Climate activists throw mashed potatoes on a Monet painting to protest fossil fuel extraction

Two climate activists from the group Last Generation threw mashed potatoes at Claude Monet's painting, "Les Meules," on Sunday, while it was on display at Museum Barberini in Potsdam, Germany. The museum confirmed that the painting was not damaged in the incident.

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[theonewhocooks]

Every time I feel like an idiot, I watch this and I instantly feel better

[DINOLOVER]

As an artist….this hurts. Every time this happens.

[raynarayskye]

"We're running out of food"
THROWS MASHED POTATOES

[landenwang]

She proceeds to complain that people are starving and then waste mashed potatoes

[manusingh]

We don't have to destroy history to save the future.

[slconley]

This doesn’t make them an activist, it means they’re destructive.

[amethystsavage]

I want to save the planet as much as the next guy, but what did monet do to deserve this?

[dfgyuhdd]

Welp I'm convinced now. It was the mashed potatoes on priceless artwork that really won me over in the end.

[zebrastripes]

Well, I guess we have to move that one from the Impressionism wing to the Modern Art wing now.

[ColorMixingMunsellStyle]

So disturbing. As an art lover, I hope there is some serious consequence for their action.

[samfordja]

How about you just show videos of them walking out in handcuffs? I want to see that.

[homeworld]

How is this supposed to stop the oil industry or help the environment?

[DJKeens]

The only message I got from this is “I saw someone else do this on YouTube and they went viral. I want to go viral too.”

[rustyoleum]

The privilege is strong within these two people, bred for generations.

[robbrown]

Turn the lights out, kick everyone out, lock the doors and don’t give em any attention.

[Ontheroxxwithsalt]

I have a lot of pent up anger. I think I need to go to an art museum and hope one of these dopes shows up so I can rearrange their chiclets.

[Rickybobby]

Put these people in jail quit giving them a slap on the wrist

[johngreen]

I like how everyone is so chill during this rant and calmly wandering around like this happens every day

[bettyjackson]

How many times Monet flew on a jet plane? These two are just plain destructive.

[MrZakatista]

I guess they don't have the courage to interrupt a football game.