Sunday, February 5, 2023

But Is It Art?

 

 The Tate Modern in the Blavatnik Building (opened in 2016, shown here) has a viewing terrace up there near the top. Apparently it's a very popular place for selfies and the like. Unfortunately, it also happens to be located just slightly more than 100 feet from the Neo Bankside apartment building, which ". . . sleek architectural design — floor-to-ceiling glass windows and breezy open-plan living areas — maximize natural light while minimizing privacy." 

 Not surprisingly, the residents of the apartment building (filthy capitalists all), many of whom have lived there since  the building opened in 2012, object to the hoi polloi peering into their "open plan" bedrooms and spying on the gentrified set as the bougies go about their daily business of ripping off poor people. So, naturally, apartment dwellers sued, and now they've won. Apparently the Tate could not successfully convince the high-rise folk to simply put up curtains. You can read all about it here. 

 If I had a little pied-à-terre in the sleek architectural extravaganza that is the Neo Bankside, I would have solved the problem shortly and without any resort to lawyers. A few minutes of my nude sunbathing and those folks at the Tate would have closed that terrace pretty damn quick. 

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