{"id":187831,"date":"2022-07-01T15:56:54","date_gmt":"2022-07-01T15:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whynow.co.uk\/?post_type=read&p=187831"},"modified":"2022-10-28T10:36:36","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T10:36:36","slug":"courtauld-van-gogh-glue-protest-and-the-political-vandalism-of-art","status":"publish","type":"read","link":"https:\/\/whynow.co.uk\/read\/courtauld-van-gogh-glue-protest-and-the-political-vandalism-of-art","title":{"rendered":"The Van Gogh glue protest and political vandalism of art"},"content":{"rendered":"

After two vandals glue their hands to a valuable van Gogh, Alexander Adams looks at the wider questions surrounding art-related protests.<\/strong><\/p>\n


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Yesterday, the disruption of museums for political causes took another turn, indicating an expanding campaign. Two protestors from a movement called Just Stop Oil glued their hands to the frame of a painting by Vincent van Gogh at the Courtauld Institute of Art in London. Wearing orange T-shirts with the organisation’s name, the protestors had time to put their case to onlookers, who recorded the action.<\/p>\n

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BREAKING: Just Stop Oil protesters have glued themselves to a Vincent Van Gogh painting at London's Courtauld Gallery. More follows… pic.twitter.com\/5a1ZblKgzu<\/a><\/p>\n

— Talk (@TalkTV) June 30, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n