The museum “unequivocally denounces” the demonstration.
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Two protesters smeared paint on the display case protecting an Edgar Degas sculpture at Washington, D.C.’s National Gallery of Art, the latest in a string of climate change demonstrations involving vandalizing fine art.Key Facts
Two unnamed protesters dressed in black suits smeared red and black paint on the display case of “Little Dancer Aged Fourteen,” a small wax statue created in 1880.
Video footage posted by the shows the two sitting in front of the vandalized display case and calling for leaders to “take serious action” to protect the environment and fight climate change.
Security guards handcuffed the two individuals, who have been detained, according to Kaywin Feldman, the director of the National Gallery of Art, who released a recorded statement after the incident.
