from The Guardian -
Tate Modern has sold its soul - and us - down the river
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A sharp critique of the latest programme development at the Tate Modern, especially the move to feature more of the private collection of the Swiss Bank, UBS. There is a larger and more complex issue of securing funding, which is not helped by the UK government's latest move to divert more funding away from the arts and heritage in preparation for the London Olympics. Nevertheless, the author argues that:

"Tate Modern belongs to the British people. Its space cannot be sold, its codes must not be breached simply because the government doesn't care to support it as it should."

This line of criticism also brings to mind an earlier article in the New York Times (see previous post) which also regaled against the commercial excess and frenzy in US museums. Perhaps the larger and more pertinent question ought to be: "What can be done about the situation?"
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