Pavlensky burned in Paris the fence of the Bank of France and called for revolution
Artist-actionist Peter Pavlensky was detained in Paris for burning down the fence at the building of the Bank of France.
It said Twitter removed the action photographer Capucin Henri. She called the action “a world fire of revolution.” Arrested the artist on Monday at 4.10 a.m. Paris time.
L’artiste russe Pavlenski arrêté par la police à 4h10 après avoir mis le feu à la Banque de France @afpfr @franceinfo pic.twitter.com/rGhzMMqhFp
— Capucine Henry (@capucinema) 16 Oct 2017
Photographer mark Some reported that the action was also attended by a woman. In a communiqué to the media actionist stated that oppose the bankers, who took the place of monarchs in the modern world, and calling for the French revolution.
Piotr Pavlenski incendie la Banque de France, Place de la Bastille #photo © Marc CHAUMEIL https://t.co/1AkZ5ic1WE pic.twitter.com/CjMs1pTEx5
— Divergence-Images (@DivergencePhoto) 16 Oct 2017
In 2016 Pavlensky was sentenced to a fine for arson of the doors in the entrance to the FSB building on Lubyanka square. In may 2017, he and his family received asylum in France. From Russia they left in January out of fear of a new criminal case. The Actress “Theatre. doc” Slonina accused Pavlensky violent acts of a sexual nature. The artist in his video denied the accusations, calling the case a provocation aimed at further criminal prosecution. Simonovsky court of Moscow refused to initiate criminal proceedings.