Mons 2015
Mons 2015 was a cultural project carried out by the city of Mons on the occasion of its designation, along with Plzeň, in the Czech Republic, as a European Capital of Culture in 2015. Its total budget was 70.5 million euros.[1]
History
[edit]The project began on 24 January 2015 with the opening celebration which more than 100,000 took part in.[2] At this occasion, the royal couple inaugurated the exposition "Van Gogh in Borinage: The birth of an artist".[3]
Media commentary
[edit]Following the emergency dismantling of an architectural work by Arne Quinze – The Passenger – overlooking a traffic lane and intended to last five years, but which showed worrying signs of instability from the first weeks of its installation,[4] the newspaper The Guardian strongly criticized the city of Mons in the context of its European capital of culture projects.[5]
Designed with the collaboration of an independent control body and two engineering firms, a new version of this urban installation was rebuilt at the artist's expense in October of the same year.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Le budget total de Mons 2015 est de 70,5 millions d'euros". Lalibre.be (in French). 21 November 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "Mons 2015: plus de 100.000 personnes à la fête d'ouverture, pari réussi!". Lesoir.be (in French). 25 January 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ "Mons 2015: Le couple royal a inauguré l'exposition Van Gogh". Lesoir.be (in French). 24 January 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ Le "Passenger" d'Arne Quinze est de retour à Mons, RTBF and agence Belga.
- ^ "Mons critiqué avec virulence par "The Guardian"". Lalibre.be (in French). 14 January 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ Le "Passenger" d'Arne Quinze est de retour à Mons, RTBF et agence Belga.