David Lee, editor of the art
newspaper Jackdaw, said that unless the Tate changed tack radically, this year's shortlist would have to «scrape the scrapings at the bottom of the barrel».
The Serpentine Gallery has come under fire from the Independent
newspaper as well as the satirical
Jackdaw blog for allegedly authorising a 45 % salary increase for its gallery co-directors, Julia Peyton - Jones and Hans - Ulrich Obrist.