Activists Vandalise 130-Year-Old Iconic Painting With Logo of Energy Company

A supplied image shows artists standing beside Frederick McCubbin’s 'Down On His Luck' after launching a faux attack on the famous paintings to protest Woodside’s alleged destruction of rock art, at the Art Gallery of Western Australia in Perth, Australia on Jan. 19, 2023. AAP Image/Supplied by Disrupt Burrup Hub

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.”