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On October 9, 2024, two activists from the protest group Youth Demand targeted Pablo Picasso's 1901 painting Motherhood (La Maternité) at the National Gallery in London by pasting a photograph of a distressed mother and child in Gaza over its protective glass screen. The demonstrators also poured red paint onto the surrounding gallery floor to symbolize bloodshed while calling for a UK arms embargo on Israel. While the painting itself remained entirely undamaged, the incident caused roughly £8,000 in clean-up costs for the venue. In July 2026, both individuals—Jai Halai and Monday-Malachi Rosenfeld—were convicted of criminal damage at Southwark Crown Court and are currently awaiting sentencing.

Jai Halai and Monday-Malachi Rosenfeld Convicted Over Picasso "Motherhood" Protest

A Southwark Crown Court jury found the Youth Demand activists guilty of criminal damage for covering Picasso's "Motherhood" with an image of a Gazan mother and child

Kamil DadJUL 28, 2026

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Jai Halai and Monday-Malachi Rosenfeld Convicted Over Picasso "Motherhood" Protest

A Southwark Crown Court jury found the Youth Demand activists guilty of criminal damage for covering Picasso's "Motherhood" with an image of a Gazan mother and child

Kamil Dad
On October 9, 2024, two activists from the protest group Youth Demand targeted Pablo Picasso's 1901 painting Motherhood (La Maternité) at the National Gallery in London by pasting a photograph of a distressed mother and child in Gaza over its protective glass screen. The demonstrators also poured red paint onto the surrounding gallery floor to symbolize bloodshed while calling for a UK arms embargo on Israel. While the painting itself remained entirely undamaged, the incident caused roughly £8,000 in clean-up costs for the venue. In July 2026, both individuals—Jai Halai and Monday-Malachi Rosenfeld—were convicted of criminal damage at Southwark Crown Court and are currently awaiting sentencing.

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