Climate change activist throws pink paint at Picasso painting
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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.