Evil oil company sponsors Tate, is this a bad thing?

[Uglybob]

Taken from the BBC news website

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment_and_arts/...

I fail to see what the big fuss is? Arn't these artists just biteing the hand that feeds them?

[SystemParanoia]

muppets... and what do they thing enabled all their arty farty BS to be brought to that location from all over the country ?

[Oakey]

BBC said:

Playwright Caryl Churchill, cartoonist Martin Rowson and comedian Robert Newman are among the 171 signatories.

You see that... long haired comedian that used to be funny way back in the day... until he became a pretentious asshole? That's you that was.

[thinfourth2]

Yes far better that BP gave more money to its shareholders.

Bp shareholders = Happy

Artist = Not happy as they like not being happy as all money is evil and to put a value on anything is an act of oppression to the common man. And they have a painting they did to show this and its yours for a mere £100K

[AJS-]

I think the headline should read "Bunch of has-beens jump on bandwagon."

[Maxf]

Artists are funny folk - where do they think the cash their wealthy sponsors give them comes from? Wealth isn't created through kind thoughts and kitten stroking.

[grumbledoak]

AJS- said:

I think the headline should read "Bunch of has-beens jump on bandwagon."

You just needed to get the word "hipocrites" in there.

[AJS-]

Maxf said:

Artists are funny folk - where do they think the cash their wealthy sponsors give them comes from? Wealth isn't created through kind thoughts and kitten stroking.

To be fair in principle I don't think that should stop artists from criticising donors. I'd be interested to see how many of them turn down a cheque or a show at the Tate on principle though...

I think it would be funny if BP sponsored the gallery on condition that they didn't display any work by sappy left wing hypocrits. Unfortunately Beyond Petroleum has spent the last few years positioning itself as the polar bear hugging oil company anyway, so they've only really got themselves to blame.