France Two activists threw soup on a Claude Monet painting at a museum in Lyon, shouting environmental slogans.
The incident occurred on the afternoon of February 10 at the Lyon Museum of Fine Arts in southeastern France, forcing part of the facility to close.
Social media videos show two women throwing soup at Claude Monet's 1872 painting Le Printemps (Spring). "This will be the last spring if we don't act. What will future artists paint? What will they dream about if there is no spring?" activists Ilona and Sophie shouted after throwing the soup.
Two Riposte Alimentaire activists splashed soup on Monet's painting on February 10. Video: BFMTV
The painting is in a glass frame, but still needs to be thoroughly examined and restored, a representative of the Museum of Fine Arts said. Two activists have been arrested and the museum plans to file a lawsuit against them for vandalism.
Riposte Alimentaire, a movement that aims to create a sustainable food supply chain, took responsibility for the incident. "We love painting, but the artists of tomorrow will have nothing to paint on a burning planet," the group said.
This is the second soup-throwing incident carried out by Riposte Alimentaire in the past month, following a similar incident targeting the Mona Lisa painting at the Louvre museum in Paris on January 28.
French Culture Minister Rachida Dati expressed her support for the Lyon Museum of Fine Arts. "How can they advance their goals by attacking works of art?" she wrote on social media.
Vu Anh (According to AFP )
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