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thucythucy

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49. Damage is done.

Sun Jun 2, 2024, 05:55 PM

Jun 2024

Perhaps not to the art itself. But I'm pretty certain actions like this have museum staff most everywhere thinking long and hard about their own exhibits, wondering if it will happen to their own collections.

Do they put everything under glass? Hire more security? Remove their most precious and delicate exhibits out of reach of the public?

The damage done by attacks on our cultural heritage go beyond whether or not a particular work is damaged.

Good thing though that nothing connected to the fossil fuel industry was damaged or threatened in any way.

That'll show 'em!

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Monet Painting at the Musee d'Orsay Vandalized by Climate Activist [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 OP

We had a print of that in our kitchen growing up. applegrove Jun 2024 #1

Artists works being vandalized is PlutosHeart Jun 2024 #4

Yeah, I keep waiting for them to get smarter. Paladin Jun 2024 #24

Do they ever get real jail sentences? jimfields33 Jun 2024 #76

Nothing else seems to be working to curtail global warming Ponietz Jun 2024 #78

That's a separate issue. jimfields33 Jun 2024 #79

What different method do you suggest? Ponietz Jun 2024 #81

None did anything to help deal with climate change JI7 Jun 2024 #89

F the Art Vandals roscoeroscoe Sep 19 #95

Certainly an assertion. Torchlight Jun 2024 #82

Do you think destroying the common heritage of humanity will "get thru to those in power" ? Hekate Sep 19 #94

+1 betsuni Sep 19 #106

stunt is right....dumbass..... bahboo Jun 2024 #2

Omg Demovictory9 Jun 2024 #3

What an absolute piece of shit excuse for a human Major Nikon Jun 2024 #5

Protect the environment, by destroying our humanity? JoseBalow Jun 2024 #6

No word on if the painting was damaged happybird Jun 2024 #7

The original Guardian article says the painting was protected by glass. Think. Again. Jun 2024 #11

the peta plan. stupid. mopinko Jun 2024 #8

The original Guardian article says the painting was protected by glass. Think. Again. Jun 2024 #12

le sigh. which is y rawstory of xitter links to articles shd b banned. mopinko Jun 2024 #20

Such an action is not a protest. It is willful vandalism and needs to be punished. Lonestarblue Jun 2024 #9

No attempt to destroy a work of art was made. Think. Again. Jun 2024 #13

Th Monet artwork in the Musee d'Orsay was not covered by glass and the protester damaged it by gluing a poster to it. Lonestarblue Jun 2024 #14

From the Guardian... Think. Again. Jun 2024 #15

I did not read the Guardian article because I had already read about the attack. Lonestarblue Jun 2024 #17

Yes, I posted in this thread about... Think. Again. Jun 2024 #18

There seems to be some discrepency in the reporting... Think. Again. Jun 2024 #10

From France 24, citing AFP: mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 #16

And from the Guardian... Think. Again. Jun 2024 #19

i'd b surprised if d'orsay had all the work behind glass. mopinko Jun 2024 #22

EVERY PAINTING AT THE D'ORSAY SHOULD BE BEHIND GLASS! Paladin Jun 2024 #21

it wd destroy the purpose. mopinko Jun 2024 #23

Those fucking vandals won't be happy... Paladin Jun 2024 #28

i wont. neither will any good painter. mopinko Jun 2024 #32

ps- no painter wd dare touch the work. mopinko Jun 2024 #33

The Guardian says this one was behind glass. Think. Again. Jun 2024 #37

Lock her up for life! This is a travesty! lark Jun 2024 #25

i saw them both in the art institute when i went to school there. mopinko Jun 2024 #34

The punishment should fit the crime bucolic_frolic Jun 2024 #26

As long as the "perp" is safe behind glass... Think. Again. Jun 2024 #38

Ok we will put a sticker on the sleeve of her shirt. Voltaire2 Jun 2024 #62

Independent activists, maybe? LeonidPlanck Jun 2024 #27

Proto-influencers, good point. betsuni Jun 2024 #85

What an JustAnotherGen Jun 2024 #29

Who is funding these violent protestors? Irish_Dem Jun 2024 #30

yup. smells a bit like the tea party to me. mopinko Jun 2024 #35

and phones. mopinko Jun 2024 #36

Yes they are all getting the same marching orders from somewhere. Irish_Dem Jun 2024 #65

clearly. mopinko Jun 2024 #67

It is probably laundered before it hits US shores. Irish_Dem Jun 2024 #69

Look for ruble and yuan deposits. Irish_Dem Jun 2024 #64

yup. mopinko Jun 2024 #66

I don't remember the Turkish whistle blower. I will have to look it up. Irish_Dem Jun 2024 #68

i bet someone remembers. we talked about it a lot. mopinko Jun 2024 #70

sybil edmonds. search only turned up 1 thread. mopinko Jun 2024 #71

Oh yes I remember her. Irish_Dem Jun 2024 #72

Zero violence happened. Voltaire2 Jun 2024 #63

Vandalism by its nature is an act of violence. If someone came into your home... Hekate Sep 19 #96

It was a space open to the public. Voltaire2 Sep 19 #100

Are we then to expect that places open to the public can be trashed at will? Why? Hekate Sep 19 #103

Your analogy was false. Voltaire2 Sep 20 #107

Senseless liberal N proud Jun 2024 #31

and harmless... Think. Again. Jun 2024 #39

And pointless, either way. thucythucy Jun 2024 #40

The only goal was to get the media talking about it, which they are. Think. Again. Jun 2024 #41

Mostly they're talking about how fucked up some "climate activists" are. thucythucy Jun 2024 #42

I read the Monet is already back on view and not damaged... Think. Again. Jun 2024 #43

I wouldn't call an attack on our cultural heritage, thucythucy Jun 2024 #44

That's very insightful... Think. Again. Jun 2024 #45

Whatever. thucythucy Jun 2024 #46

As long as no damage is done, just like in this action. Think. Again. Jun 2024 #48

Damage is done. thucythucy Jun 2024 #49

After all these actions... Think. Again. Jun 2024 #50

After all these actions thucythucy Jun 2024 #52

You should let the activist group know about your concerns. Think. Again. Jun 2024 #54

I expect that others have already done so thucythucy Jun 2024 #74

I'm just an internet rando voicing my opinions. Think. Again. Jun 2024 #75

When art, museums, hospitals, universities, small businesses, ordinary people become The Establishment. betsuni Jun 2024 #87

After civilizational collapse there will likely Voltaire2 Jun 2024 #51

Perhaps if there was some evidence that tactics like this work thucythucy Jun 2024 #53

Suffragettes in England took axes and meat cleavers to art at the National gallery in 1914 Ponietz Jun 2024 #56

The link doesn't work for me, thucythucy Jun 2024 #73

Thanks for the reply Ponietz Jun 2024 #77

Thank you for this link. thucythucy Jun 2024 #84

At least we are talking about it. Voltaire2 Jun 2024 #61

Actually, we seem mostly to be talking about the stupidity of these tactics. thucythucy Jun 2024 #90

Exactly. betsuni Jun 2024 #86

We are past the stage of talking. It's time to prepare for what's coming. Kaleva Sep 20 #109

I believe you may be right about that. Think. Again. Sep 20 #110

I hope that I'm wrong but I'm preparing in case I'm right Kaleva Sep 20 #111

You are very sure of that. If it was "harmless," why do it? Why not have a puppy play-date in some prominent place? Hekate Sep 19 #97

In other news 33 poll workers in India died yesterday from the heat. Voltaire2 Jun 2024 #47

Post removed Post removed Jun 2024 #55

You can make another picture but you can't make another earth Ponietz Jun 2024 #57

No, the Vandals are Stupid.. there are Smart Peaceful Ways Cha Jun 2024 #58

Every day we dawdle hastens an authoritarian regime Ponietz Jun 2024 #59

Well I Hope they VOTE. Cha Jun 2024 #60

Some art is irreplaceable. You can make all the Hallmark cards you want, but Monet was unique. Hekate Sep 19 #98

The Water Lilies panels in the Musee de l'Orangerie need to be protected. greatauntoftriplets Jun 2024 #80

Another idiot Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2024 #83

June 3, 2024, update from Artforum: Climate Activist Defaces Monet at Musee D'Orsay mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 #88

Monet Painting at the Musee d'Orsay Vandalized by Climate Activist anilcnair Sep 17 #91

You found me again, huh? mahatmakanejeeves Sep 17 #92

They need to be introduced to MIRT, it seems Hekate Sep 19 #99

This seems to be one of the WORST ways to promote your cause. CTyankee Sep 18 #93

Well, no art was damaged and this is STILL a topic of discussion, at least here... Think. Again. Sep 19 #101

What are you inspired to do that will involve throwing your body into the gears of The Machine & make it stop? Hekate Sep 19 #104

Don't be silly... Think. Again. Sep 19 #105

Really? CTyankee Sep 20 #108

That's going gain their group a whole lot of support Charlie Chapulin Sep 19 #102