The artwork—which the museum says was undamaged—is the latest to be attacked by food items by environmental activists.
a preliminary investigation by a conservation team found the painting “was not damaged in any way” because the work is protected by glass.throwing a pot of mashed potatoesThe two activists, which Letzte Generation identified only as Mirjam and Benjamin, were taken to jail, the group said in a tweet.
“We are in a climate catastrophe and all you are afraid of is tomato soup?” one of the activistsposted by Letze Generation, referencing a painting by Vincent Van Gogh that was attacked with a can of tomato soup by activists last week in London. “Science tells us we won’t be able to feed our families by 2050. Does it take mashed potatoes on a painting to make you listen?”Art world experts have questioned how throwing food at paintings in public museums will help solve climate change.