Environmental activists poured soup on Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” at the National Gallery in London: “What’s more valuable – art or life?”
Activists of the Just Stop Oil movement, who oppose the use of oil as a fuel, poured tomato soup over Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” painting. Reported by Sky News.
The work is on display at the National Gallery in London. The two girls spilled two cans of tomato soup on the painting, then glued themselves to the wall with superglue. The canvas was not damaged – the painting was behind the glass. After the incident, the protesters were detained by the police.
During the action, the girls chanted slogans calling for action to protect nature and act against climate change: They also called for help to those who find themselves in a difficult situation due to the crisis:
The incident is being discussed on social media.
– commented on Ksenia Sobchak on the telegram channel.
Vincent van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” painting in 1888 is one of his most famous works. The canvas is estimated at 72.5 million pounds (more than 5 billion rubles).
Recently, this is not the first attack on masterpieces: Previously, a man smeared Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa cake at the Louvre in Paris.
Source: Spletnik
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