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

Chop her motherfucking hands off.

And the same for anybody else who does the same.

My pussy stinks!

It’s a genuine publicity stunt because the French version of “Me Too” is something about outing pigs.

[quote]Performance artist Deborah de Robertis says she organised the stunt, after which two people were arrested

This is disgusting and appalling. Some "performance artist" who shouldn't be trusted to clean Courbet's brushes decides to destroy someone else's art.

The penalty for the wilful damage or destruction of historically significant art pieces (i.e., any artist on display in Musee d’Orsay or othere major museum) should be 5-10x the appraised value, plus cost of restoration and 2 years probation during which if they engage in any criminal activity, they are jailed for 2-5 years.

I love how newspapers still won't show the painting....

Facebook banned it under its "no nudity" policy, leading to a long court battle.

Not to worry controversy is great for art. It was free advertising for the gallery.

[quote]Not to worry controversy is great for art. It was free advertising for the gallery.

I know whenever art features in the news it's popular for people to offer up a dumbass cynical observation about celebrity culture (as a substitute for art knowledge), but it wasn't some gallery stunt to garner visitors for a private art gallery. It was exhibited at the Centre Pompidou (Musée National d'Art Moderne), the 19th most visited art museum in the world in 2023, and not in a race to win anything or sell anything.

Can someone tell her she's several years late to this, even by French standards?

Of course Lacan owned it. All this story is missing is Julia Kristeva and the Guerrilla Girls.

Having seen the painting at the Musee D’Orsay back in ‘99 I can attest it is an eye popping work.