Van Gogh's Sunflowers vandalized: environmental activists throw soup on painting

Vandalized Vincent Van Gogh ’s The Sunflowers at the National Gallery in London: two environmental activists from the anti-oil protest campaign Just Stop Oil, which has been running in Britain for days, threw liquid on the famous work.

The activists dressed in white T-shirts with the words Just Stop Oil relating to the anti-oil campaign entered the museum to throw the contents of two cans of tomato soup at the painting. They then glued themselves to the wall with one hand each, underneath the daubed work (fortunately, the damage is limited to the frame: the painting is protected by glass), and then got caught on camera by those present, again showing one of the two cans.

British media also released a video of the vandalism. One of the activists, after the act, shouted, “What are you more interested in, art or life? Are you more interested in protecting a painting or the planet?”
The London Metropolitan Police intervened and arrested the two activists for aggravated damage.

Van Gogh's Sunflowers vandalized: environmental activists throw soup on painting

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