'Beyond stupid': Climate activists ignite furious backlash after tossing tomato soup on Van Gogh pai

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'Beyond stupid': Climate activists ignite furious backlash after tossing tomato soup on Van Gogh painting

By Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams
Published October 14, 2022

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A pair of climate activists tossed a couple of cans of tomato soup on one of Vincent van Gogh's famous glass-protected paintings at a London museum on Friday, renewing a debate about the effectiveness of some of their group's strategies.

Phoebe Plummer, 21, and Anna Holland, 20—who glued their hands to the National Gallery wall after dousing the $84.2 million "Sunflowers" in soup—wore Just Stop Oil (JSO) T-shirts. The U.K.-based group shared footage of the action and their motivations on social media.

"Is art worth more than life? More than food? More than justice?" Plummer said in a statement. "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."

https://www.rawstory.com/beyond-stupid-climate-activists-ignite-furious-backlash-after-tossing-tomato-soup-on-van-gogh-painting/

[sakabatou]

1. This stunt just makes people hate the group

[tenderfoot]

7. Which makes me wonder if they're a real group

I feel the same way about PETA and the Green Party

[honest.abe]

2. Hurts the cause.

They are clueless idiots.

[Docreed2003]

3. Such an idiotic publicity stunt

And why choose a Van Gogh? Because they knew it would spark attention?? Screw that. This is not the way to win friends and influence people

[WhiskeyGrinder]

4. Kids do cringe shit. It happens.

[Blue Owl]

5. Better call the gazpacho -- sounds like a cold case

[Earth-shine]

6. Are they saying they think Van Gogh used OIL paints?

[turbinetree]

8. They don't know that he mixed linseed oil with earth pigments to get his colors....