfews, large arrest totals and calls for further demonstrations, a dynamic organizers say they are monitoring because it could affect public access and security.