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There was a horrified reaction at first on social media to the actions of two Climate activists who threw tomato soup on Van Gogh’s famed ‘Sunflowers’ this morning to protest against oil exploration.
Activists with @JustStop_Oil have thrown tomato soup on Van Gogh’s Sunflowers at the national Gallery and glued themselves to the wall. pic.twitter.com/M8YP1LPTOU
— Damien Gayle (@damiengayle) October 14, 2022
The activists from Just Stop Oil then glued themselves to the wall in the National Gallery in London. “What is worth more, art or life? … are you more concerned about the protection of a painting or the protection of our planet and people?” they said.
“What is worth more, art or life? … are you more concerned about the protection of a painting or the protection of our planet and people?”@JustStop_Oil’s activists explain their action pic.twitter.com/mGNZIO6RbK
— Damien Gayle (@damiengayle) October 14, 2022
However, it was soon confirmed that the famed painting was covered by glass, leading to some amusing comments on Twitter.
Just Stop Oil say that they are “demanding that the UK Government agrees to end all new oil and gas”. However, as the energy crisis deepens, renewable sources have been shown not to be reliable as a consistent source of energy. In order to supply cheaper energy to ordinary people, oil and gas are still necessary.
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