“Climate activists” deface Van Gogh at NGA
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Anonymous
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https://news.artnet.com/art-world/van-gogh-sunflowers-attacked-2192303
People are such idiots. |
Anonymous
| People suck. That’s all I can say. I hope the art is not permanently damaged. |
Anonymous
| So glad they have glass over the painting to protect it. I hope these dumb dumbs are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. |
Anonymous
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Honestly though what will the Van Gogh really be worth once the planet is on fire?
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Anonymous
How does ruining art help the planet? |
Anonymous
It’s covered in glass, it’s soup not paint. |
Anonymous
I hope so. Tomato soup has lots of acid. Would not go well with old paint. |
Anonymous
+1 It detracts from the cause. It makes people who are reluctant to acknowledge climate change dig in. Why aren't they attacking big corps who are the biggest polluters, or politicians who kowtow to them? |
Anonymous
I am a climate activist. I go to museums to take inspiration in how artists throughout history have been inspired by the natural world as one of many reasons we must act to protect it. The making and viewing of art are not activities that cause or accelerate the climate crisis. Why would you want to destroy something that brings people joy and hope, and often depicts natural objects reverently, to "bring attention" to the climate crisis? It makes no sense. I would support large and small scale protests outside museums to bring attention to the issue. I'd even participate. But defacing art that brings people joy is not the way. |
Anonymous
Applying this logic we don't need books either. |
Anonymous
| It says there's no damage. It's all good. People suck though. |
Anonymous
Who cares that there is no damage. The clearly meant to cause damage and make a “statement”. They should go to jail. |
Anonymous
| I am sure they knew it would not damage the painting and wanted to get people thinking about the value of things (or of things vs a livable climate). |
Anonymous
| And what about the ones that shut the Beltway down on Monday? Did this help the cause? I’m all for working to slow climate change, but these actions don’t seem to help anything. |
Anonymous
Right - and making people idle in their cars is worse for the environment. |