New Philosopher

Let the kids out

If you go to the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern, London, you will find that it has been transformed into a gigantic playground, on a scale that as a child, you could only have dreamt. The 35,520 square foot hall is full of three-person swings that can each comfortably accommodate a trio of oversized adults.

When I visited, the whole place was heaving. The swings were occupied by bald dads, their legs dangling, enjoying the flying and falling as they veered back and forth. Hundreds of visitors, every single one over five feet tall, were lying spreadeagled on the soft, springy carpet,

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