In recent years, we have been hearing more and more about food being thrown at famous paintings.

It happened to Van Gogh’s Sunflowers in London when activists threw tomato soup at the glass protecting the artwork. Soon after, a Monet painting in Germany was targeted with mashed potatoes. The Mona Lisa in Paris has also been part of similar protests, and a Picasso painting in Montreal was recently splashed with bright paint.

In all of these cases, the artworks were not damaged, but the reaction was immediate and intense. People were angry, confused, and divided. Some saw these actions as completely unacceptable, no matter the message. Others believed this was exactly the point — to disrupt, to provoke, and to make people pay attention.

In this final episode of Canvas of Crimes, we look at these moments from different perspectives and try to understand what they really mean. Is this a form of protest — or is it vandalism?