The 2020 edition of Voyage à Nantes is definitely experiencing many twists and turns. The direction of the cultural event had already had to intervene a few days ago after the intrusion of jokers on a floating work. On the night of Thursday to Friday, it is the Fountain sculpture by Elsa Sahal, which represents a pissing vulva, which has been degraded on the Place Royale, reports France 3 Pays de la Loire.
"Fontaine", work of the Voyage à Nantes, vandalized last night, and already cleaned by the services of the city of @Nantes pic.twitter.com/lrWLqcDNMG
- Maxime Jaglin (@MaxJaglin) August 14, 2020The work was covered in green paint by three individuals who first photographed it before vandalizing it and fleeing. Agents of the city proceeded this Friday morning to the cleaning of the controversial sculpture.
The travel management in Nantes will file a complaint
Culture assistant at Nantes city hall, Aymeric Seassau condemned this act of vandalism on social networks. "To smear, destroy, attack the arts and culture ... Indignity has no limits for the thugs of well-thought", wrote the elected.
According to Ouest-France , the direction of Travel to Nantes has decided to file a complaint.
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Le Voyage à Nantes obliged to intervene after the intrusions of jokers on a floating work
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“Fontaine”, a work of the Voyage à Nantes, has already caused much ink to flow
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