Here’s a wider view of the two brats making a scene yesterday at London’s National Art Gallery:
Press, media, men with cameras and soylets standby as this protest is enacted. This is simply setup and allowed, a theatrical performance made possible by museum management. Clear them all out. Start again. They are corrupt beyond belief. pic.twitter.com/ACgWjUuuYA
— Fen de Villiers (@FendeVilliers) October 14, 2022
In all of the reporting over this event, few outlets seemed to mention that the painting was unharmed.
Statement from the National Gallery pic.twitter.com/DuZhTbAvbH
— National Gallery (@NationalGallery) October 14, 2022
It comes as no surprise that these are children of privilege:
I learn that Pheobe Plummer, 21, who threw tomato soup over Van Gogh's Sunflowers "is believed to have attended St Mary’s School Ascot, the £15,000-a-term independent boarding school, before going to Mander Portman Woodward, a private college offering GCSE and A-Level courses".
— Emily Kate ??????? (@BucketsOf_Rain) October 14, 2022
Interesting to note what these people get worked up over and what they don’t:
Has anyone noticed that internationally-renowned environmental activists like @GretaThunberg don't seem overly concerned with the potential environmental impact of nuclear war
— Michael Tracey (@mtracey) October 11, 2022
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