Early Day Motion·EDM 1667
TATE GALLERY
18 July 200220 Signatures
Primary sponsor
Sir Desmond Swayne
Conservative — New Forest West
Motion Text
That this House notes that the Tate Gallery paid ú22,300 for a work of art entitled 'Merda d'artista'; regrets this decision to acquire a tin of the faeces of a dead Italian artist; and calls on the gallery to reconsider whether this is a proper use of its funds.