{"id":98269,"date":"2023-08-28T18:02:07","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T18:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/?p=98269"},"modified":"2023-08-28T18:02:07","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T18:02:07","slug":"climate-change-campaigners-shut-down-paul-mccartney-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/world-news\/climate-change-campaigners-shut-down-paul-mccartney-exhibition\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate change campaigners SHUT DOWN Paul McCartney exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>EXCLUSIVE: Help! Climate change campaigners SHUT DOWN Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney&#8217;s photography exhibition after targeting it over Bank of America sponsorship<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Dozens of climate protesters took to the National Portrait Gallery this afternoon<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>The group targeted the Paul McCartney exhibit in protest of Bank of America<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>It comes just months after the gallery was reopened, supported by the company\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Over a dozen climate protesters equipped with wigs and a large yellow banner took to the Paul McCartney exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery today in protest of Bank of America.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The group targeted the exhibit in London, which shows never-before-seen photos taken by the legendary musician.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Protesters changed the lyrics to popular Beatles songs and some dressed as makeshift versions of the band members.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Visitors of the gallery were promptly shooed out, while campaigners could still be heard singing behind closed doors.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The whole incident reportedly lasted for 45 minutes, before visitors were allowed back inside and the gallery resumed as normal.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/28\/16\/74798795-12453579-image-a-13_1693234998819.jpg\" height=\"1139\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Climate protesters equipped with wigs and a large yellow banner took to the Paul McCartney exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery today in protest of Bank of America<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/28\/16\/74798777-12453579-image-a-12_1693234977562.jpg\" height=\"1134\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>It comes just months after the gallery&#8217;s long-awaited reopening, which was partly supported by Bank of America<\/p>\n<p>Adapting the lyrics to the song &#8216;Help!&#8217;, the protesters can be heard chanting: &#8216;We&#8217;ll fight against climate change and oil in any way.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The new lyrics seemed to have been printed on an A4 piece of paper, the back of which read: &#8216;Fossil free London&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The campaigners were quickly taken behind a screen by security, while a spokesperson attempted to argue their case before a crowd.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He shouted: &#8216;We love this art, we think it should be here for everyone to enjoy and it should not be used to justify the climate activities of Bank of America.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We think the values of these songs should be about preserving the planet.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Shame on the National Gallery for taking the oily money of Bank of America.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We&#8217;ll fight against climate change and oil in any way.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to MailOnline, a National Portrait Gallery spokesperson said: &#8216;This afternoon, members of a climate protest group demonstrated by singing songs within the\u00a0Paul McCartney Photographs 1963-64: Eyes of the Storm exhibition.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The exhibition was temporarily closed for around 20 minutes. In line with our security procedures, the Gallery contacted the Police who arrived and led the protesters out of the building.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;No exhibition photographs were targeted during the protest. Visitors who experienced disruption were compensated with replacement exhibition tickets.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/28\/16\/74798785-12453579-image-a-16_1693237050122.jpg\" height=\"1139\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Campaigners held signs which appear to read: &#8216;Fossil Free London&#8217; on the back of which, looked to be climate change-fitting Beatles lyrics\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/28\/16\/74798783-12453579-image-a-24_1693237341058.jpg\" height=\"1137\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Security were quickly on the case and moved protesters behind a screen while a spokesperson chanted\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/28\/16\/74798793-12453579-image-a-14_1693236261394.jpg\" height=\"1125\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>One protester can be heard shouting:\u00a0&#8216;Shame on the National Gallery for taking the oily money of Bank of America.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>It comes just months after the Gallery&#8217;s reopening this year, in June which is supported by Bank of America alongside Bloomberg Philanthropies, CHANEL Culture Fund, Herbert Smith Freehills and Taylor Wessing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>READ MORE: When Kate met Macca! Princess of Wales is left in fits of giggles as she shares a joke with Sir Paul McCartney during re-opening of the National Portrait Gallery after a 3-year refurbishment<\/h3>\n<p>The exhibit, named Paul McCartney Photographs 1963-64: Eyes of the Storm opened exactly 2 months ago and will run until Sunday, 1 October.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It is described as\u00a0&#8216;an extraordinary archive of rediscovered and never-before-seen photographs taken by Paul McCartney,&#8217; and is supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The exhibit was opened by the Princess of Wales and attended by Paul McCartney himself.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The National Portrait Gallery website says it is &#8216;uniquely personal&#8217; and offers some perspective on &#8216;what it was like to be a Beatle at the start of Beatlemania,&#8217; through the eyes of Paul McCartney.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The exhibit was launched shortly after its first exhibition &#8216;Yevonde: Life and Colour&#8217;, which lasts until Sunday, 15 October.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Two more exhibits will be shown this year, including &#8216;David Hockney: Drawing from Life&#8217; and &#8216;Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize&#8217;, while a further two await in 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time the National Portrait Gallery has been targeted. A year prior to its temporary closure in June 2020, Extinction Rebellion activists covered themselves in fake oil in protest against its sponsorship by BP.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Topless activists curled up in a foetal position as others coated themselves in the &#8216;oil&#8217; in front of a BP-sponsored art display.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The unauthorised stunt capped a two-week wave of actions by the civil disobedience movement, which led to more than 3,300 arrests in London and cities around the world, the group said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12453579\/Help-Climate-change-campaigners-SHUT-Beatles-legend-Sir-Paul-McCartneys-photography-exhibition-targeting-Bank-America-sponsorship.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EXCLUSIVE: Help! 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