Thursday, August 29, 2013

Painting of Putin Seized; Artist Flees to France

08/29/13


ST. PETERSBURG — Police seized a painting of Russia's president and prime minister in women's underwear from a gallery in St. Petersburg, prompting the artist to flee the country.
The artist, Konstanin Altunin, headed to France to request asylum,Tatyana Titova, the director of the museum that hosted the paintings, told The Associated Press. Police said they had taken the paintings from the “Museum of Power” gallery late Monday after receiving reports they were illegal.

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