Activists from the German climate action group Letzte Generation threw mashed potatoes at a painting by French painter Claude Monet on display at the Barberini Museum in Potsdam, south of Berlin, on Sunday.
According to the museum’s spokeswoman, Carolin Stranz, quoted by the Efe agency, the work by Monet (1840-1926), which is part of the series ‘Les Meules’ (“The Palheiros”, in Portuguese), was sprayed with a viscous The mass, which the group Generación Lezte (Última Geração, in Portuguese) assured, in a video of the attack posted on the social network Twitter, was mashed potatoes.
At 6:00 p.m., the museum revealed, in a post on Twitter, that since the image is protected by glass, an immediate investigation concluded that it was not damaged.
Also on Twitter, the museum says the painting will be back on display starting Wednesday. Four people took part in today’s protest action, including two activists who threw the slimy mass and stuck to the ground.
In the video shared on the social network, the Ultima Geração group demands that the political class take effective measures to limit climate change.
On October 14, environmental activists from the Just Stop Oil movement threw the contents of two cans of tomato soup at Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh’s painting “Sunflowers” (1888) on display at the National Gallery in London.
The frame was slightly damaged. The Just Stop Oil movement wants the UK government to decree an immediate end to any new oil or gas projects.
The group has drawn attention and criticism for targeting works of art in museums. In July, Just Stop Oil activists glued themselves to the frame of Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” at London’s Royal Academy of Arts and John Constable’s “The Hay Wain” at the National Gallery. .
Source: TSF
