{"id":2091744,"date":"2023-11-06T12:20:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T17:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/climate-activists-smash-protective-glass-panel-of-historic-painting-in-london-national-gallery\/"},"modified":"2023-11-06T12:24:10","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T17:24:10","slug":"climate-activists-smash-protective-glass-panel-of-historic-painting-in-london-national-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/climate-activists-smash-protective-glass-panel-of-historic-painting-in-london-national-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate activists vandalize historic painting in London National Gallery by smashing protective glass panel."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fclimate-activists-smash-protective-glass-panel-of-historic-painting-in-london-national-gallery%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2091744&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Climate Change Protesters Arrested for Damaging Famous Painting at London&#8217;s National \u200cGallery<\/h2>\n<p>Two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tens-of-thousands-still-stranded-by-burning-man-flooding-in-nevada-desert\/\" title=\"Thousands stranded by flooding at Burning Man in Nevada desert.\">climate change \u200cprotesters<\/a>\u200c were arrested on Monday after they smashed a\u2064 protective \u2064glass panel covering a famous Diego\u200d Vel\u00e1zquez oil painting at London\u2019s National Gallery, according to\u2062 police.<\/p>\n<p>The activists, part of the \u200bgroup Just Stop Oil, targeted Vel\u00e1zquez\u2019s \u201cThe Toilet of Venus,\u201d also known as \u201cThe Rokeby Venus,\u201d using small hammers.<\/p>\n<p>Photos\u200b revealed\u2064 the protective glass panel punctured with \u200bseveral holes.<\/p>\n<p>Just Stop Oil, known for their protests against famous artworks and\u2062 public buildings, stated that their action was a demand for \u200cthe immediate cessation of all licensing for \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-hurricane-ida-showed-the-value-of-americas-energy-boom\/\" title=\"How Hurricane Ida Showed The Value Of America\u2019s Energy Boom\">fossil fuel exploration<\/a>, development, and production in the U.K.<\/p>\n<p>The group explained \u2062that they chose to target\u2063 Vel\u00e1zquez\u2019s\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-martyrs-breasts-were-severed-as-an-act-of-torture-but-trans-activists-are-queering-her\/\" title=\"This Martyr\u2019s Breasts Were Severed As An Act Of Torture, But Trans Activists Are \u2018Queering\u2019 Her\">17th-century oil painting<\/a>, a celebrated masterpiece, because\u200c it had previously been slashed during the suffragette movement \u200din \u200c1914, which fought for women\u2019s rights.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/just-stop-oil-activists-protest-glue-van-gogh-painting-ted-cruz-exposes-baffling-detail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Just Stop Oil<\/a> stated that the protesters hammered the\u2064 glass panel and then addressed the gallery visitors, saying, \u201cWomen did not get the vote by voting. It\u2063 is time for deeds, not\u200c words.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPolitics \u200bis failing us. \u2062It failed women in 1914 and it is failing us \u200bnow,\u201d they added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">  SUFFRAGETTE PAINTING SMASHED<\/p>\n<p>  \u200b Our government have revealed plans for MORE oil \u2062licences,\u2064 knowing \u2064it will kill millions. In response, two supporters\u200b of Just Stop Oil smashed the Rokeby Venus \u2014 slashed by Mary Richardson in 1914.<\/p>\n<p>  \u200dDeeds, not words: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3tlBID7nKA\">https:\/\/t.co\/3tlBID7nKA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Hk0el26QIt\">pic.twitter.com\/Hk0el26QIt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Just Stop Oil (@JustStop_Oil) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JustStop_Oil\/status\/1721493745781113173?\">November 6, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The police arrested the two activists on suspicion of criminal damage.<\/p>\n<p>The National Gallery has removed the painting from display for examination by conservators.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe pair appeared\u200b to strike \u2018The Toilet\u200c of Venus\u2019 (\u2018The Rokeby Venus\u2019) by Vel\u00e1zquez with what appeared to be emergency \u200crescue hammers.\u200d The room was \u2064cleared of visitors \u200band police were called,\u201d the museum stated.<\/p>\n<p>The room was reopened shortly afterward with\u200c another painting replacing the Vel\u00e1zquez \u2064in\u200c its original location, the museum added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">At \u200djust before 11am this\u200b morning (6 November 2023) two\u2064 people entered Room 30 of the National Gallery.<\/p>\n<p>The pair \u200bappeared to strike The Toilet of\u200d Venus (\u2018The Rokeby Venus\u2019) by Vel\u00e1zquez with what appeared to\u2063 be emergency rescue hammers. The room was cleared\u2062 of visitors \u2062and police\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2063 National\u2064 Gallery (@NationalGallery) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NationalGallery\/status\/1721495682895249693?\">November 6, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe \u200dToilet \u2064of Venus\u201d portrays a naked Venus, the goddess of love, reclining on a bed with\u200c her back to the viewer, \u2064while her son Cupid holds a mirror up to her face.<\/p>\n<p>The painting was previously\u200d targeted in 1914 by suffragette Mary Richardson to protest the imprisonment of \u200cfellow women\u2019s rights activist Emmeline\u200d Pankhurst. The painting sustained several slashes at the time but was subsequently repaired.<\/p>\n<p>Police also arrested dozens of other Just Stop Oil protesters\u200b on Monday who were obstructing traffic in central London\u2019s\u2063 Whitehall as part \u2063of their civil \u2062disobedience strategy.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">If you could click a button to listen to a Western Journal article, \u2064would you \u2062use it?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n<p>\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n<p>\t\tCompleting this\u200b poll entitles\u2062 you to The Western Journal news\u2062 updates free of \u200bcharge via email. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> \u2063and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n<p>\t\t\tYes: 0% (0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n<p>\t\t\tNo: 0% (0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\tfunction\u200d ffp_getCookie(cname) {<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar name=cname + \u200c&#8221;=&#8221;;<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar decodedCookie=decodeURIComponent(document.cookie);<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar ca=decodedCookie.split(&#8216;;&#8217;);<br \/>\n\t\t\tfor(var i=0; i <ca.length i var c=\"ca[i];\" while if return c.substring c.length function ffp_setcookie cvalue exdays d=\"new\" date d.settime expires=\"expires=\" d.toutcstring document.cookie=\"cname\" window.ff_poll_voted=\"false;\" voted_cookie_name=\"firefly_voted_3518754\" ff_poll_submit event event.preventdefault fireflypoll=\"jQuery(\" fireflypollcontainer=\"jQuery('#firefly-poll-container');\" pollformbox=\"jQuery('#pollFormBox');\" ffp_getcookie fireflypollcontainer.addclass to assign url here as it was defined only in firefly. firefly_ajax_url=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\" posting=\"jQuery.post(\" jquery event.target the datalayer window.datalayer=\"window.dataLayer\" window.datalayer.push poll vote posting.done response response.success yes_el=\"document.getElementById(\" no_el=\"document.getElementById(\" yes_el.style.width=\"response.data.percents.yes\" yes_el.innerhtml=\"Yes: \" response.data.percents.yes response.data.votes.yes votes no_el.style.width=\"response.data.percents.no\" no_el.innerhtml=\"No: \" response.data.percents.no response.data.votes.no fireflypoll.remove pollformbox.hide document.getelementbyid fireflypollcontainer.removeclass else emailfield=\"document.querySelector(\" input emailfield.required=\"false;\" emailfield.style.display=\"none\" border: solid padding: margin-left: margin-right: margin-bottom: width: float: left background: border-radius: margin-top: padding-top: padding-bottom: padding-left: background-color: border-color: cursor: pointer lightgrey white-space: nowrap .firefly-poll-question font-weight: bold font-size: .firefly-poll-disclaimer max-width:><\/p>\n<p>Last year, two \u200dactivists <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/climate-change-activists-try-deface-famous-van-gogh-painting-one-little-detail-stops-cold\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">threw two \u2064cans of tomato soup<\/a> over\u2063 Vincent van Gogh\u2019s \u201cSunflowers,\u201d also at the National Gallery, to protest fossil fuel extraction. They did not damage \u200cthe painting, which was covered with glass.<\/p>\n<p>Part of a wave of destructive and dangerous \u201cdirect action\u201d demonstrations around \u2062the world, Just Stop Oil is\u200c backed by the U.S.-based \u200bClimate Emergency Fund.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/woke-eating-climate-activists-protest-pride-parade-listing-demands-lgbt-group\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Just Stop \u2063Oil<\/a> activists have staged multiple high-profile protests at the busiest highways\u200b and roads as well as sports tournaments.<\/p>\n<p>In July, British authorities expanded police power allowing them \u2062to target activists who stop traffic and to move static protests.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic\">The \u200cWestern\u200d Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and \u2064may have altered it prior to publication to\u200c ensure that it meets our \u2063editorial standards.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/climate-activists-smash-protective-glass-panel-historic-painting-london-national-gallery\/\">Climate Activists Smash Protective Glass Panel\u200d of Historic Painting in London National Gallery<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/ca.length><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200dWhat concerns do \u2062conservationists and art enthusiasts have regarding the potential harm caused to valuable artworks during protests?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  With what appeared to be emergency rescue hammers. The room was cleared of visitors and police were called. \u2014 National Gallery (@NationalGallery) November 6, 2023<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The protest by Just Stop Oil has sparked a \u200bdebate over the boundaries\u2064 of activism and \u2064the protection\u200c of cultural heritage.<\/p>\n<p>While the group argues that their actions are necessary to draw \u2064attention to the urgent need for action against climate change, others believe that damaging famous\u2063 artworks is an inappropriate and ineffective method of protest.<\/p>\n<p>Conservationists and art enthusiasts express\u200b concern over the potential harm caused to\u2063 valuable and irreplaceable masterpieces. \u2064The restoration process can be lengthy, costly, and \u200dmay not fully \u2063restore the artwork to its original state.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, critics argue \u200bthat targeting \u200bthe National Gallery, a prominent cultural institution, undermines the public&#8217;s support for climate \u2062change \u2064activism. \u2062They believe that associations between destructive acts\u200b and the climate \u200cchange movement may harm the credibility of \u2064the cause.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the controversy, Just Stop Oil remains adamant that their actions are justified. Spokesperson Mark Johnson \u2064stated, \u201cWe understand the concerns raised by some, but we\u2064 believe that the urgency of the \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/climate-activists-smash-protective-glass-panel-of-historic-painting-in-london-national-gallery\/\" title=\"Climate activists vandalize historic painting in London National Gallery by smashing protective glass panel.\">climate crisis requires unconventional methods<\/a> that \u2063challenge society&#8217;s complacency. The destruction\u2064 of an artwork pales in comparison to \u200dthe destruction caused by climate change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The incident at the National Gallery has reignited \u2063discussions surrounding the role of art and culture in climate change activism. It \u200dhighlights the complexities and moral dilemmas that arise \u2064when environmental concerns clash with the preservation of artistic heritage.<\/p>\n<p>As public opinion\u200b continues\u200c to diverge on this issue, \u200dit remains to be seen how future climate change protests will navigate the fine line between raising awareness and \u2062causing irreparable damage to cultural artifacts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two climate change protesters were arrested for vandalizing a protective glass panel shielding a renowned Diego Vel\u00e1zquez oil painting at London\u2019s National Gallery. 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