Concrete playground : in memory of Betoncentrale Ghent : street art over the years / Hilde Langeraert, Tristan Manco, Giulia Riva, Dries Van Melkebeke ; translation Hilde Pauwels, Patrick Lennon

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Langeraert, Hilde, author.

Manco, Tristan, author.

Riva, Giulia, author.

Melkebeke, Dries van, author.

Contributor:

Pauwels, Hilde, translator.

Lennon, Patrick, translator.

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Betoncentrale (Ghent, Belgium).

Street art.

Graffiti.

Belgium--Ghent.

Local Subjects:

Betoncentrale (Ghent, Belgium).

Physical Description:

219 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Other Title:

In memory of Betoncentrale Ghent : street art over the years

Place of Publication:

Belgium : Lannoo, 2022

Summary:

At the end of 2020, the concrete factory in Ghent, popularly called 'the Betoncentrale', was demolished. With this book, Cultuur Gent, the cultural department of the City of Ghent, wants to keep the memory of this graffiti paradise alive. A team of experts selected the 10 most important street artists who were active onsite: - ROA! Klaas van der Linden! Bue the Warrior!. - and shows the most beautiful work that adorned the walls of the factory. Street art expert Tristan Manco frames the local scene in its international context and Giulia Riva, a street art blogger, spoke to the artists about their memories of that unique place. After the demolition of the Ghent Concrete factory, this book is a unique memento of the graffiti paradise of the past

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9789401484732

9401484732

OCLC:

1317681813