Article by HRC Director, Soup on Van Gogh and graffiti on Warhol

Article by HRC Director, Soup on Van Gogh and graffiti on Warhol
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Tuesday 15 November 2022

HRC Director Professor Kylie Message has written for the Conversation with a piece

Soup on Van Gogh and graffiti on Warhol: climate activists follow the long history of museums as a site of protest

Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Cans at the National Gallery of Australia are just the latest artistic target of climate protesters, who have been throwing soupmashed potatoes and cake at art worth millions of dollars.

The actions have received a muted response from some museum directors, but the protesters know exactly what they are doing.

As the activists who threw soup on Van Gogh’s Sunflowers said: We know that civil resistance works. History has shown us that.

You can read the rest of the article here on The Conversation.

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