On a Picasso table exposed to Museum of Fine Arts of Montreal threw pink paint activist for the environment in an attempt to draw attention to the accelerated climate crisis. Snapshots published on social media by the group of climate activists Last Generation Canada They show when protesters fly the color to the portrait, the work of Pablo Picasso in 1901 entitled “L’Hetaire”. Then a demonstrator appears to be driven outside the Museum of Fine Arts by a member of the Security Personnel.

The post on Instagram includes a statement by the demonstrator, who was recognized by the team as Marcel, 21 years old. “Today, I do not attack art, nor do I destroy it. I protect it. Art, at its core, are illustrations of life. They are one of the living, for the living. There is no art on a dead planet »stated in his statement.

In Canada, the heat wave affects the Saskatsan provinces and Manitoba. Canadian officials have warned that unusually warm and dry weather will aggravate the threat of fires this summer in the Canadian provinces.

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“If I were in Winnipeg (Manitoba capital) right now, could I still create art?” Last Generation Canada reports. “Would I have the time, the energy, the resources? Or I would be very absorbed in a battle for my survival and prosperity, because my government refuses to protect its own people. “he points out.

Montreal police have confirmed to The Independent that the activist was arrested and later released to appear in court on a later date. The two people who filmed vandalism were arrested and released without charges, police said in a statement.