Soup Cans, Sunflowers and Suffragettes
The destruction of art in political activism has a long history. Can the end ever justify the means?
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On a rainy morning in March 1914, a woman in a tight-fitting grey coat and skirt walked into the National Gallery in London’s Trafalgar Square. Her name was Mary Richardson, and contemplating art was the last thing on her mind. Richardson had a plan, and she knew her actions would lead to her being escorted from the museum by the police.
Making her way …