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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Harriet Sherwood Arts and culture correspondent

SHOCKING: Tate s unequivocally offensive mural to have new work alongside it | Mind Blowing Facts

Tate Britain Rex Whistler Restaurant
The Whistler mural appears in what was formerly the Tate Britain restaurant. Photograph: Jeff Greenberg/Education Images/Universal Images Group/Getty Images

Tate Britain has commissioned a new artwork to be exhibited alongside a mural containing racist imagery, after discussions with historians, artists, cultural advisers and civic representatives.

The new installation will be “in dialogue” with the floor-to-ceiling mural by Rex Whistler in what was formerly a restaurant at the London gallery.

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