They've thrown soup over van Gogh's Sunflowers painting.
attacking central office of an oil company is hard
attacking art is dead easy and cheap and generates publicity
They've thrown soup over van Gogh's Sunflowers painting.
It’s not great publicity, though. Comes over as a pointless childish tantrum.
If they’d thrown some Campbell’s soup over that Warhol painting at least there’d be some situationist value to it.
It’s not great publicity, though. Comes over as a pointless childish tantrum.
If they’d thrown some Campbell’s soup over that Warhol painting at least there’d be some situationist value to it.
These actions get them in the news, which is the reason for them I guess. The soup can be squeegeed off the glass that fronts the painting, so no actual damage done. pretty effective IMOIf my blood looked like tomato soup, I'd be calling 111 because clearly something would be badly wrong.
Stupid and pointless action. I doubt anyone who cares about paintings is unaware of the climate issue. The oil companies certainly aren't gonna give a shit about it. They're not exactly making it the government's problem either.
What are these idiots going to do next, kick over sandcastles and trample over picnics because climate change is more important than either of those things? Pathetic way of seeking attention all round.
These actions get them in the news, which is the reason for them I guess. The soup can be squeegeed off the glass that fronts the painting, so no actual damage done. pretty effective IMO
tomato soup cos it's like blood or something? dunno. i'm still in favor anyway.
These actions get them in the news, which is the reason for them I guess. The soup can be squeegeed off the glass that fronts the painting, so no actual damage done. pretty effective IMO
These actions get them in the news, which is the reason for them I guess. The soup can be squeegeed off the glass that fronts the painting, so no actual damage done. pretty effective IMO
Phoebe Plummer, 21, from London said:
“Is art worth more than life? More than food? More than justice?
“The cost of living crisis is driven by fossil fuels—everyday life has become unaffordable for millions of cold hungry families—they can’t even afford to heat a tin of soup. Meanwhile, crops are failing and people are dying in supercharged monsoons, massive wildfires and endless droughts caused by climate breakdown. We can’t afford new oil and gas, it’s going to take everything. We will look back and mourn all we have lost unless we act immediately.”
Anna Holland, 20, from Newcastle said:
“UK families will be forced to choose between heating or eating this winter, as fossil fuel companies reap record profits. But the cost of oil and gas isn’t limited to our bills. Somalia is now facing an apocalyptic famine, caused by drought and fuelled 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.”
The actions this month are timed to coincide with the planned launch of a new round of oil and gas licensing in which over 100 new licences for oil and gas projects are likely to be awarded and an energy price hike on October 1st, which means almost 8 million households are expected to fall into fuel poverty by April 1st 2023.
My kid told me off for joking about how we'll all be eating irradiated rats for dinner in a decade the other day
her on this occasionRemind him
They sprayed a load of paint on the scotland yard sign too
Yeah.
why soup?
why tomato soup?
why the sunflowers?
What do you realistically suggest instead?If my blood looked like tomato soup, I'd be calling 111 because clearly something would be badly wrong.
Stupid and pointless action. I doubt anyone who cares about paintings is unaware of the climate issue. The oil companies certainly aren't gonna give a shit about it. They're not exactly making it the government's problem either.
What are these idiots going to do next, kick over sandcastles and trample over picnics because climate change is more important than either of those things? Pathetic way of seeking attention all round.
Pritstick as it biodegrades fairly quicklyWhat glue??
Pritstick as it biodegrades fairly quickly
the protester on the right had a glue stick
What do you realistically suggest instead?
as opposed to pritistik which fucks up everything it comes into contact withPritstick as it biodegrades fairly quickly
They're clearly absolute hypocrites then. I bet they got to the gallery via a train using diesel, or their bike tyres had petrochemical by-products in them.Just wondered if they even checked that the glue they used had no petroleum based chemicals or petrochemical derivatives.