In recent weeks, it has become a trend among climate activists to attack famous paintings in galleries around the world. Two activists threw mashed potatoes on a Claude Monet painting in a German museum on Sunday, the latest art attack intended to draw attention to climate change. John Calvin rejected the conservative notion that art could enlighten those who were unable to read the scriptures. Attacking artFrom medieval times to the modern day, people have had multiple reasons for attacking a work of art. But the gruesome deed itself doest not make someone an iconoclast; rather, it is the motivation behind the act.

Source: New York Times December 02, 2022 18:42 UTC