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Climate activists around the world, especially in Europe, are indulging in organized attacks on some of the world’s most historic paintings. They glued themselves to the paintings in protest. Climate activists around the world, especially in Europe, are indulging in organized attacks on some of the world’s most historic paintings. They glued themselves to the paintings in protest.
Hyderabad: Individuals concerned about the well-being of the planet affected by the climate crisis are taking an out-of-the-box approach to warning and getting the attention of those in power.
Climate activists around the world, especially in Europe, are indulging in organized attacks on some of the world’s most historic paintings. They glued themselves to the paintings in protest.
It all started in May 2022 when a man disguised as an elderly woman in a wheelchair threw a cake at Leonardo da Vinci’s iconic Mona Lisa at the Louvre Museum.
Weeks later, two climate protesters glued their hands to a Vincent van Gogh painting in the idyllic countryside of Arles, France. A few others then affixed themselves to the glass protecting Sandro Botticelli’s Primavera, which is on display at an art gallery in Florence.
In October, two other climate activists glued their hands to a $179 million Picasso painting at a Melbourne gallery. The banners they held read “Climate Chaos = War and Famine”.
Earlier this week, Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer’s “Girl with a Pearl Earring” was targeted by environmental activists after a man appeared to try to glue his bald head to the 357-year-old painting on the painting.
In other incidents, protesters threw a can of tomato soup at Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” painting in London and mashed potatoes at another painting.
Allegedly, a series of attempts at these priceless works of art have only one goal – to draw attention to climate change.
The video shows the person pouring the tomato soup saying: “How do you feel when you see something beautiful, a priceless treasure destroyed right in front of your eyes? Are you angry? When you see the earth being destroyed, that kind of Where do you feel?”
UK-based environmental activist group Just Stop Oil is at the forefront of these attacks, which they call nonviolent direct action. The group is active on social media platforms and urges everyone to join their movement.
Talking about why climate activists target art in their Q&A blog, they write: “Yes – art is precious. We share this love deeply. What we want to do is save a human being A future where creativity is still possible. We are very close to losing it, so we have to break the rules. That means pushing the culture button to inspire, challenge and shock. There is no other way.”
