Tyne and Wear HER(11026): Longbenton, Longbenton Metro Station, 'Tag Tile' - Details
11026
N Tyneside
Longbenton, Longbenton Metro Station, 'Tag Tile'
Longbenton
NZ26NE
Structural Component
Panel
Modern
C20
Structure
2002 by Simon Jones and Robert Belilios. Ceramic pastel coloured tiles on the footbridge between the platforms. The tiles show fifty abstracted 'tags' (graffiti used to sign individual presence) in cartoon speech bubbles. Commissioned by Nexus.
2625
6833
NZ26256833
Art On the Riverside, Grainger Town Partnership, Arts Council England, Nexus and Newcastle City Council, Public Art in Newcastle - A Guide (booklet)