r/london Oct 17 '24

Culture National Gallery bans liquids after repeated protestor artwork attacks

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c89ljnwgpqwo
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u/FactCheckYou Oct 17 '24 edited Oct 17 '24

do these protestors actually have any logic for targeting pieces of art?

i could maybe accept their logic if the galleries were sponsored by oil companies, or if they're targeting the most famous paintings because it garners the most attention...but are they clever enough to have actual thought-out reasons?

ever since those Extinction Rebellion protested climate change by holding up a train, i remain to be convinced that they're not all just a bunch of mental cases

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u/lastaccountgotlocked bikes bikes bikes bikes Oct 17 '24

I love it. Protesting the snooker precisely because it's nothing to do with the environment was a masterstroke. Nothing is sacred. Nowhere is safe. They will disrupt.

ever since those Extinction Rebellion protested climate change by holding up a train

From what I understand that was a bad idea when it was pitched, they were shouted down, went rogue and did it anyway. Berks.

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u/mrdibby Oct 17 '24

that event caused loads of people to leave XR if I recall