Belarusian artist detained in France for trying to dig up Van Gogh's grave

An artist from Belarus tried to dig up the grave of the artist Vincent Van Gogh, he was detained and probably deported back to Belarus. UNN writes with reference to Belarusian media.

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Belarusian artist Alexei Kuzmich held his "performance" in the French town of Auvers-sur-Oise, in the cemetery where Vincent Van Gogh is buried.

Kuzmich was wearing a white shirt and pants, with a whitewashed face and holding a shovel. His alarm clock went off before the action began. Oleksiy announced to several visitors to the cemetery that he could not live in a world where artists had disappeared, but now "everything will change" and the artist will return to the world.

Kuzmich shouted at Van Gogh's grave, called on him several times to get up, and began to dig up the grave, but did not get far. The artist was stopped by people in uniform, probably security or police.

During the "performance" the Belarusian artist was detained by the police. Then he shouted: "Van Gogh! Come back!

On the day of the action, the police detained the artist at the cemetery, and the next day he was tried. Kuzmich was sentenced to a month of arrest, which he must serve in a detention center for foreigners. If the artist pays a fine of 1500 euros, the sentence may be suspended.

According to Oleksiy's friends, he faces deportation from Europe. Currently, the artist's lawyers are trying to appeal this decision.

Meanwhile, a new video has appeared on Kuzmich's page, which seems to be a continuation of the action started at Van Gogh's grave.

Recall

At the cemetery in Berlin, 83 graves were damaged , where vandals wrote the letter "Z" on the tombstones. This is not the first time such incidents have occurred, but the police note that investigators did not see any political motivation in the case.