Activists throw tomato soup over Vincent Van Gogh’s 'Sunflowers' in anti-oil protest at the National Gallery in London. “Fuel is unaffordable to millions of cold, hungry families. They can’t even afford to heat a tin of soup,” they said.
Two protesters who have thrown tinned soup at Vincent Van Gogh's famous 1888 work Sunflowers at the National Gallery in London, Oct. 14, 2022.at Vincent van Gogh's "Sunflowers" painting Friday to protest the extraction and use of fossil fuels.
Members of Just Stop Oil, wearing T-shirts bearing the name of the group, poured two cans of tomato soup over the famous painting located at the National Gallery in London, as seen in a video posted to Twitter by the group.However, the painting was protected by glass and doesn't appear to have suffered any damage.
She continued, "The cost-of-living crisis is part of the cost of oil crisis. Fuel is unaffordable to millions of cold, hungry families. They can't even afford to heat a tin of soup.""The room was cleared of visitors and police were called. Officers are now on the scene," the statement read. "There is some minor damage to the frame but the painting is unharmed. Two people have been arrested.
Two protesters who have thrown tinned soup at Vincent Van Gogh's famous 1888 work Sunflowers at the National Gallery in London, Oct. 14, 2022.The National Gallery would not respond to ABC News' request for. comment. The Metropolitan Police has been reached out to for comment.
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