Climate activists on Tuesday poured a black liquid over Austrian painter Gustav Klimt's masterpiece 'Death and Life' at Vienna's Leopold Museum.
A climate activist of the Last Generation is restrained after spraying Death and Life by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt with black liquid, at the Leopold Museum in Vienna.Climate activists on Tuesday poured a black liquid over Austrian painter Gustav Klimt's masterpiece"Restorers are working to determine whether the painting protected by glass has been damaged," said Klaus Pokorny.
In images shared by the group on social media two men can be seen pouring a black, oily liquid on the famous Klimt painting before being arrested by a museum employee.Admission to the Leopold Museum was free on Tuesday as part of a day sponsored by the Austrian oil and gas group OMV.Numerous masterpieces across Europe have been attacked in recent weeks in protests at the lack of action against climate change.
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