ENVIRONMENT Published October 14, 2022 9:39am EDT
Anti-oil environmentalists pour tomato soup on van Gogh 'Sunflowers' painting
2 environmentalists arrested by London police, but van Gogh painting
unharmed,' National Gallery says
By Timothy H.J. Nerozzi | Fox News
A pair of climate protesters hurled tomato soup on a Vincent van Gogh painting at London's National Gallery on Friday — the latest in a series of attempts to vandalize famous artwork to speak against oil.
London’s Metropolitan Police said officers arrested two people on suspicion of criminal damage and aggravated trespass.
The duo were supporters of the activist group Just Stop Oil, which engages in publicity stunts to bring the public’s attention to climate change.
Video shows the pair dropping an outer layer of clothing, revealing their Just Stop Oil T-shirts and taking out the cans of soup. The painting is enclosed in glass and aside from minor damage to the frame, the artwork is "unharmed," the National Gallery said in a statement.
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