Environment protesters target Warhol art in Australian gallery – The Hill

FILE- A set of females take a look at the 1962 pop piece called “Campbell’s Soup Cans” at the exhibit, “Andy Warhol _ From A to B and Back Again, in San Francisco on May 15,2019 Environment protesters in Australia on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022 scrawled graffiti and glued themselves to an Andy Warhol art work portraying Campbell’s soup cans however didn’t appear to harm the piece since it’s framed in glass. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File) CANBERRA, Australia (AP)– Climate protesters in Australia on Wednesday scrawled graffiti and glued themselves to an Andy Warhol art work portraying Campbell’s soup cans however didn’t appear to harm the piece due to the fact that it’s enclosed in glass. It was the most recent occurrence in which environment protesters have actually targeted a renowned art piece without triggering long-term damage. Other protesters have actually tossed soup over Vincent van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” in London and mashed potatoes at a Claude Monet painting in Germany. A group called Stop Fossil Fuel Subsidies published video to social networks revealing 2 ladies using blue graffiti to 5 of 10 screen prints by Warhol illustrating Campbell’s soup cans and after that gluing themselves to the work at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra. “We’re in an environment emergency situation,” among the females screams. The group stated its members were highlighting the threats of commercialism by gluing themselves to a work that portrays “consumerism freaked.” “While Australians starve, federal government pays $22,000 a minute to support nonrenewable fuel sources,” the group composed on Twitter. The demonstration ended rapidly with the females being accompanied from the structure prior to the glue had time to set. The big art work is called “Campbell’s Soup I” and was produced by Warhol in New York in 1968, according to the museum. The protesters targeted the lower set of 5 prints which are more quickly available. The gallery stated in a declaration that a demonstration had actually happened following comparable events in other places in Australia and overseas. The gallery stated it “does not want to promote these actions and has no more remark.” A cops representative stated officers had actually reacted to an occurrence including 2 individuals at the gallery however at this moment had not made any arrests. Tags
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