Sun 23 October 2022:
Climate activists seem to have developed a liking for foods for their actions, with two demonstrators, albeit from a different movement, arrested in London about a week ago after throwing tomato soup on Vincent Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers.”
In latest incident, two climate activists from the Last Generation movement flung mashed potatoes on a valuable painting by French impressionist Claude Monet at a museum in the German city of Potsdam, just outside Berlin, on Sunday.
Whether the painting from Monet’s “Les Meules” (Haystacks) series had sustained permanent damage still had to be investigated, said Carolin Stranz, a spokesperson for Museum Barberini.
She said the potatoes were quickly removed and the painting was protected by a glass pane.
Wearing high visibility orange vests also glued themselves to the floor, with a total of four people involved in the protest.
A few days ago, there were indications that environmental activists could carry out an action in the Barberini, the spokeswoman said. However, security personnel at the time were able to prevent this. She did not provide further details.
