ARTIVISM
Mashed potatoes on Monet's *Les Meules*

Mashed potatoes on Monet's Les Meules

Museum Barberini, Potsdam – October 23, 2022

Capitalism

A controlled projection of mashed potatoes onto Claude Monet's Grainstacks by four activists from Letzte Generation. Executed with a two-handed forward throw at close range, targeting the centre of the canvas. The intervention recontextualises impressionist serenity within the urgency of collapsing ecosystems and fossil dependency. Widely featured across German and international media, from Der Spiegel to The New York Times. Detention rate: 100%. Charges filed: 0%.

Medium

Mashed potatoes on oil on canvas

Dimensions

92 × 65 cm (36,3 × 25,6 in)

Weapon

Mashed potatoes, Instant adhesive