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Why Did Eco-Activists Get Years in Prison for Only $588 in Damages?
The famous "souping" of a van Gogh painting raises questions about what counts as peaceful protest versus violent crime.
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Two Van Gogh Works “Souped” in Protest of Climate Activists’ Jail Sentences
“Future generations will regard these prisoners of conscience to be on the right side of history,” Just Stop Oil members said as they splashed the paintings.
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Climate Protesters Douse Stonehenge in Orange Powder
Two Just Stop Oil activists were arrested after spraying the structure with what they say is washable orange cornflour ahead of the summer solstice.
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Climate Activists Smash Velázquez Painting at UK’s National Gallery
Members of Just Stop Oil took a hammer to the glass protecting “Rokeby Venus” at the London museum.
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It Took Three Hours to Unglue Protesters From Van Gogh Frame
Two climate activists from Just Stop Oil were found guilty of criminal damage after gluing themselves to the 18th-century frame at the Courtauld Gallery.
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The Latest Climate Protests, Ranked
Since the trend is getting a little repetitive — though its message no less urgent — we got a little creative and ranked this weekend’s interventions. Using soup cans, of course.🥫
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Lil Nas X’s “I Will Avenge U Mr Van Gogh” Meme Goes Viral
The rapper posted an image miming an attack on one of Andy Warhol’s tomato soup cans, and as usual, his fans ate it up.
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Climate Protester Who Souped Van Gogh Artwork Speaks Out
In a viral clip, 21-year-old activist Phoebe Plummer defended the protest and slammed the British government's inaction on climate change.
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The Van Gogh Is Fine; You Won't Be
The real target of Just Stop Oil's tomato soup action wasn’t Van Gogh's painting. It was our complacency.
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Climate Activists Go Warhol on Van Gogh, Splashing “Sunflowers” With Tomato Soup
The work, which is behind glass at London’s National Gallery, was part of Just Stop Oil’s latest protest action.
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Climate Activists Glue Themselves to a Van Gogh at London Gallery
In another action yesterday, five members of the group were arrested after they glued themselves to a landscape painting in Scotland.