Climate Protesters Cling To National Gallery Artwork Just Stop Oil
Just before 2.30pm, two young campaigners climbed over a rope barrier keeping the public at London’s National Gallery at a safe distance from John Constable’s The Hay Wain. They covered the 1821 oil painting with a dystopian representation of its bucolic scene, before attaching themselves to its ornate gilded frame, prompting staff to evacuate the room of gathered art lovers, tourists and students. Hannah Hunt, 23, from Brighton, who sat under the panel wearing a ‘Just stop oil’ T-shirt, said: “I’m here because our government is planning to license 40 new oil and gas projects in United Kingdom....