“French museums are not ready”, assure some activists

On Monday July 4, activists from the environmental movement Just Stop Oil glued themselves to the frame of a painting by John Constable on display at the National Gallery, London. Inspired by their action, the French activists of Dernier Rénovation arrested the Prime Minister on Friday, suggesting that they could take action. CARLOS JASSO / AFP

INVESTIGATION – Can the wave of militant actions that targeted the paintings of British cultural institutions reach France? Groups announce it while institutions procrastinate.

Mona Lisa’s enigmatic smile is of great interest to environmental activists from Dernier Rénovation. Lunch on the Grass of Manet and The Raft of the Medusa of Gericault too. Have the activists taken pride in art history? The action movement challenged Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne on Friday. And challenges her to prove the “ecological radicalism” claimed during his general policy speech on Wednesday before the National Assembly. “What picture should we stick to in France to be up to the climate chaos that is coming?”tweeted the collective. “We expect spectacular actions in July”announced Latest Renovation at Figaro.

The idea of ​​taking “action” does not come out of nowhere. In one week since June 29, five British museums have been the scene of a new kind of militant action. In the viewfinder, a painting by Horatio McCulloch at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery, a William Turner in the collection…

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