Life imitates art in nudity stunt at French museum
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A woman has been arrested for indecent exposure after lying down naked in Paris鈥檚 Musee d鈥橭rsay in front of Edouard Manet鈥檚 similarly nude painting of the prostitute Olympia, her lawyer said on Sunday.
Museum-goers were enjoying an exhibition entitled 鈥淪plendour and Misery: Images of Prostitution 1850-1910鈥 when Luxembourg artist Deborah de Robertis got undressed and took on the pose of the famed Olympia. De Robertis 鈥渨as wearing a portable camera to film the public鈥檚 reaction. It was an artistic performance,鈥 said her lawyer Tewfik Bouzenoune.
It was not the painting鈥檚 first scandal: the depiction of a naked woman gazing directly at the viewer created an uproar when it was shown in 1865.
It is seen as clearly depicting a prostitute, a real woman, unlike the dreamy nymphs, religious or historical figures usually featured in art until that time. However De Robertis鈥檚 naked display was a little too real for the Musee d鈥橭rsay tastes.
鈥淭here were many people in front of the painting. Security guards responded well, they closed the room and asked her to get dressed,鈥 said a spokeswoman for the museum. 鈥淎s she refused, the police were called and removed her.鈥
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