Two radical climate change activists were arrested on Saturday for defacing France’s famous Versailles Palace with orange powder.
In the latest stunt targeting works of art and historic sites, two activists from the collective Riposte Alimentaire (Food Response) have destroyed the entire Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles, a baroque gallery that was once the seat of France’s power. orange powder was thrown at him. Monarchy.
according to to le figaroThe two Green activists were arrested and detained by police in Versailles, police sources said. Fortunately, the incident did not cause any permanent damage to the palace or gallery art.
The Riposte Alimentaire group, which claimed responsibility for the stunt, said in a statement: “Two citizens participating in the food response campaign were exposed to orange lights as they rushed into the famous Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles. threw powder.
“The Hall of Mirrors is an obscene place where a minority monopolizes power and money while people die. 350 years later, nothing has changed!
“Through this action, Riposte Alimentaire wants to raise awareness of the widening inequalities that allow a privileged few to monopolize a portion of the resources while the majority of the population gathers crumbs. .”
This is not the first time the radical Green group has targeted historical objects, having previously claimed responsibility for throwing soup at the Louvre’s Mona Lisa in January. against Claude Monet’s “Le Printemps” was held at the Lyon Museum of Fine Arts in February.
This tactic has been used by artists such as “Just Stop Oil,” which sparked outrage by launching a similar soup attack on Vincent van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” on display at Britain’s National Gallery in 2022. It has been adopted by various climate change activist groups across Europe.
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