Activists Vandalise 130-Year-Old Iconic Painting With Logo of Energy Company
Two activists have vandalised a 130-year-old painting in response to the supposed destruction of Indigenous art by major oil and gas company Woodside.
The stunt has drawn criticism, however, from Aboriginal leader Warren Mundine who said, “Two wrongs do not make a right.”
In a video released on Jan. 19 by Disrupt Burrup Hub, ceramic artist Joana Partyka can be seen spray painting the Woodside Energy logo—using a stencil—onto Fredrick McCubbin’s “Down on His Luck” which has been part of the Art Gallery of Western Australia since 1896.
Partyka then appeared to glue her hand to the wall beside the $3 million (US$2.07 million) painting….