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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
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