Why are Just Stop Oil activists targeting works of art?

Picture this. You’re in a fine art museum, admiring some of the greatest masterpieces of all time, and all of a sudden someone throws a can of soup over one of them. Sounds pretty surreal, right? Well that’s exactly the scene that visitors to London’s National Gallery found themselves confronted with on 14th October 2022. So what happened? Two young women threw tomato soup over Van Gogh’s Sunflowers and then each glued a hand to the wall behind the painting. One of them then started addressing onlookers with the words: “What is worth more, art or life?”. As it turned out, the pair were members of an environmental activist group called “Just Stop Oil”. When was Just Stop Oil created and what are their aims? So why are they targeting works of art then? How have the public reacted to Just Stop Oil’s campaigns? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: Why do we celebrate Halloween? Why do we change clocks twice per year? What is ghosting? A Bababam Originals podcast written and produced by Joseph Chance. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices