In 1927, when a refurbished restaurant opened at the Tate Gallery, newly decorated with a whimsical 55ft-long mural by the 22-year-old British artist Rex Whistler, it was described as “the most ...
Activists urged Tate Britain to take an offensive artwork from 1927 off its walls, but the museum instead commissioned Keith Piper to create a response. By Alex Marshall Reporting from London For ...