In Guadeloupe, a work representing the decapitated French president created the controversy. Emmanuel Macron filed a complaint against X.
Emmanuel Macron filed a complaint against X last week in Guadeloupe, the prosecutor of the Pointe-à-Pitre Republic said on Wednesday to the agency-France-Press (AFP). In question? The exhibition of a work the depupité representative. “The president filed a complaint and an investigating judge was seized,” said Caroline Calbo, confirming information from RCI and Bigidi.tv.
According to information from local RCI radio, this work representing the head of the French president brandished in the air “was painted following the dismissal required in the Chlordecone case. As a reminder, in 2019, the chief of The state had made controversy by affirming that it was “should not be said” that chlordecone is “carcinogenic”. health authorities.
Below, the representation of the workFrom the artist Blow, entitled “Non-Lieu” comes from a screenshot of Bigidi.tv. We have voluntarily decided to blur the area of the capture made up of the work, with the head of Emmanuel Macron Brandie.
The artist did not wish to react
This work is part of an exhibition entitled Presentation at Chlordeconeopen in January at the Arts Center – under construction for several years – in Pointe -à -Pitre, and occupied by a collective of artists: Kolèktif Awtis Rézistans. The exhibition brings together no less than 44 artists. As indicated by AFP, the work was won before the announcement of the complaint. For the time being, the artist has not wanted to react to the deposit to complain, he talks about “lacking information” on the latter.
According to information from RCI, the investigation was entrusted to the judicial police and an investigation into the rogatory commission by a judge is underway. As a reminder, this is not the first time that works representing the Head of State has fueled a controversy. In April 2023, a giant portrait of President Macron Grimé in Hitler – signed by the controversial street artist Lekto – had been discovered in Avignon. The municipality had been summoned by the prefecture to erase it.