A dangerous installation in London's Tate Modern

Journalist Ben Quinn explains how crowds are literally "suffering for their art at the Tate Modern" in London, where an installation by Colombian artist Doris Salcedo is intended to symbolise racial hatred and division in society. "Casualties have been mounting up at Tate Modern in London, where 15 people were hurt viewing Shibboleth 2007 in the first four weeks after its opening. Beginning as a crack, Shibboleth widens and deepens as it snakes across the gallery's Turbine Hall, until in some places it is large enough for a toddler to fall into. Staff have been detailed to monitor visitors wandering around the hall, but a Freedom of Information request by 'The Times' has revealed that their efforts have not been entirely successful. ... The museum has considered using Perspex glass to cover Shibboleth 2007, which opened on October 8 runs the full 167 metres (548 feet) of the cavernous hall."

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