Climate protesters throw tomato soup on Van Gogh's 'Sunflowers'
The group Just Stop Oil which wants the British government to halt new oil and gas projects, said activists dumped two cans of Heinz tomato soup over the oil painting, one of the Dutch artist’s most iconic works.From our newsroom to your inbox at noon, the latest headlines, stories, opinion and photos from the Toronto Sun.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
The group has drawn attention, and criticism, for targeting artworks in museums. In July, Just Stop Oil activists glued themselves to the frame of Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” at London’s Royal Academy of Arts, and to John Constable’s “The Hay Wain” in the National Gallery. Activists from the ‘Just Stop Oil’ campaign group, with hands glued to the frame of the painting ‘The Hay Wain’ by English artist John Constable, but covered in a mock ‘undated’ version including roads and aircraft, protest against the use of fossil fuels, in the National Gallery in London on July 4, 2022.
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