Climate activists poured tomato soup on Vincent van Gogh’s painting “Sunflowers” at London’s National Gallery.
Vincent van Gogh painted a whole series of sunflowers in a vase: the picture with 15 sunflowers is on display in London.
(dpa)
Anti-oil activists have thrown tomato soup at Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh’s famous painting “Sunflowers” in London. The two members of the organization Just Stop Oil spilled the contents of two cans over the work of art in the National Gallery on Friday morning, which has an estimated value of around 84 million euros. This was reported, among other things, by the broadcaster Sky News.
«Is art worth more than life? More than food? More than justice,” Just Stop Oil tweeted. “The cost of living crisis and climate crisis is being driven by oil and gas.”
Security forces led the women away. It was initially unclear whether the painting was permanently damaged.
?? 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