{"id":500845,"date":"2022-10-14T16:35:49","date_gmt":"2022-10-14T13:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/protesters-throw-soup-on-van-goghs-iconic-sunflowers-painting\/"},"modified":"2022-10-14T16:35:49","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T13:35:49","slug":"protesters-throw-soup-on-van-goghs-iconic-sunflowers-painting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/protesters-throw-soup-on-van-goghs-iconic-sunflowers-painting\/","title":{"rendered":"#Protesters throw soup on Van Gogh&#8217;s iconic Sunflowers painting"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a38457b009e0\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a38457b009e0\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/protesters-throw-soup-on-van-goghs-iconic-sunflowers-painting\/#%E2%80%9CProtesters_throw_soup_on_Van_Goghs_iconic_Sunflowers_painting%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Protesters throw soup on Van Gogh&#8217;s iconic Sunflowers painting&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CProtesters_throw_soup_on_Van_Goghs_iconic_Sunflowers_painting%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Protesters throw soup on Van Gogh&#8217;s iconic Sunflowers painting&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Fossil fuel protestors have been arrested for splashing a tin of Heinz tomato soup across Van Gogh\u2019s iconic \u201cSunflowers\u201d painting inside the National Gallery in London.<\/p>\n<p>Anna Holland, 20, and Phoebe Plummer, 21, carried out the act of vandalism inside the gallery on Friday morning before gluing themselves to the wall beneath the $85 million artwork, created in 1889. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSpecialist officers have un-glued them [the women] and they have been taken into custody to a central London police station,\u201d a spokeswoman from Scotland Yard told<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/swns.com\/\"> local media<\/a>, saying the women were arrested for criminal damage and aggravated trespass. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is some minor damage to the frame [of the artwork], but the painting is unharmed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Holland and Plummer are members of Just Stop Oil  \u2014 a climate campaign group in the UK \u201cusing civil resistance with the aim of ensuring the UK Government commits to halting new fossil fuel licensing and production.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/vangogh.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Anna Holland and Phoebe Plummer have been arrested for splashing a tin of tomato soup across Van Gogh's iconic &quot;Sunflowers&quot; painting inside the National Gallery in London.\" class=\"wp-image-24254375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/vangogh.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/vangogh.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/vangogh.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Anna Holland and Phoebe Plummer have been arrested for splashing a tin of tomato soup across Van Gogh\u2019s iconic \u201cSunflowers\u201d painting inside the National Gallery in London.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/just-stop-oil-a-901647.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"&quot;There is some minor damage to the frame [of the artwork], but the painting is unharmed,&quot; police stated. \" class=\"wp-image-24254371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/just-stop-oil-a-901647.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/just-stop-oil-a-901647.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/just-stop-oil-a-901647.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cThere is some minor damage to the frame [of the artwork], but the painting is unharmed,\u201d police stated. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Just Stop Oil \/ SWNS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Following her arrest, Plummer <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared unapologetic, telling local <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>: \u201cIs art worth more than life? More than food? More than justice?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She said the soup was chosen as the damaging liquid of choice because Brits won\u2019t even be able to heat up food this winter as the country faces a cost of living crisis. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe cost of living crisis is driven by fossil fuels,\u201d she proclaimed. \u201cEveryday life has become unaffordable for millions of cold hungry families \u2014 they can\u2019t even afford to heat a tin of soup.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMeanwhile, crops are failing and people are dying in supercharged monsoons, massive wildfires and endless droughts caused by climate breakdown,\u201d Plummer added. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/just-stop-oil-a-901644.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The pair glued themselves to the wall beneath the $85 million artwork before they were arrested by Scotland Yard. \" class=\"wp-image-24254354\" width=\"618\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/just-stop-oil-a-901644.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1236 1236w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/just-stop-oil-a-901644.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=926 927w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/just-stop-oil-a-901644.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=618 618w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/just-stop-oil-a-901644.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=309 309w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/just-stop-oil-a-901644.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\"\/><figcaption>The pair glued themselves to the wall beneath the $85 million artwork before they were arrested by Scotland Yard. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Just Stop Oil \/ SWNS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Holland also shared similar sentiments, stating: \u201cUK families will be forced to choose between heating or eating this winter, as fossil fuel companies reap record profits.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut the cost of oil and gas isn\u2019t limited to our bills,\u201d she further proclaimed. \u201cSomalia is now facing an apocalyptic famine, caused by drought and fueled by the climate crisis. Millions are being forced to move and tens of thousands face starvation. This is the future we choose for ourselves if we push for new oil and gas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Just Stop Oil say they are engaging in an \u201cact of resistance\u201d against a criminal government and \u201cwill not stop\u201d until new oil and gas projects are halted.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/just-stop-oil-a-901646.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Just Stop Oil say they are engaging in an \u201cact of resistance\u201d against a criminal government and \u201cwill not stop\u201d until new oil and gas projects are halted.\" class=\"wp-image-24254358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/just-stop-oil-a-901646.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/just-stop-oil-a-901646.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/just-stop-oil-a-901646.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Just Stop Oil say they are engaging in an \u201cact of resistance\u201d against a criminal government and \u201cwill not stop\u201d until new oil and gas projects are halted.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Just Stop Oil \/ SWNS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It is the latest in a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of high-profile actions by climate activists targeting major works of art around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Cake has previously been smeared across the Mona Lisa in Paris while other activists have glued their hands to masterpieces by Botticelli and Boccioni.<\/p>\n<p>Two Extinction Rebellion protesters were arrested at the National Gallery of Victoria in Australia last weekend after gluing themselves to the 1951 Picasso painting Massacre in Korea.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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