Parents let children climb on £10m sculpture

Parents have left the art world horrified after letting their two daughters play on a £10m sculpture at the Tate Modern.

New York gallery owner, Stephanie Theodore, posted a picture of the children playing on the multi-million pound piece by American artist Donald Judd with the caption: “Holy crap. Horrible kids, horrible parents.”

The picture quickly caused outrage among twitter user, one user wrote: “Shame, breaking the barrier of trust that allows the Tate to put great art on show for everyone”

Speaking to the London Evening Standard, Theodore said: “I was shocked. I said to the parents I didn’t think their kids should be playing on a $10 million artwork. The woman turned around and told me I didn’t know anything about kids and she was sorry if I ever had any.” Theodore told newspaper, the London Evening Standard.

She said: “I don’t know who they are but I just know you don’t put your kid on a sculpture.

“It wasn’t just the kids, the parents were encouraging them … It isn’t about monetary value, it is a museum, not a playground.”

A spokeswoman for Tate Modern said: “Tate welcomes families to all of its galleries. On Sunday a child lay on the bottom part of the Donald Judd sculpture Untitled 1980. The situation was dealt with immediately.”