LONDON – On Wednesday, London’s luxury apartment residents who tried to stop Tate Modern art gallery visitors from looking into their glass-walled apartments lost their case.
The case began in the Court of Appeals back in 2016, with the new Tate extension opening with a top-floor panoramic platform offering clear views of the inside of flats in the Neo Bankside development.
The block’s residents complained that Tate’s visitors stare into their apartments from the viewing platform and took photos, sometimes even using binoculars for a closer look.
124 photos have been found on Instagram between June 2016 and April 2018 which had an estimated reach of 36,800 people.
After the complaints, the Tate put up a notice requesting visitors to respect the privacy of its neighbours and kept security guards to prevent photography.
Four of the flat owners headed to court for an injunction to get the visitors from Tate to stop from looking in saying that it was a nuisance which interfered with their privacy at home.
The legal action did not receive a lot of sympathy from Londoners as many in the city struggle to find affordable housing.
Tate Modern is a top tourist attraction in Britain and occupies a former power station on the Thames’ south bank.
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