Why are eco-activists targeting world's most valuable artworks?

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“The planet is important but so are these works of art,” says climate scientist Levent Kurnaz, echoing a sentiment shared by many. So, despite growing criticism, why do eco-activists resort to this new expression of protest?

It all started when a man disguised as an old woman in a wheelchair rolled into the Louvre Museum andHe attempted to break the potrait's bulletproof glass case, then rubbed cake over its glass, and said: "There are people who are destroying the Earth... All artists, think about the Earth. That's why I did this. Think of the planet.

Against all criticism, the eco-activists maintain that life, and our planet, are more important than art. On October 14, activists from Just Stop Oil threw tomato soup at Vincent van Gogh’s glass covered iconic Sunflowers, displayed at the National Gallery in London, voicing the group’s demand that the British government “halts all new oil and gas projects”.

No paintings were harmed in the incidents observed since May this year, except for some minor damage reported to the frame of van Gogh’s Sunflowers. “If there is, there are conservators around the world that would have the skills to clean and repair such damages.”also asked museums how activists were able to sneak cake, soup, mashed potatoes and even glue into the museums. The Louvre Museum and National Gallery refused to comment, while Museum Barberini did not respond.

 

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Answer: Because the threat to humanity is ignored and we are out of time. The other forms of protest go unnoticed by corporate media and society in general.

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