Is it wrong to attack art? Tomato soup on van Gogh’s sunflowers. Cake in the face of the waxwork King Charles. Climate protesters have set their sights on the world of art.
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Protesters throw soup and cake at paintings
Is it wrong to attack art? Tomato soup on van Gogh's sunflowers. Cake in the face of the waxwork King Charles. Climate protesters have set their sights on the world of art.
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Splat! The visitors at London's National GalleryAn art museum in London, founded in 1824. could not believe their eyes. Two people had just walked up to a famous painting and thrown tomato soup all over it.
The two people were part of a protest group called Just Stop Oil. They want to stop the use of fossil fuelsFuels made from decomposing plants and animals, including coal, natural gas and oil. These fuels release carbon dioxide, causing global warming..
This is not the only attack on art that has taken place. Potato mash was thrown at a painting by Claude MonetA French painter and co-founder of the Impressionist movement. From 1883, he largely painted his garden. in Germany. And on Monday, cake was stuffed into the face of a waxwork of King Charles III.
The protesters say targeting art is a way to get their message heard by many people. And the art was not hurt - it is covered by glass.
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But some say attacking art, which is enjoyed by the whole world, goes too far.
Is it wrong to attack art?
Yes! Great art is a treasure that should belong to everyone. Noone has a right to harm it.
No! Climate changeLong-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Human action is a major cause of climate change. could end life on the planet as we know it. Then art will be useless. This message must be heard.
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Keywords
National Gallery - An art museum in London, founded in 1824.
Fossil fuels - Fuels made from decomposing plants and animals, including coal, natural gas and oil. These fuels release carbon dioxide, causing global warming.
Claude Monet - A French painter and co-founder of the Impressionist movement. From 1883, he largely painted his garden.
Climate change - Long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Human action is a major cause of climate change.
Protesters throw soup and cake at paintings
Red handed: The activists were arrested for criminal damage and trespass after their tomato soup stunt. Glossary
National Gallery - An art museum in London, founded in 1824.
Fossil fuels - Fuels made from decomposing plants and animals, including coal, natural gas and oil. These fuels release carbon dioxide, causing global warming.
Claude Monet - A French painter and co-founder of the Impressionist movement. From 1883, he largely painted his garden.
Climate change - Long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Human action is a major cause of climate change.