On July 30, Alexey Kuzmich held a performance called Renaissance at the grave of artist Vincent van Gogh in the city of Auvers-sur-Oise in France. As the alarm clock rang, he dug up the grave with a shovel, saying, "Artist, it's time to get up. Artist, get up!" Kuzmich was detained and placed in solitary confinement. The court fined him 3,000 euros, sentenced him to one month in prison, and ordered him to leave France. If he refuses to leave voluntarily, he could be deported to Belarus. The prisoner went on hunger strike for two weeks in protest. He was released on August 21.