Climate activists attacking fine pieces of art.

Is it
justified?
In favor

I understand your point of view. However, If you’re willing to fight for the
protection of art, maybe you’re willing to fight to protect the planet. In
addition, the intention is not to do any damage to the art. It only attracts
attention to the people to give a message more important like taking care of
the planet because the world is suffering too much due to different
millionaire industries.

Their climate activism is dedicated to our shared fate, none of the works
targeted have had lasting damage as many are covered by glass. The
climate activists are targeting the most famous works not to damage them,
but to draw media attention to the lasting damage of the climate crisis. At
the same time, is that economy that sustains big oil is entwined with arts
infrastructure and the art market. But the climate activists argue that if the
planet perishes, there will be no more art, so saving the planet takes priority
over protecting the pictures. They also insist that they are only targeting the
frames and glass panes protecting the paintings.

https://news.uoguelph.ca/2022/11/eco-activist-attacks-at-art-
museums-ask-us-to-decide-what-we-value/

The last events involved a cake being thrown at the Mona Lisa. Then,
a tomato soup being launched at a Van Gogh painting. One activist
told The New York Times that her hope was for people to feel as
protective and defensive about the Earth as they do about a painting.
And she has a point, as most people were incredibly upset about how
the artwork was treated, rather than wondering why such an intense
action was even necessary in the first place. Even if you don’t
necessarily agree with the tactics used, it probably made you think
about why the activists did what they did. The climate crisis is
happening right now, and we need to give it our utmost attention.
Because without a planet there was no art either. So, what was the
purpose of all of this? According to one of the protesters, the goal was
to get people to think about the climate crisis and the current and
future issues we will have to face if nothing is done. Targeting art was
meant to show people that there are more important things to worry
about.
https://www.greenmatters.com/climate-action/why-are-climate-
activists-targeting-art

But the climate activists' recent protests in museums are of a different

nature, The purpose of monuments and statues is to express power.
Protests against them are protests against the power they represent
so, for example, against empire and colonialism, or against the rule of
the former Soviet Union.
https://www.dw.com/en/germanys-climate-activists-taking-artworks-
hostage/a-63648403

https://www.greenmatters.com/climate-action/
why-are-climate-activists-targeting-art
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I understand you point of view, but I don’t agree with that because The
incidents up until now have been pretty effective and harmless acts however
what if something is irreparably damaged? People will be outraged, but
they’ll still be outraged about the art, not about the planet.
According to the Los Angeles Times news “Accepting the possible risk of
irreparable damage to works of art is the wrong way to go” . “Art and culture
are allies in the fight against climate catastrophe, not adversaries. We must
exploit these places to show the world's problems and how we can develop
better behaviors in the peolpe. We can create awareness in people through
the dialog and the tools that we have. Attacks on works of art cannot be
justified, whether the motivations are political, religious, or cultural,”. “Art
crosses boundaries of time and place. everywhere have expressed, and
they represent our humanity.” Acording with Museum Activism elucidates the
largely untapped potential for museums as key intellectual and civic
resources to address inequalities, injustice and environmental challenges.

https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/46427

we can’t support their means of protests in museums. Artworks are

taken hostage in a battle they have nothing to do with." The works
attacked, were not responsible for the climate crisis, nor were they
glorifying or fueling it. The mission of museums to preserve all this for
the future. "It's about preserving our cultural heritage in such a way
that later generations can still benefit from it. "The environmental
catastrophe and the climate crisis are of course also a matter of
concern to us... But we have absolutely no tolerance for vandalism,"
because activists can’t measure the possible irreparable damage that
they can cause, they always express that their intention is not to harm,
just to attract attention; however, we can lose a great treasure for our
future generations. We need to search other ways to attract attention
and use all the tools to start doing the changes that the world needs.

https://www.dw.com/en/germanys-climate-activists-
taking-artworks-hostage/a-63648403