Van Gogh's Sunflowers - Climate Crisis and Culture

Emergency episode! Art just got attacked in the name of climate activism! 

At just after 11 a.m. on Friday, two members of Just Stop Oil, a group that seeks to stop oil and gas extraction in Britain, entered room 43 of the National Gallery in London, opened two tins of Heinz cream of tomato soup, and threw them at Vincent van Gogh’s “Sunflowers".  It is one of six surviving images of sunflowers that van Gogh made in 1888 and 1889 - The New York Times. 

We had to jump on board and discuss this issue. Our world of culture fell victim to an urgent cry of climate activism. In this emergency episode, we break down what happened, why it happened and what greater message it holds, not just for the UK, but for the entire world. 

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Climate Protesters Throw Soup Over van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’ - The New York Times
Just Stop Oil
The Aileen Getty Foundation