Climate activists are constantly organizing various actions, sometimes to protect our planet and sometimes to prevent the destruction of our planet by the worldwide oil extraction operations. However, sometimes these actions can be overdone.
If you remember, in the past months, there have been repeated attacks on the world’s most famous works of art with cakes and paints. First the Mona Lisa, then the Last Supper of Jesus, and later Botticelli’s Primavera painting became the target of activists. Today, members of the same activist group attacked Van Gogh’s Sunflowers painting with soup. Yes, you know, instant soup.
What’s wrong with the table?
The Sunflowers painting, which was briefly brought to the National Gallery of Art in London, was attacked by 2 climate activists wearing T-shirts that read “Just Stop Oil” in the past hours. Individuals who threw ready-made soups on the table, then made a statement by sticking their hands on the wall with glue. “Which is more important? Art or human life? Is art more valuable than food or justice? Is it more important to protect a painting or is it more important to protect our planet and our people?” Activists said, immediately afterward, demanding that the United Kingdom stop its new oil exploration efforts. Activists claiming that things such as famine and poverty are due to high amounts of oil exploration work, stated that some families in the world could not even heat a soup, let alone buy gasoline.
The activists, who were caught by museum security after their explanation, were handed over to the local police forces and arrested. In a statement made hours after the attack, museum officials stated that the Sunflowers painting from 1888 was not damaged, only the outer frame and unbreakable glass were damaged. It seems that the idea of attacking works of art after the cakey attack on the Mona Lisa sounds pretty tempting to activists. However, at this point, it should be reminded that a 134-year-old painting is not responsible for climate problems.
Some activists leave roses on meat at the butcher’s, while others spill milk on the ground in markets.
The striking protests of the activists are not limited to paintings. Some vegan activists also mourned “killed animals” by placing roses on packaged meats in the meat products aisle of a London grocery store last September.
In the past weeks, two activists at Fortnum & Mason, London’s oldest dairy, food and wine chain, spilled milk in the aisles to protest. Activists who refused to pay for the milk after the incident were detained and fined.
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