News Forum - Van Gogh painting makes a splash as activists throw soup on it

[Thaiger]

In a bizarre protest, climate change activists threw soup on one of the most popular paintings of all time, “Sunflowers” by Vincent van Gogh. The two women are members of the Just Stop Oil campaign and attacked the painting where it hangs at the National Gallery in London. The painting was fortunately not harmed, aside from some small damage to the frame it’s in. But the activists were arrested for aggravated trespassing and criminal damage. The incident was filmed as the two women threw two cans worth of Heinz tomato soup onto Van Gogh’s painting and then glued themselves to […]

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[Marble-eye]

They should Knorr better at their age. 

[Faz]

55 minutes ago, Marble-eye said:

They should Knorr better at their age. 

I believe the activists were all Batchelors.

[Alavan]

Leave them glued to that painting for 24 hours.
They won't do it again.

 

[Fanta]

Again! Last week a pair of muppets glued themselves to a Picasso in Melbourne, Australia.

https://amp.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/oct/09/prized-picasso-unharmed-after-extinction-rebellion-activists-glue-hands-to-painting-in-melbourne

They were later released without charge. Where is the police brutality when we need it? 

[HiuMak]

10 hours ago, Thaiger said:

The incident was filmed as the two women threw two cans worth of Heinz tomato soup onto Van Gogh’s painting and then glued themselves to […]

Looks like she spill tomato soup on her hair too.

[Giltee]

10 hours ago, Alavan said:

Leave them glued to that painting for 24 hours.
They won't do it again.

Better still glue them in maximum security prison for 12 months. 

Edited October 17, 2022 by Giltee
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[Lazarus]

14 hours ago, Thaiger said:

In a bizarre protest, climate change activists threw soup on one of the most popular paintings of all time, “Sunflowers” by Vincent van Gogh. The two women are members of the Just Stop Oil campaign and attacked the painting where it hangs at the National Gallery in London. The painting was fortunately not harmed, aside from some small damage to the frame it’s in. But the activists were arrested for aggravated trespassing and criminal damage. The incident was filmed as the two women threw two cans worth of Heinz tomato soup onto Van Gogh’s painting and then glued themselves to […]

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"Hey Frank, go down to the basement and bring up another copy of 'Sunflowers'".