Members of the environmental organization Just Stop Oil threw tomato soup at Van Gogh’s Sunflowers painting exhibited in London today.
Climate activists are constantly organizing various actions, sometimes to protect our planet and sometimes to prevent the destruction of our planet by the worldwide oil extraction operations. However, sometimes these actions can overdo it.
If you remember, in the past months, there have been repeated attacks on the world’s most famous works of art with cakes and paints. Firstly Mona Lisalater on Jesus’ Last Supper and later on Botticelli’s Primavera His painting became the target of activists. Today, members of the same activist group, Van Gogh’s sunflowers He attacked his painting with soup. Yes, the instant soup you know.
What’s wrong with the table?
The Sunflowers painting, which was brought to the National Gallery of Art in London for a short time, has been on it recently.Just Stop OilIt was attacked by 2 climate activists wearing T-shirts that read “Stop the oil”. Individuals throwing instant soups on the table, then made a statement by sticking his hands to the wall with glue. ”Which is more important? Art or human life? Is art more valuable than food or justice? Is it more important to protect a painting or is it more important to protect our planet and our people?‘ said the activists, and immediately demanded that the UK stop its new oil exploration efforts. Activists, who claim that things like famine and poverty are due to high amounts of oil exploration work, say that some families around the world are suffering. He stated that they couldn’t even heat a soup, let alone getting gas..
The activists, who were caught by museum security after their explanation, were handed over to the local police forces and arrested. Museum officials made a statement hours after the attack. That the Sunflowers painting from 1888 was not damaged., only the outer frame and unbreakable glass were minor damage. It seems that the idea of attacking works of art after the cakey attack on the Mona Lisa sounds pretty tempting to activists. But of course at this point It should be reminded that a 134-year-old painting is not responsible for climate problems..
Previously, some activists left roses on the meat at the butcher’s, while others spilled milk on the ground in the markets.
The striking protests of the activists are not limited to paintings. Some vegan activists were also in the meat section of a London grocery store last September. leaving roses on packaged meats They mourned the “killed animals”.
In the past weeks, two activists at Fortnum & Mason, London’s oldest dairy, food and wine chain, He spilled the milk in the aisles on the ground as a protest.. Activists refusing to pay for milk after the incident was arrested and fined.
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