GRRR!

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The new Turbine Hall exhibition at the Tate opened this week. Two days later, it closed. Or rather, it was closed. And for spurious reasons in my humble opinion. It seems that those ever-present, nanny state, health and safety 'experts' were concerned about the wellbeing of our lungs since the thousands of people walking, playing, laying down and sitting on the sea of porcelain sunflower seeds caused such a dust cloud it seemingly rivalled the Icelandic volcano. Now, visitors are forlornly cordoned off from this supposedly interactive installation. I still intend to visit the exhibition but if you hear of any arrests for trespassing, that'll probably be me.

Incidentally, I find it slightly ironic that in the Guardian report on the closure, there is also a link to a video article on the artist entitled: 'Life is never guaranteed to be safe.'