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The Independent
an hour ago
- The Independent
Protester captured on video spraying pink paint at Picasso artwork
Climate change protesters have claimed responsibility for throwing pink paint at Picasso 's 1901 painting L'hetaire at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Footage of the incident, shared by the environmental group Last Generation Canada, shows a person smearing paint on the artwork. A person was arrested for mischief, released, and is scheduled to appear in court, while two others who filmed were detained and released without charge. Last Generation Canada, which recently also claimed responsibility for spray-painting a Montreal casino, is demanding the Canadian government establish a climate disaster protection agency. Watch the video in full above.
The Independent
an hour ago
- The Independent
Climate change activist throws pink paint at Picasso painting
A climate change protester threw pink paint at a Picasso painting in Montreal. Environmental group Last Generation Canada shared footage of the incident on Thursday (19 June), which shows an activist smearing bright paint on the 1901 painting L'hetaire at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. The protester can be seen being escorted out of the museum by security, with police later confirming that an individual had been arrested for mischief. The suspect was released and will appear in court at a later date, Montreal Police said, while the two others who filmed the incident were detained before being released without charge. The group, who spray-painted a Montreal casino pink last week, are calling for the Canadian government to create a climate disaster protection agency.
CTV News
12 hours ago
- CTV News
Climate activist throws paint on Picasso painting at Montreal museum
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts in Montreal, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes A climate activist group says one of its supporters sprayed pink paint this morning on a Pablo Picasso painting at a Montreal museum. Last Generation Canada says an activist smeared washable paint on the 1901 painting L'hétaïre at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. The group is calling for the Canadian government to create a climate disaster protection agency to help those affected by extreme weather. Montreal police say one person was arrested for mischief after the incident and was released with a promise to appear in court at a later date. The museum says the painting was kept under protective glass and there were no immediate signs of damage to the painting itself, which is on loan from a gallery in Italy. The activist group says it has also targeted the Montreal casino and the BMO Museum with pink paint in recent weeks. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 19, 2025.
National Post
12 hours ago
- Politics
- National Post
Climate activist douses pink paint on Picasso painting at Montreal museum
MONTREAL — A climate activist group says one of its supporters sprayed pink paint this morning on a Pablo Picasso painting at a Montreal museum. Article content Last Generation Canada says an activist smeared washable paint on the 1901 painting L'hetaire at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Article content Article content The group is calling for the Canadian government to create a climate disaster protection agency to help those affected by extreme weather. Article content Article content The museum says the painting was kept under protective glass and there were no immediate signs of damage to the painting itself, which is on loan from a gallery in Italy. Article content The activist group says it has also targeted the Montreal casino and the BMO Museum with pink paint in recent weeks. Article content Article content
Montreal Gazette
15 hours ago
- Montreal Gazette
Three arrested after Picasso painting defaced at MMFA
Montreal Crime Montreal police had three people in custody Thursday morning after a work by Picasso on display at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts was spattered with pink paint. Police said they were called to the museum by security at about 10:40 a.m. They said their investigation had determined that one of the suspects, a 21-year-old man, threw the paint while the other two filmed the act. The arrests coincided with the receipt by The Gazette newsroom of an email from the Last Generation Canada environmental group, claiming responsibility for throwing 'washable pink paint on the Pablo Picasso painting, ' L'Hétaire,' part of the Berthe Weill exhibit at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.' The group, which over the past three weeks has also claimed responsibility for painting the Montreal casino pink, blocking St-Denis St. and painting the BMO Museum pink, is demanding the Canadian government create a Climate Disaster Protection Agency to 'help people whose homes, communities, lives and livelihoods have been destroyed by extreme weather including wildfires worsened by the burning of fossil fuels.' There was no immediate word from museum officials as to the extent to the damage to the painting.
