On Friday, two young activists in the UK poured what appeared to be two cans of tomato soup on a famous work by Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh housed at the National Gallery in London. The work known as “Sunflowers” was behind glass and remains undamaged, the National Gallery said in a statement. The activists were members of the organization Just Stop Oil, the goal of which is to pressure the UK government to end “all new oil and gas consents and licensing,” according to the group’s website. The World’s Carol Hills spoke to Eben Lazarus, a spokesperson for the group behind the stunt.
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