Cork man accused of throwing soup at gallery painting appears in court

Accused wore protest signs on jacket in court, including one saying 'no art on a dead planet'

The painting at Crawford Art Gallery was protected by glazing. Picture: David Creedon / Anzenberger

A Buttevant man accused of causing criminal damage to a painting at the Crawford Art Gallery in Cork by allegedly throwing soup at it appeared in court wearing a high-vis jacket with handmade protest signs clipped on to it.

Thomas Shinnick, from Kilcolman West, Buttevant, Co Cork, is charged with causing criminal damage to the painting — George Atkinson’s Anatomical Study — at the gallery on Emmet Place, Cork. The painting is protected by glazing.