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Controversial painting by Swiss artist vandalised at Paris museum

Visitors view "Unser Suden Sommer" (2021) by Swiss artist Miriam Cahn at the 59th Venice Art Biennale in Venice on 20 April, 2022. (File photo) © AFP - Vincenzo Pinto

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday condemned an "act of vandalism" after a controversial painting by Swiss artist Miriam Cahn, on display at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris, was doused with spray paint on Sunday.

"Attacking a work is an attack on our values. In France, art is always free and respect for cultural creation is guaranteed," President Macron said on Monday.

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