A new trend among attention-starved climate change activists is to deface famous works of art, or glue themselves to them. In this case, it looks like both things happened.
As you’ll see in the video below, two activists threw a can of soup onto the Vincent Van Gogh painting ‘Sunflowers’ and then began smearing their hands with something, presumably glue.
Apparently, vandalizing great works of art will save the planet.
Or something.
Watch below:
NOW – Climate activists defile Van Gogh's Sunflowers at the National Gallery and glued themselves to the wall.pic.twitter.com/XgRDqyEqUO
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) October 14, 2022
Lovely.
CBS News has details:
Eco-activists throw soup on Vincent van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” painting in London
Environmental protesters on Friday threw tomato soup over Vincent van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” painting at the National Gallery in central London, videos posted on social media showed.
Just Stop Oil said in a statement that two protesters threw two cans of Heinz Tomato soup over the painting at 11:00 a.m. (6 a.m. Eastern) to demand that the U.K. government halt all new oil and gas projects…
London’s Metropolitan Police said officers arrested the two protesters for criminal damage and aggravated trespass after they “threw a substance over a painting” at the gallery on London’s Trafalgar Square.
Their parents must be so proud of them.
🌻🥫 BREAKING: SOUP THROWN ON VAN GOGH’S ‘SUNFLOWERS’ 🥫🌻
🖼 Is art worth more than life? More than food? More than justice?
🛢 The cost of living crisis and climate crisis is driven by oil and gas.#FreeLouis #FreeJosh #CivilResistance #A22Network #JustStopOil #NoNewOil pic.twitter.com/18T2zSP2ws
— Just Stop Oil ⚖️💀🛢 (@JustStop_Oil) October 14, 2022
People have thoughts about all of this.
I hate you people. I'm going to drive around in my Ford Ranger Raptor now and burn some diesel just for fun.
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) October 14, 2022
You really are doing everything you can to alienate people from your cause.
— Theo Taylor (@TheoTaylor02) October 14, 2022
With friends of the planet like you, who needs enemies? 🤦
— Not Actual Game Footage (@tobyontour) October 14, 2022
At least they were arrested.
Thankfully the work was protected by sheet glass. Very damaging way to draw attn. both activists were arrested #VanGogh https://t.co/UZLt8FA2ie
— Safir (@safiranand) October 14, 2022
This is a good point…
Communists are enemies of prosperity, history, and art. https://t.co/Q1WZVCMIPJ
— Tom Fitton (@TomFitton) October 14, 2022
Fact check: True.
What is wrong with these people?
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