{"id":16032,"date":"2019-01-23T12:43:05","date_gmt":"2019-01-23T12:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.urbanpresents.net\/2019\/01\/roas-favorite-place-in-gent\/"},"modified":"2019-02-18T19:16:09","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T19:16:09","slug":"roas-favorite-place-in-gent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urbanpresents.net\/en\/2019\/01\/roas-favorite-place-in-gent\/","title":{"rendered":"Roas favorite place in Gent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Belgian artist ROA has been in demand worldwide for years. His murals of animals – mainly in a drawing style in black and white – can be found in many cities of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before he became internationally known in 2010, the urban artist was on the road in many deserted places to playfully insert works for example on ivy-covered walls into his surroundings and to refine his painting style. His favorite place in Belgium was the Malmar factory in Ghent. He left almost 60 works there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This abandoned site is now to be converted into a residential project. However, the city of Ghent is committed to the preservation of Roa’s works, which are to remain accessible in a “Roa’s Openair Expo”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My visit dates from June 2018, there were no excavators to see yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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