PROTEST The sculpture of a man on horseback has been sprayed with orange paint
Workers clean the “Horse and Rider” statue by artist Charles Ray, after activists from the group “Derniere Renovation” threw paint on it in Paris on November 18, 2022. — Alain JOCARD/AFP
From Milan to; Paris, environmental activists are attacking works of art. This Friday in the French capital, they sprayed painting a sculpture by Charles Ray, a major figure in contemporary American sculpture. The environmental movement “Last renovation”, whose activists have been mobilizing for several weeks in France by blocking roads, interrupting shows or matches, claimed to this action on Twitter.
The “Horse and Rider” horse and located on the forecourt of the Bourse du commerce in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, was sprayed with orange paint.
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Aruanu, 26 ans, et Rachel, 20 ans, citoyennes soutenant Dernière Rénovation, ont jeté de la peinture orange sur la statue “Horse and Rider” de Charles Ray située à la Bourse de commerce de Paris. [1] pic.twitter.com/c87HcH5pWp
— Dernière Rénovation (@derniere_renov)
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“”Eco-vandalism””
““Art and ecology are not antinomic. They are instead common causes!” she added. “Eco-vandalism is stepping up a notch,”trumpeted Culture Minister Rima Abdel Malak, who went there to inspect the sculpture, on Twitter. thanking the “restorers who intervened quickly”.
“Last renovation” is part of the A22 Network, present in 11 Western countries and multiplying shock actions for several weeks to denounce climate inaction and demand strong action from governments.