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.

  • PugJesus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1712·
    2 months ago

    “I chose to peacefully disrupt a business-as-usual system that is unjust, dishonest and murderous.”

    Ah, yes, the murderous system of [checks notes] art made generations before you were born.

    • Gigasser@lemmy.worldEnglish
      51·
      2 months ago

      Was it actually damaged? Seems like the only damage done was to the frame.

      • PugJesus@lemmy.worldEnglish
        42·
        2 months ago

        Damage was only done to the frame on this occasion, yes. Their claim of disrupting an unjust etc etc etc system though hinges on them disrupting the system of… viewing priceless art in a public gallery.