Hi! In the United States, lots of students do not get much art education as part of their regular curriculum. So, knowing such basics as not touching the art unless it expressly says it's okay is not second nature to many American children. The alligator piece looks like something from a playground, so it is understandable that people have been sitting on them. The artist should have made them durable enough to accommodate such frolicking because this was a predictable outcome. I saw the GRAM exhibits this year and last year during ArtPrize, and the "Intersection" cube that is on display as a previous winner from before is eons better than anything on display for ArtPrize at the GRAM this year in my personal opinion.