The media gets accustomed to particular types of activism a march or a sit-in that once commanded attention soon gets written off as old news. Social media content creator Matt Bernstein tweeted, "girl I'm down with the cause but Van Gogh was a broke, mentally ill painter considered a failure until his death, like what does he have to do with this," and contrasted Friday's stunt with some "effective" art-related actions.ĭana Fisher, a University of Maryland sociology professor who studies protest movements, explained to The Washington Post that actions like throwing soup at a multimillion-dollar painting are a form of "tactical innovation" to attract media attention.
This is beyond stupid, immature, and alienating. YouTube vegetarian chef Jerry James Stone had a similar message for the activists: "What a horrible way to express an important cause. All you did was anger the very people you're trying to appeal to." Luckily, the painting is covered in glass, so nothing was damaged and they'll probably be charged with trespassing. We will look back and mourn all we have lost unless we act immediately."Īmerican comic book artist Jamal Igle stressed that "this is not how you make your point.
"We can't afford new oil and gas, it's going to take everything. "Meanwhile, crops are failing and people are dying in supercharged monsoons, massive wildfires, and endless droughts caused by climate breakdown," the activist added. "The cost-of-living crisis is driven by fossil fuels-everyday life has become unaffordable for millions of cold, hungry families-they can't even afford to heat a tin of soup." "Is art worth more than life? More than food? More than justice?" Plummer said in a statement. The U.K.-based group shared footage of the action and their motivations on social media. Phoebe Plummer, 21, and Anna Holland, 20-who glued their hands to the National Gallery wall after dousing the $84.2 million "Sunflowers" in soup-wore Just Stop Oil (JSO) T-shirts.
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Feel free to republish and share widely.Ī pair of climate activists tossed a couple of cans of tomato soup on one of Vincent van Gogh's famous glass-protected paintings at a London museum on Friday, renewing a debate about the effectiveness of some of their group's strategies. It is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License. This article originally appeared at Common Dreams.
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