Tate Art Broke The Law

Britain's Charity Commission has ruled that the Tate Museum broke the law, the Guardian reports, when it bought a £600,000 art work by Chris Ofili. "Most major art institutions are set up as charities. By law, trustees cannot receive monetary benefit from their charity without express permission, usually from the commission. The Tate failed to seek permission, not only in the case of the Ofili art work, The Upper Room, but in 17 previous purchases of work by artist trustees going back 50 years. Irish Art