• CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Their lack of success is irrelevant. They tried to damage it.

    I was already aware we’re destroying the planet. I don’t need stupid kids trying to destroy art in a museum to inform me about that.

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      1 month ago

      They tried to damage it.

      You say that like they were somehow shocked to find plexiglass in front of these paintings, and somehow didn’t see it or didn’t have the time (casually perusing a museum) to pivot to a different painting.

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        1 month ago

        You’re assuming that they scouted this and carefully planned it to ensure they wouldn’t cause damage. I doubt that.

        This also assumes that the painting’s protection is perfect. What if there is a flaw in the glass or a seam that lets the liquid get through somewhere? What if they accidentally threw the can while throwing the soup and it cracked something? Would you blame shift to the museum for not protecting their artwork from vandals properly? That would be ridiculous. I don’t want to see every painting behind a glass case when I go to an art museum, either.

        It’s not worth the risk to such a artistic treasure just for attention seeking or ‘awareness’ of something totally unrelated. Last I checked Van Gogh wasn’t part of the petroleum industry when he was alive. This kind of vandalism is stupid.

        The should be doing shit like this to petroleum company offices.