Tate Rejects Stuckists Gift

The Tate snubbed one of Britain’s foremost collections after it rejected a gift of 160 paintings that had been given pride of place at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool. Its director, Sir Nicholas Serota, said that the works did not deserve to be in a national collection, even though their 5 month exhibition last autumn drew thousands to the Walker, one of the outstanding collections of fine art in Europe and part of National Museums Liverpool. The works were painted by the Stuckists, an international group of artists founded in 1999 to promote traditional artistry, looking to the Old Masters for inspiration. Experts said that the artists had “inaugurated the rebirth of spirituality and meaning in art, culture and society”, with their works worth £500,000, but the Tate was less than impressed. For the full story - click the title Irish Art