ARTIVISM
Pumpkin soup on Leonardo da Vinci's *La Gioconda*

Pumpkin soup on Leonardo da Vinci's La Gioconda

Louvre Museum, Paris – January 28, 2024

Capitalism

Pumpkin soup on oil on a poplar panel, hurled with a decisive gesture against Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa. The liquid strikes and slides toward the lower frame, tracing an orange veil. A performance executed by two members of Riposte Alimentaire and witnessed by dozens. The act reframes the painting as a silent witness to an agricultural system in crisis. Carried out with precision and accompanied by the shouted question: "Art, or the right to healthy and sustainable food?" Covered by international press including Le Monde, The Guardian, Vanity Fair and AP News.

Medium

Pumpkin soup on oil on poplar panel

Dimensions

77 × 53 cm (30,3 × 20,9 in)

Weapon

Pumpkin soup