TATE BUYS TRUSTEE CHRIS OFILI'S THE UPPER ROOM FOR £705,000 This site first drew attention to the fact that Chris Ofili, whose work The Upper Room was a major purchase by the Tate trustees, is himself one of those trustees, who had earlier asked other artists to donate work. Pages on this site about the Chris Ofili Upper Room Tate trustee scandal Intro • Censure • Press • Jon Snow censored • Trustee minutes: Jan + May 2003 - Jul 2003 - Nov 2003 - Jan 2005 • Trustees • Letters - Dossier to Charity Commission and DCMS - to Chris Ofili - to Paul Myners - to Tate Legal • Questions • Background • Poem TATE TRUSTEE MINUTES Extracts from the Tate Trustee minutes relevant to the purchase of The Upper Room obtained under the Freedom of Information Act January 2005 (notes) | ||||||||||
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