Climate protesters threw tomato soup at Vincent van Gogh's 'Sunflowers' painting Friday to protest the extraction and use of fossil fuels.
Climate protesters threw tomato soup at Vincent van Gogh's "Sunflowers" painting Friday to protest the extraction and use of fossil fuels.
"What is worth more: art or life? Is it worth more than food? Worth more than justice?" one of the activists yells, adding, "are you more concerned about the protection of a painting, or the protection of our planet and people?" The National Gallery would not respond to ABC News' request for. comment. The Metropolitan Police has been reached out to for comment.
Earlier this year, the group has attempted to draw attention to climate change by gluing their hands to other famous works of art.
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