Labour MP calls for donor Viktor Vekselberg to lose Tate Foundation honorary member statusTate is facing pressure to sever ties to a Kremlin-linked Russian oligarch who has already been the target of US sanctions since 2018.Viktor Vekselberg, the founder of a Russian energy conglomerate and an associate of Vladimir Putin, is an honorary member of the prestigious Tate Foundation in recognition of past donations, the gallery has confirmed. Continue reading…
Labour MP calls for donor Viktor Vekselberg to lose Tate Foundation honorary member status
Tate is facing pressure to sever ties to a Kremlin-linked Russian oligarch who has already been the target of US sanctions since 2018.
Viktor Vekselberg, the founder of a Russian energy conglomerate and an associate of Vladimir Putin, is an honorary member of the prestigious Tate Foundation in recognition of past donations, the gallery has confirmed.