And Monet joins in… activists throw soup at his painting; They record a VIDEO of the event

Two activists from the Riposte Alimentaire group staged a protest at the Museum of Fine Arts in Lyon, eastern France. by throwing soup at a painting by the famous impressionist painter Claude Monet.

This incident follows another that occurred on January 28th approxWhen two members of the same group threw soup at “La Gioconda” (the “Mona Lisa”), Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece on display at the Louvre Museum in Paris. In both cases the works of art were protected by glass. The piece in question here was “Le Printemps”. (Spring).

The group “Riposte Alimentaire” justified its action by saying that “this spring is the only one we have left if we do not react.” The motivation behind these measures is the search for alternative solutions to address climate challenges and food security.

The group proposes including food in the social security system as part of an agricultural transformation to make it more sustainable and ensure fair pay for field workers. These protests join similar events held by environmental groups at various museums around the world.

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