Longbenton Metro Station, 'Tag Tile'

HER Number

11026

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Longbenton Metro Station, 'Tag Tile'

Place

Longbenton

Map Sheet

NZ26NE

Class

Unassigned

Site Type: Broad

Decorative Surface

Site Type: Specific

Mural

General Period

21ST CENTURY

Specific Period

21st Century 2001 to 2100

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

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.

Easting

426250

Northing

568330

Grid Reference

NZ426250568330

Sources

Art On the Riverside, Grainger Town Partnership, Arts Council England, Nexus and Newcastle City Council, Public Art in Newcastle - A Guide (booklet)