Rex Whistler’s Tate Britain restaurant mural is ‘offensive’, ethics committee says, threatening closure
- Author
- Nely L. Friedrich
- Published
- Wed 09 Dec 2020
- Episode Link
- https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/museofredfriedrich/episodes/Rex-Whistlers-Tate-Britain-restaurant-mural-is-offensive--ethics-committee-says--threatening-closure-eniuc2
Tate Britain is expected to permanently close its restaurant because of a controversy over an historic artwork created nearly a century ago. Rex Whistler’s mural The Expedition in Pursuit of Rare Meats, which was painted specifically for the restaurant in 1927, has recently been criticised because of its portrayal of non-Europeans.
