Art in public space

Kaboutertunnel

Frans De Coninckstraat , 9050 Ledeberg URA architectenbureau

Ghent’s lowest tunnel (with a height of just 1.67 metres) has been frequently used by pedestrians and cyclists for many years. In 2022, architecture firm URA gave it a makeover.

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AVL-man

E3-plein , 9050 Ledeberg Atelier Van Lieshout

The AVL man came to Ghent during the major open-air exhibition ‘Over The Edges’ (2000), and was subsequently purchased by the City of Ghent. In 2006, he found his home on the redeveloped E3-plein square in Ledeberg.

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Hans De Pelsmacker

Karel Rymhofplein , 9000 Gent Hans de Pelsmacker Read more about Hans De Pelsmacker

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Kioskiosk

Bloemenkenswijk , 9000 Gent Olivier Goethals

The Kioskiosk pavilion at Bloemekenspark has been designed by Ghent architect and artist Olivier Goethals.

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Palimpsest

Jules de Saint-Genoisstraat , 9050 Gentbrugge LAb[au]

In the De Porre neighbourhood in Gentbrugge, passers-by can enjoy a light art installation located on the monumental cooling tower.
The work of art is entitled Palimpsest, which means a parchment that has been written on more than once. That is exactly what the artwork does: overwrite.

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Wild Horses

Alphonse de Hollainhof 1 , 9000 Gent Nora De Rudder

The inhabitants of Alphonse De Hollainhof have gotten a couple of new peculiar neighbours thanks to Ghent interior architect Nora De Rudder. The artist’s ‘Wild Horses’ were put in the housing estate’s common green area.

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Taptoe Celebrates

Zilverhof 34B , 9000 Gent Walter De Buck

Ghent folk hero Walter De Buck created the statue Taptoe Feest in 1993 on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Theater Taptoe, a legendary theatre that made the Ghent puppet theatre scene famous in Belgium and abroad. TAPTOE’s erf, the organisation which manages the theatre’s heritage, donated the artwork to the city of Ghent.

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The Painter of the Sun

Baarleveer 28 , 9000 Gent Marf

Since 2018, Drongen has had a very special inhabitant: De Zonneschilder, a poetic statue by sculptor MaRf. This work of art depicts an artist pretending to paint the sunset in an attempt to capture the intangible beauty of nature.

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Marc Nagtzaem

Hoveniersstraat 40 , 9000 Gent Marc Nagtzaem

Art cannot only give a quarter an upgrade, it can also make it greener. Marc Nagtzaam proved this with his piece for the Standaert site in Ledeberg. Although it’s the artist’s first work of art to be displayed in a public space, it has a tremendous impact on the entire site’s atmosphere.

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Kasper Bosmans

Papegaaistraat 13 , 9000 Gent Kasper Bosmans

To remind local residents and passers-by of the rural past of this quarter, artist Kasper Bosmans made a piece of art with enamelled panels on which a cabbage field is depicted. The cabbage field is a nod to the inhabitants of the area between Holstraat and Einde Were, who were called koolkappers (cabbage choppers).

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Mural

Jan Palfijnstraat 17 , 9000 Gent Gdansk School of Murals

Jan Palfijnstraat received a joyful patch of colour in 2015. During the 2015 Flemish Week in Gdansk arose the idea of an exchange. Three Polish artists – Jacek Zdybel, Aleksandra Lech and Rafal Roskowinski - part of the artists’ collective and training centre Gdansk School of Murals created an artwork in Ghent, after which two KASK students did the same in Gdansk.

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Mural

Kattenberg 2 , 9000 Gent Smithe, Jésus Benitez & News

What do you get when Ghent graffiti artist Bué the Warrior invites three renowned Mexican artists to Ghent to create a mural? A very colourful and visual spectacle!

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