Posted on 10/14/2022 6:44:28 AM PDT by Eleutheria5
Climate protesters defaced a Van Gogh painting of sunflowers at London’s National Gallery by throwing cans of tomato soup at it, BBC News reported.
Video footage of the Friday incident showed two activists in “Just Stop Oil” T-shirts opening cans of what appeared to be tomato soup. They poured the contents onto the priceless painting and then glued their hands to the wall.
According to the gallery, the painting was under glass and not damaged.
"At just after 11am this morning two people entered Room 43 of the National Gallery,” the museum said in a statement. "The pair appeared to glue themselves to the wall adjacent to Van Gogh's Sunflowers (1888). They also threw a red substance – what appears to be tomato soup – over the painting.”
"There is some minor damage to the frame but the painting is unharmed,” the museum added.
The Metropolitan Police arrested two people for vandalizing the painting.
The Metropolitan Police said: "Officers were rapidly on scene at the National Gallery this morning after two Just Stop Oil protesters threw a substance over a painting and then glued themselves to a wall.
"Both have been arrested for criminal damage and aggravated trespass. Officers are now de-bonding them."
In video footage of the incident, a protester screams: "What is worth more? Art or life? Is it worth more than food? Worth more than justice? Are you more concerned about the protection of a painting or the protection of our planet and people?"
She also said the soup represented hungry families who “can't even afford to heat a tin of soup."
This was the second time the group has defaced a painting in the gallery.
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Did the protesters mess up the painting/artist they were against? Would have thunk for soup, would be Andy Warhol.
"Two anti-oil activists deface priceless Van Gogh "Sunflowers" painting at London's National Gallery with tomato soup."
"According to the gallery, the painting was under glass and not damaged."
What needs to be happened is that somebody does a pile drive on them and then somebody on a jury refuses to convict.
“They gotta give poor old Van Gogh an earful.”
Given the facts about Van Gogh that is very funny.
They meant to deface it, but it was under glass. Even if it wasn’t, Tomato Soup is water-based, so cannot penetrate an oil painting.
What needs to happen is a thorough thrashing, and ambulances to clean up the mess.
Those worthlrss scum will be getting a visit from the Doctor and Amy...
Oh...that Van Gogh. He was such a bad example with his SUV and private jet wreaking so much havoc on...no...wait. Nevermind.
No
Their ashes need to be dumped at sea
What is it with these people gluing themselves to walls and street surfaces?
Would it not be better to just add more glue to them and leave them for about a week or so?
I would cut their hands off to free them from the wall - that’s the least they deserve for being morons.
Obviously their parents failed to give the protestors a swift kick in the pants when they were kids.
I see what you did there.
BTTT
Give them a sex change operation and then hang them up by their new cojones?
Did you confuse him with John Kerry again?
Yep.
Stunts like this, tearing down statues, blocking highways, burning down businesses, and conducting sit-ins to disrupt offices will not change opinion on their “issue” but it certainly influences opinions about them.
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