Dressed in front of Picasso’s Guernica – Protest over NATO role in Ukraine war

An original protest was organized in Spain on the occasion of its Summit NATOas about 30 protesters disagreed with the role played by the Atlantic Alliance in the war in Ukraine.

According to Reuters, the protesters accused NATO of inciting war in Ukraine and claimed that “security can not be achieved with more weapons”, according to the organizers of the mobilization, Extinction Rebellion and Fridays For Future, in a joint statement .

Thus, in photos and videos posted on social media, there are about a dozen activists lying on the floor, in the Reina Sofia Museumνα impersonating the dead in front of Picasso’s masterpiece, Guernicawhich is inspired by the bombing of the city of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War.

Some activists held placards with the slogan “War is the death of people. “War is the death of art.” The protest lasted about 10 minutes and then the museum staff removed the activists. The museum management declined to comment.

It is reminded that Picasso painted the famous work after Nazi Germany sent planes to Spain to support the forces of dictator Francisco Franco. The bombing of the Basque city on April 26, 1937, killed 1,600 people and injured thousands more.


Source: News Beast

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