Climate activist defaces Monet painting in Paris

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Woman from Riposte Alimentaire arrested after sticking poster on impressionist painter’s CoquelicotsA climate activist has been arrested for sticking an adhesive poster on a Monet painting at the Musee d’Orsay in Paris to draw attention to global warming, a police source said.The action by the woman, a member of Riposte Alimentaire (Food Response) – a group of environmental activists and defenders of sustainable food production – was seen in a video posted on X, placing a blood-red poster over Coquelicots (Poppies) by the French impressionist painter Claude Monet. Continue reading...

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