Climate activists glue themselves to Van Gogh painting at London gallery

Just Stop Oil protesters superglued themselves to a Van Gogh artwork inThe two climate activists, Louis McKechnie, 21 and Emily Brocklebank, 24, became attached to the Peach Trees In Blossom painting at the Courtauld Gallery on Thursday calling on the government to end oil and gas extraction.v Newcastle Premier League clash in March.

Talking about the latest protest, Mr McKechnie said he loves the painting but now values the ‘future survival of my generation more highly than my public reputation.’ He said it was ‘immoral’ for cultural institutions such as galleries to ‘stand by and watch whilst out society descends into chaos,’ adding: ‘Galleries should close. Directors of art institutions should be calling on the government to stop all new oil and gas projects immediately. We are either in resistance or we are complicit.’

Brocklebank, a psychology student from Leeds, said: ‘I’m taking action today because I can’t live in a bubble of normality when society is collapsing around us and people in the global south are suffering so much.

That’s the s **** d little c * * t that ziptied itself to a goalpost.

C * * * S

I think it's actual oil that's the environmental risk, not oil paintings 🤔 I'm sure they'd get a lot more support for their cause if their activities weren't always deliberately designed to upset as many people/cause as much disruption as possible too.

complete wasters...

No artist would wear a shirt like that.

Fatherless behavior 🤷

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