A huge inflatable Kermit the frog will be the star of the Art Basel Paris contemporary art fair this week in the French capital, unnerved by a daring heist at the Louvre.

"Kermit the Frog, Even" is a 20-metre (66-foot) blow-up figure by Venezuelan-US artist Alex Da Corte -- with its head deflated at the artist's request.

The beloved Muppet Show puppet has already been on display for several days in the Place Vendome, where the world's top jewellers showcase their most valuable and extravagant pieces.

Kermit succeeds last year's giant mushroom by German artist Carsten Hoeller and the Wave by Switzerland's Urs Fischer in 2023.

Its head is deflated as "a way of paying tribute to US public broadcaster PBS", which aired the Muppet Show in the 1970s and is now "facing drastic budget cuts", e

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