
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