Three individuals targeted National Gallery paintings an hour after Phoebe Plummer and Anna Holland were jailed for similar attack in 2022

Three individuals targeted National Gallery paintings an hour after Phoebe Plummer and Anna Holland were jailed for similar attack in 2022

Climate activists have thrown tomato soup over two Sunflowers paintings by Vincent van Gogh, just an hour after two others were jailed for a similar protest action in 2022.

Three supporters of Just Stop Oil walked into the National Gallery in London, where an exhibition of Van Gogh’s collected works is on display, at 2.30pm on Friday afternoon, and threw Heinz soup over Sunflowers 1889 and Sunflowers 1888.

The latter was the same work targeted by Phoebe Plummer and Anna Holland in 2022. That pair are now among 25 supporters of Just Stop Oil in jail for climate protests.

  • HomerianSymphony@lemmy.worldEnglish
    114·
    2 months ago

    “Is destroying art worse than destroying the whole planet???”

    It’s a fair question.

    Everyone cares so much about protecting this painting. Why don’t they care as much about protecting the planet? (And the painting isn’t even in any real danger. It’s behind glass.)

    The vandalism is practically thought-provoking performance art in itself. It’s probably one of the best pieces in the gallery.

    • PugJesus@lemmy.worldEnglish
      56·
      2 months ago

      The vandalism is practically thought-provoking performance art in itself. It’s probably one of the best pieces in the gallery.

      Jesus fucking Christ.