A common question when it comes to the climate crazies attacking famous artwork is when does this stop?
Of course, there appear to be few consequences for their actions, which are often dismissed as little more than civil disobedience — a rare exception took place in May, when two climate protesters were indicted on conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States and injury to a National Gallery of Art exhibit when they allegedly used black and red paint to deface the Edgar Degas sculpture “Little Danger Aged Fourteen.”
On Thursday, two women in Stockholm threw “some kind of paint” at a painting by French artist Claude Monet and then glued themselves to the frame, the Associated Press reported, citing Sweden’s National Museum
When does this stop? https://t.co/IrvxHzlclG
— BPR based (@DumpstrFireNews) June 16, 2023
“The situation is urgent. As a nurse, I refuse to watch. The pandemic was nothing compared to the climate collapse. It’s about life or death,” said one of the protesters, identified in a news release as Emma Johanna Fritzdotter. “People won’t just die from heat stroke. New diseases will spread, and we cannot even imagine the extent of this.”
The women are reportedly with the environmentalist group Restore Wetlands.
The painting, The Artist’s Garden at Giverny, “is now being examined by the museum’s conservators to see if any damage has occurred,” spokesperson Hanna Tottmar said.
The museum’s acting director Per Hedström said, ”We naturally distance ourselves from actions where art or cultural heritage risks being damaged … regardless of the purpose.”
Other attacks on artwork in Europe include the British group Just Stop Oil throwing tomato soup at Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers in London’s National Gallery in October, the AP noted, and activists from the group glued themselves to the frame of an early copy of Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper at London’s Royal Academy of Arts.
Here’s a quick sampling of responses to the story from Twitter:
They’re with Just Stop Oil. The same people that ruined the priceless Vincent Van Gogh painting, Sunflowers. I think that every work of art they destroy, they must individually pay back an amount equivalent to its value(not as a group, but as individuals).
— LFren Re: Yoriko3 Pedals (@LFren4) June 15, 2023
They are letting them in….it’s so freaking obvious.
— Mrs. Right (@Mrs_Right_Again) June 15, 2023
Leave them glued to it
— Bill Dubs (@billdubs) June 15, 2023
This activity advances nothing positive.
— Steve Martin (@UnrealBluegrass) June 15, 2023
If it’s the real painting and it was destroyed, they should get 25 years in prison.
— Ⓜ️ idan segal (@idangolf) June 15, 2023
Why are you giving any press coverage to these witless, juvenile psychopaths? Shame on you.
The more press they get, the more of this vandalism they’ll do.
— Geoffrey Miller (@primalpoly) June 15, 2023
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Tom Tillison grew up in Maryland before moving to Central Florida as a young teen. It is in the Sunshine State that he honed both his passion for politics and his writing skills. Tillison also contributes to BizPac Review.
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