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‘Latest generation’: climate activists pour oil on Klimt’s painting in Vienna

kClimate activists poured oil on a glass-protected painting by Gustav Klimt in the Leopold Museum in Vienna. The ‘Last Generation’ group, also active in Germany, posted a video on Twitter on Tuesday in which a member hurled the black liquid at the famous work ‘Death and Life’. One of the activists even put his hand on the protective glass.

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A museum spokeswoman confirmed the incident. “At first glance, the plant is doing well,” she told the German news agency. Now the restorers would examine the image more closely.

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The activists referred to Austrian oil and gas group OMV, which supported an open day at the Leopold Museum on Tuesday. “People still exploring and drilling for new oil and gas have blood on their hands – sponsorships can’t wash it off,” they wrote on Twitter. Climate activists have already carried out similar actions in various museums this year.

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