TATE MODERN SUED OVER INJURY ON HöLLER SLIDE
A woman is suing Tate Modern after allegedly breaking her hand on one of Carsten Höller’s multilevel slides currently installed in the museum’s Turbine Hall, reports Matthew Beard for The Independent_. Kate Phillips, a charity director from Glasgow, allegedly injured herself on the star attraction last year. “I am claiming for the loss of facility of my right hand. . . . It’s been a real problem,” she said. “I couldn’t type, write, or drive for two months.” A spokeswoman for Tate Modern said the gallery had done all it could to ensure the safety of the slides. “Our advice has been approved following a full inspection by the local health and safety department of Southwark council. All of these injuries have been caused by visitors who have not followed the instructions for using the slides,” she said.
