{"id":2092368,"date":"2023-11-06T20:57:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T01:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/climate-activists-attack-famous-painting-in-londons-national-gallery\/"},"modified":"2023-11-06T20:59:57","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T01:59:57","slug":"climate-activists-attack-famous-painting-in-londons-national-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/climate-activists-attack-famous-painting-in-londons-national-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate activists vandalize famous painting in London&#8217;s National Gallery."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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-attack-famous-painting-in-londons-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=2092368&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--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">LONDON, ENGLAND \u2013 National Gallery (Photo \u200bby Bethany Clarke\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/stephanie-stahl\">Stephanie Stahl<\/a><br \/>5:41 PM \u2013 Monday, November 6, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>Two climate activists were reportedly apprehended by U.K. police on Monday for shattering the protective glass that covered a famous oil painting at the National Gallery in \u200cLondon, England. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The activists used small hammers\u200c to target artist Diego Vel\u00e1zquez\u2019s masterpiece, \u201cThe Toilet of Venus,\u201d also known as \u201cThe Rokeby\u200d Venus.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Images revealed the protective \u200cglass panel riddled with multiple \u200choles.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Climate activists smash glass protecting Velazquez&#8217;s Venus painting in London&#8217;s\u200d National Gallery<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NzWKp0115p\">https:\/\/t.co\/NzWKp0115p<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KUVneWAcal\">pic.twitter.com\/KUVneWAcal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kathi8Mc (@Kathi8Mc) \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kathi8Mc\/status\/1721663974251577754?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 6, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The two climate activists were associated with \u201cJust\u200d Stop Oil,\u201d a\u200c group known for their protests aimed at iconic artworks and public structures. <\/p>\n<p>The activists declared\u2062 that their actions on Monday\u200d were a call for the British government to immediately \u200ccease all \u2064licensing associated with the exploration, \u2064development, and production of \u200cfossil fuels\u2062 within the United\u2062 Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>As it turns out, Vel\u00e1zquez\u2019s painting had previously been damaged\u2064 in an act of protest in 1914.\u00a0This is reportedly the reason \u200dthat\u200d the climate activists specifically targeted it. The previous slashing was part of the suffragette movement advocating \u2064for women\u2019s rights more than a century ago. <\/p>\n<p>It suffered several cuts \u200cat the time but was subsequently repaired.<\/p>\n<p>Referencing the previous protest, the activists reportedly hammered the glass panel, then told visitors at the gallery: <strong>\u201cWomen did not\u200b get the vote by voting. It is time for deeds, not words.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cPolitics is failing us. It failed women in 1914 and it is failing us \u200bnow,\u201d they added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Police announced that the \u200dtwo were\u2062 arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and the National Gallery stated \u200bthat\u2063 the painting has now \u2064been removed from display so that conservators\u200d can examine any damages.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">At just before 11am this morning (6 November 2023) two people entered Room 30 of the National Gallery.<\/p>\n<p>The pair appeared \u2063to strike The Toilet of Venus (\u2018The Rokeby Venus\u2019) by Vel\u00e1zquez with what appeared to be emergency rescue hammers. The room was cleared of visitors and police\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 National Gallery\u2062 (@NationalGallery) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NationalGallery\/status\/1721495682895249693?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 6, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Stay informed! 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Two climate activists were apprehended by \u200bU.K. police \u200bfor \u200bshattering the protective glass that covered a\u2062 famous\u200b oil painting \u200dat \u2064the \u200dgallery. \u2064The \u200dpainting in question was artist Diego Vel\u00e1zquez\u2019s masterpiece, \u201cThe\u2064 Toilet of\u2062 Venus,\u201d also known \u200bas \u201cThe Rokeby Venus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Using small hammers, the\u200c activists targeted the\u200d protective \u2062glass panel, leaving it riddled with multiple holes. Images of the damage circulated, drawing attention to \u2064the vandalism. The activists \u200bwere associated \u2063with an \u2064organization\u2063 called \u201cJust Stop Oil,\u201d known for their protests against iconic artworks\u200c and \u200dpublic structures. Their actions were intended\u2063 to demand that the British government immediately halt all \u200blicensing related to the exploration, development, and production\u200b of \u2064fossil fuels within the United\u2062 Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, \u200cthis \u200dis\u2064 not the first time Vel\u00e1zquez\u2019s painting has been damaged as \u2064an act of\u200c protest. In \u200d1914, it was slashed in a demonstration by suffragettes \u200cadvocating for women&#8217;s rights. The \u2063painting sustained several cuts during that incident but was subsequently repaired. The activists aimed to draw attention to this previous protest as they hammered the glass panel, proclaiming to gallery\u2063 visitors, &#8220;Women did not get\u200c the vote by voting. It is\u2063 time for \u200ddeeds, not words.&#8221; They emphasized\u2062 that politics has failed women in the past and continues to do so.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200dpolice arrested the two activists \u200con suspicion of criminal damage, and the National \u2064Gallery confirmed that the painting has been removed from display. Conservators \u2063will examine \u200bthe \u200dartwork for any damages caused by the \u200cincident. This news comes after the National Gallery posted \u2063a tweet stating that two individuals had\u2063 entered Room 30 of the gallery and appeared to\u2062 strike Vel\u00e1zquez&#8217;s painting with &#8220;emergency rescue \u2063hammers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This incident\u2062 highlights the ongoing tension between climate activists and the art \u200bworld, \u2064as well\u2064 as \u2063the significance of historic artworks as symbols of \u200bprotest.\u2062 The National Gallery \u200bundoubtedly took immediate action \u200dto preserve the painting and ensure its\u2064 restoration. It\u200b remains \u2064to be seen what \u2062further consequences the\u2063 activists will face for\u2063 their actions.<\/p>\n<p>As\u2063 art and activism continue to\u200c intersect, such \u200dincidents serve as a reminder of the power of \u200bart to provoke\u2062 change and raise awareness\u2064 about pressing issues. However, the debate\u2062 surrounding the methods and \u2063boundaries\u200b of protest remains a complex one, with different perspectives \u2062and interpretations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two climate activists were arrested in London for breaking the protective glass of a renowned oil painting at the National Gallery. 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