Three Just Stop Oil (JSO) fans on Friday tossed fluid over 2 Vincent van Gogh paints at London’s National Gallery, simply hours after 2 team protestors were imprisoned for a comparable act.
The gallery claimed “a soup-like substance” had actually been tossed over 2 jobs– “Sunflowers” ( 1888) and “Sunflowers” ( 1889)– which 3 individuals had actually been apprehended.
JSO uploaded video footage on its X account, including that 3 fans had actually tossed soup over 2 of Van Gogh paints in the gallery’s “Poets and Lovers” exhibit.
The team claimed the act was a “sign of defiance” after 2 protestors were imprisoned previously Friday for tossing soup at the “Sunflowers” (1888) paint in October 2022.
It called the fans associated with the most recent demonstration as Phil Green, 24, Ludi Simpson, a 71-year-old retired teacher, and Mary Patricia Somerville, a 77-year-old grandma.
“We will be held accountable for our actions today, and we will face the full force of the law,” claimed Simpson.
“When will the fossil fuel executives and the politicians they’ve bought be held accountable for the criminal damage that they are imposing on every living thing?” she included.
The gallery claimed the case took place at 2:30 pm (1330 GMT) which the paints were located to be unhurt after being gotten rid of from screen and checked out by a conservator.
“We are aiming to reopen the exhibition as soon as possible,” it included.
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