Once again, environmental activists went against art. Just over four months ago, a visitor to the Louvre museum attacked the world-famous painting Mona Lisa either monna lisaby Leonardo da Vinci, with a cake as a protest against climate change.
This October 14, to the iconic work of Vincent van Gogh The sunflowers he was the victim of the protests of a couple of climate activists from the Just Stop Oil movement, who threw a can of tomato soup on the 1888 work in the National Gallery in London, England, as a gesture of opposition to British politics of energy efficiency.
After pouring the soup over the painting, valued at 80 million dollars, the two activists, both dressed in white t-shirts with the words “Just Stop Oil”, placed themselves on the wall where the work is placed, thus emulating actions they had place in other museums by other protesters. In addition, during the action, one of them shouted the following slogan:
What is worth more, art or life? Is it worth more than food? Is it worth more than justice? Are you more concerned about protecting a painting or protecting our planet and people? Gas is not within the reach of millions of cold and hungry families. They can’t even afford to heat up a can of soup.
“What is worth more, art or life? … are you more concerned about the protection of a painting or the protection of our planet and people?”@JustStop_Oil‘s activists explain their action pic.twitter.com/mGNZIO6RbK
— Damien Gayle (@damiengayle) October 14, 2022
However, their speech was interrupted by the arrival of the police who arrested them. According to the museum, the attack occurred after 11:00 am (local time), but caused only minor damage to the frame of the painting, which was protected by a glass plate, so the work was unharmed. Following the incident, gallery staff removed visitors from the room and the two activists were arrested.
The Just Stop Oil protests in London have intensified especially in the last two weeks. What the movement calls for from the government is the termination of “all future licenses and consents for the development and production of fossil fuels in the UK”.
Among the protests launched are the interruption of the 75th edition of the British Academy Film Awards and the Premier League football matches at the Arsenal and Tottenham stadiums.
Source: Okchicas
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