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Three individuals targeted National Gallery paintings an hour after Phoebe Plummer and Anna Holland were jailed for similar attack in 2022

Climate activists have thrown tomato soup over two Sunflowers paintings by Vincent van Gogh, just an hour after two others were jailed for a similar protest action in 2022.

Three supporters of Just Stop Oil walked into the National Gallery in London, where an exhibition of Van Gogh’s collected works is on display, at 2.30pm on Friday afternoon, and threw Heinz soup over Sunflowers 1889 and Sunflowers 1888.

The latter was the same work targeted by Phoebe Plummer and Anna Holland in 2022. That pair are now among 25 supporters of Just Stop Oil in jail for climate protests.

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I'm afraid "doing nothing" isn't going to cut it here, man.

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I already told you. I’m pissing on people to Stop Big Oil. I’m a hero. Just because you don’t understand doesn’t mean it’s not absolute genius. You could learn from politically aware activists like me.

So, if just stop oil were peeing on people like... you are, I guess, you would be happy with that?

I know it feels really good to be angry and indignant, but I mean it, what have you done? Have you organized anything? Have you inspired people to take action?

You don't have to agree with Just Stop. But the topic of conversation has come up. We're talking about it. What will you do to save humanity from the sheer cliff it's about to drive over?

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

So, if just stop oil were peeing on people like... you are, I guess, you would be happy with that?

The peeing on people is a metaphor for throwing soup in museums.

I know it feels really good to be angry and indignant, but I mean it, what have you done? Have you organized anything? Have you inspired people to take action?

Yes. Not as much as you, of course.

What will you do to save humanity from the sheer cliff it's about to drive over?

I try to make the best decisions I can in everyday life for sustainability and consumption. I don't need to cause a spectacle in a place of learning and culture to embarrass everyone who's job is to make things better. And I have been apparently blessed with an overabundance of good sense not to cause meaningless chaos that hinders the very efforts I think I'm supporting.

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