{"id":381734,"date":"2022-10-15T18:38:46","date_gmt":"2022-10-15T13:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=381734"},"modified":"2022-10-15T18:39:34","modified_gmt":"2022-10-15T13:39:34","slug":"eco-activists-throw-tomato-soup-on-van-gogh-sunflowers-painting-glue-selves-to-wall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/eco-activists-throw-tomato-soup-on-van-gogh-sunflowers-painting-glue-selves-to-wall\/","title":{"rendered":"Eco-Activists Throw Tomato Soup on Van Gogh \u2018Sunflowers\u2019 Painting, Glue Selves to Wall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two women wearing \u2018Just Stop Oil\u2019 t-shirts threw tomato soup on the famous Van Gogh painting <em>Sunflowers<\/em> from 1888 and glued themselves to the wall at London\u2019s National Gallery on Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>The vandal-protestors chanted, \u201cWhat is worth more, art or life? Are you more concerned about the protection of a painting or the protection of our planet and people?\u201d after their \u2018direct-action\u2019 stunt.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/damiengayle\/status\/1580864210741133312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1580864210741133312%7Ctwgr%5Ee4e28c7ff14bca120edc3593435bbf6987a2daa6%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1191011<\/p>\n<p>The National Gallery said the protesters have caused \u201cminor damage to the frame but the painting is unharmed\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Statement from the National Gallery <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DuZhTbAvbH\">pic.twitter.com\/DuZhTbAvbH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; National Gallery (@NationalGallery) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NationalGallery\/status\/1580880525824122880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 14, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Environmental protesters aim to end UK government involvement in oil and gas and have spurred a series of high-profile protests.<\/p>\n<p>The Just Stop Oil campaign group also posted a video on Friday showing the two activists throwing two tins of soup over the painting before gluing themselves to a wall.<\/p>\n<p>They were arrested for criminal damage and aggravated trespassing.<\/p>\n<p>The local police said, \u201cSpecialist officers have now un-glued them and they have been taken into custody at a central London police station\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_381735\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-381735\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-381735 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/GettyImages-544237696.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"812\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/GettyImages-544237696.jpg 812w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/GettyImages-544237696-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/GettyImages-544237696-768x969.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/GettyImages-544237696-758x956.jpg 758w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 812px) 100vw, 812px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-381735\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Van Gogh&#8217;s <em>Sunflowers.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Van Gogh had created seven versions of <em>Sunflowers<\/em> in total and five of them are on public display in museums and galleries across the world, including at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam which said it is keeping \u201ca close eye on developments\u201d that might affect its own security measures.<\/p>\n<p>The National Gallery, which has some of the greatest collections of paintings in the world, said <em>Sunflowers, <\/em>which was painted in 1888, was one of its most popular attractions.<\/p>\n<p>It says on its website: \u201cIt is the painting that is most often reproduced on cards, posters, mugs, tea-towels and stationery. It was also the picture that Van Gogh was most proud of\u201d.<\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/pakistani-artistes-steal-the-show-at-coke-studio-live-in-dubai-videos-images\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pakistani Artistes Steal the Show at Coke Studio Live in Dubai [Videos\/Images]<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<h3><strong>Other Glue Attacks<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Just Stop Oil has previously targeted several other famous paintings with glue attacks.<\/p>\n<p>In June, two activists glued their hands to the frame of Van Gogh\u2019s painting <em>Peach Trees in Blossom<\/em> at the Courtauld Gallery in London.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_381740\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-381740\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-381740 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/0x0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"733\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/0x0.jpg 733w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/0x0-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/0x0-364x205.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-381740\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Peach Tree in Blossom<\/em> being vandalized.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In July, supporters glued their hands to the frame of British painter John Constable\u2019s <em>The Hay Wain<\/em> at the National Gallery.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_381737\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-381737\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-381737 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/methode_times_prod_web_bin_eca13faa-fbb1-11ec-ab20-2fd534744dd7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/methode_times_prod_web_bin_eca13faa-fbb1-11ec-ab20-2fd534744dd7.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/methode_times_prod_web_bin_eca13faa-fbb1-11ec-ab20-2fd534744dd7-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/methode_times_prod_web_bin_eca13faa-fbb1-11ec-ab20-2fd534744dd7-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/methode_times_prod_web_bin_eca13faa-fbb1-11ec-ab20-2fd534744dd7-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/methode_times_prod_web_bin_eca13faa-fbb1-11ec-ab20-2fd534744dd7-364x205.jpg 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/methode_times_prod_web_bin_eca13faa-fbb1-11ec-ab20-2fd534744dd7-758x426.jpg 758w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-381737\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The Hay Wain<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>They first taped the canvas over with a &#8216;reimagined version&#8217; of the bucolic scene, showing the landscape covered in pollution, dotted with wildfires, and overflown by aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>In the same month, they glued themselves to a full-scale copy of Leonardo Da Vinci\u2019s <em>The Last Supper<\/em> at the Royal Academy in London.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_381738\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-381738\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/3385.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-381738 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/3385.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/3385.webp 620w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/3385-300x180.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-381738\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The Last Supper<\/em> being vandalized.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In recent days, Just Stop Oil has held multiple protests blocking highways.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_381739\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-381739\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/3500.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-381739 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/3500.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"465\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/3500.webp 465w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/3500-300x180.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-381739\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Just Stop Oil protestors blocking roads.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Experts have predicted that acts of &#8216;climate sabotage&#8217; will increase as extreme weather events such as droughts, wildfires, and storms increase and the urgency to act grows.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two women wearing \u2018Just Stop Oil\u2019 t-shirts threw tomato soup on the famous Van Gogh painting Sunflowers from 1888 and glued themselves to the wall at London\u2019s National Gallery on Friday night. The vandal-protestors chanted, \u201cWhat is worth more, art or life? Are you more concerned about the protection of a painting or the protection of our planet and people?\u201d [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/eco-activists-throw-tomato-soup-on-van-gogh-sunflowers-painting-glue-selves-to-wall\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":85,"featured_media":381743,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2494,2374,2530],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-381734","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-art","8":"category-crime","9":"category-social-issue-cause"},"wps_subtitle":"The painting is unharmed but activists have been arrested for criminal damage and aggravated trespassing.","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/FotoJet-62-364x205.jpg",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/FotoJet-62-758x424.jpg",758,424,true],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/FotoJet-62.jpg",1000,560,false]},"author_name":"Rija Sohaib","categories_name":["Art","Crime","Social Issue\/Cause"],"title_text":"Eco-Activists Throw Tomato Soup on Van Gogh \u2018Sunflowers\u2019 Painting, Glue Selves to Wall","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=2494,2374,2530&exclude=381734","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381734","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/85"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=381734"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381734\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/381743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=381734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=381734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=381734"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=381734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}