Macron Files Complaint Over Decapitation Depiction in Guadeloupe Artwork
The French president has taken legal action following the display of a controversial painting in an art exhibition addressing chlordécone contamination.
- The painting, titled 'Non-Lieu,' depicts a figure holding the decapitated head of President Emmanuel Macron aloft.
- The artwork was part of an exhibition called 'Exposé.e.s au chlordécone,' organized by the Kolèktif Awtis Rézistans in Guadeloupe.
- The exhibition focused on the health and environmental scandal surrounding chlordécone, a pesticide linked to cancer and widespread contamination in the French Caribbean.
- Macron's 2019 remarks downplaying the carcinogenic risks of chlordécone have been a source of controversy, adding context to the artwork's themes.
- The painting was removed from the exhibition prior to Macron's formal complaint, which has prompted the involvement of a judge for further investigation.
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