Wastelands of the Lea Valley
Guide to the Wastelands of the Lea Valley: 12 empty spaces await the London Olympics is a polemical guidebook to the pre-Olympic lower Lea Valley.
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Guide to the Wastelands of the Lea Valley: 12 empty spaces await the London Olympics is a polemical guidebook to the pre-Olympic lower Lea Valley by artist Lara Almarcegui with research by David Knight.
Credits
- Dates: Published in 2009.
- Collaborators: Lara Almarcegui, Barbican Art Gallery, RSA Arts and Ecology Centre, Arts Council England, Mondriaan Foundation Amsterdam.
- Status: Completed
- Reviews here, here, and here.
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