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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Adeshola Ore

Prized Picasso ‘unharmed’ after Extinction Rebellion activists glue hands to painting in Melbourne

Two Extinction Rebellion protesters glue their hands to a Picasso painting at Melbourne’s National Gallery of Victoria.
Two Extinction Rebellion protesters glue their hands to Picasso’s Massacre in Korea at Melbourne’s National Gallery of Victoria. Photograph: Matt Hrkac

Two Extinction Rebellion activists glued themselves to a prized Pablo Picasso painting at the National Gallery of Victoria to draw attention to environmental causes ahead of the state election next month.

The protesters – who were arrested and later released without charges being laid – used superglue on Sunday to attach themselves to Picasso’s Massacre in Korea, which was on loan to the gallery as part of its Picasso Century exhibition. The NGV said in a statement the artwork, which was protected by a perspex glazing, was not harmed.

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