Performance Artist Arrested for Taking Naked Selfies at the Eiffel Tower

This model's "performance art" landed her a night in jail.

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Swiss model Milo Moiré spent the weekend taking naked selfies with tourists and in a Parisian jail cell all in the name of art, according to the Daily Mail.

The controversial artist, who you might remember publicly "gave birth" to a painting by pushing paint eggs out of her vagina, was taking photographs with people at the Eiffel Tower when police arrived and told her to put clothes on. When she refused, she was sentenced to a night in jail before eventually receiving just a warning in court. She could have been charged with up to a year in prison, per France's typical punishment for someone who shows his or her genitalia in public. 

The Swiss artist has previously performed "naked selfie" in Basel, Switzerland and on Twitter says she will continue to do so in other countries. "They could capture my body, but my mind stays free," she writes. "Freedom is the greatest good in our society."

Moiré's whole shtick relies on her being naked. In addition to this and the birthing stunt, the artist last made headlines for walking around a museum naked carrying a baby. 

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