Painting of vulva by French artist Gustave Courbet sprayed with ‘MeToo’ graffiti
07-05-2024 05:18 via theguardian.com

Painting of vulva by French artist Gustave Courbet sprayed with ‘MeToo’ graffiti

French-Luxembourgish performance artist Deborah de Robertis says she organised the stunt, after which two people were arrestedTwo women have sprayed the words “MeToo” on a 19th-century painting of a woman’s vulva by French artist Gustave Courbet in a stunt by a performance artist, a museum and the artist said.“The Origin of the World”, a nude painted from 1866, was protected by a “glass pane” and the police were on site to assess the damage, the Centre P
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