What’s this? OK, Picasso! I like it
To turn the whole wheel of public opinion and create change we need more hands on the wheel – and bravery, conviction and evidence of action bring them, writes All or Nothing’s Warren Davies.
There’s a time for talk and sensible consensus building but sometimes you just have to glue your pink bits to a priceless artwork and get arrested.
Recently, two rebels from a local cell of Extinction Rebellion glued their hands to the glass over Picasso’s Massacre in Korea at NGV in Melbourne to draw attention to the climate emergency.
‘Nuisances!’ we cried into our gallery programs. ‘Selfish trouble-makers!!’ we tweeted as it made news around the world.
