Climate Activists Throw Soup at Mona Lisa in Paris Protest

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In a bold act of protest, two climate activists targeted the iconic Mona Lisa painting at the Louvre Museum in Paris. Video footage captured the moment when the activists, both wearing shirts with "Riposte Alimentaire" (food response) written on the front, ducked a security barrier to approach the famous artwork. Shouting slogans such as "our farming system is sick," the women sought to draw attention to the plight of French farmers amid ongoing protests against low wages, rising costs, and regulations.

 

The activists posed a provocative question to onlookers, asking, "What's the most important thing? Art, or the right to healthy and sustainable food?" They emphasized the challenges faced by farmers, stating, "Our farming system is sick, our farmers are dying at work."

Museum staff swiftly responded to the incident, using black screens to block the public's view of the Mona Lisa and instructing visitors to leave the room immediately. While a glass window shields the Mona Lisa, ensuring the soup did not reach the painting itself, the act symbolized a direct expression of discontent.

 

Riposte Alimentaire, the climate activist group behind the incident, claimed that two individuals aged 24 and 63 were part of their "new campaign" aiming to "demand the establishment of sustainable food social security."

 

The protest coincides with ongoing demonstrations by French farmers, who have been using their tractors to set up blockades and disrupt traffic across the country. The farmers are advocating for better pay, reduced red tape, and protection against cheap imports. Despite government measures announced on Friday, the farmers argue that their demands are not fully addressed.

 

In the past, the Mona Lisa has been targeted by activists. In May 2022, a person smeared cake on the covering, taking advantage of a policy designed to assist people with mobility problems. This incident echoes a broader trend of art-related protests, with activists from groups like Just Stop Oil targeting artworks in various locations, including throwing soup at Vincent Van Gogh's Sunflowers in London and gluing themselves to Goya paintings in Madrid's Prado museum. The provocative actions underline the intersection of environmental and social issues with artistic expressions of dissent.

 

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[Emdog]

I think this is what is called a choice of false alternatives, an either/or that isn't.

"What's the most important thing? Art, or the right to healthy and sustainable food?"

WTH does a painting by Leonardo hundreds of years ago have to do with healthy and sustainable food?

Maybe non sequitur ("it does not follow") would also apply here

Plus just how does this sort of grossly stupid act somehow make their cause more popular with the public?

Sheesh!

[JonnyF]

Whatever the repair costs, they should be forced to pay.

 

If they cannot pay, jail them. 

[Skeptic7]

This Lisa might cause some overheating❗🥵

🤣

 

 

 

[KhunBENQ]

Who is the mastermind behind this braindead cult?

[spidermike007]

Anyone who damages priceless art should be locked up, or as an alternative they could be forced to do 2 years of very horrible work, to somehow pay back society. These are absolutely dregs who consider themselves overly important, and are overly self entitled.

 

Lock them up. I'm sure their fellow inmates would get a real kick out of their protests! 

[impulse]

1 hour ago, Skeptic7 said:

This Lisa might cause some overheating

 

Not even close to modern...  No nose ring, and no nipple piercings poking thru.

 

[parallelman]

2 hours ago, Skeptic7 said:

This Lisa might cause some overheating❗🥵

🤣

 

 

 

Oh I get it...throw soup over this one then lick it off? Now,now, naughty naughty.

[Hanaguma]

Yeah, nothing says "protest for sustainable food" better than wasting sustainable food.  Where do these jackholes come from?  Not to mention the idiotic idea that food is a human right.

[Chomper Higgot]

6 hours ago, JonnyF said:

Whatever the repair costs, they should be forced to pay.

 

If they cannot pay, jail them. 

The painting is displayed behind bullet proof glass.

 

I believe the repairs amount to wiping the glass with a damp cloth.

[bendejo]

Yeah, that'll teach the population of Israel a lesson!

 

 

[JonnyF]

14 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

The painting is displayed behind bullet proof glass.

 

I believe the repairs amount to wiping the glass with a damp cloth.

 

Not to mention having to close the exhibit to people who had travelled potentially long distances there to see it. They could pay for their expenses, inconvenience etc.  

 

As for the clean up job, I'd propose giving it a vigorous rub down using their face and a dab of bleach. 

[Chomper Higgot]

6 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

 

Not to mention having to close the exhibit to people who had travelled potentially long distances there to see it. They could pay for their expenses, inconvenience etc.  

 

As for the clean up job, I'd propose giving it a vigorous rub down using their face and a dab of bleach. 

Oh an the waiter at the bar across the road who missed out in his usual tips from visitors to see the painted lady.