Public Ad Campaign strikes again with a new advertising takeover. This one took over 106 bus shelter ads in Madrid. Artists around the world were asked to submit text for the billboards. The above photo shows text I personally submitted. It translates to: “advertisement for a bad movie.” Check out all the other photos and … Continue reading Madrid Street Advertising Takeover
Tons of documentation is coming in from last month’s incredible New York Street Advertising Takeover, where hoards of artists and every day people came together to reclaim the streets by covering over 120 of New York’s illegal billboards with art. The project was organized by the Public Ad Campaign. Check out these three videos from … Continue reading New York Street Advertising Takeover Videos
artist – Ji Lee This past Saturday over 120 illegal billboards were white-washed and covered with art in New York City by a team of volunteers and artists. The guerrilla operation was organized by The Public Ad Campaign over the past four months. Barbara Celis writes: As the main organizer explained to the artists who … Continue reading New York Street Advertising Takeover
We’ve covered the New York Street Advertising Takeover quite a few times on this site, but we wanted to share this new short documentary by Sarah Berman. It does a great job of telling the story of the project and the positive impact it had on our streets. In related news, the first Toronto Street … Continue reading On Corporate Graffiti
We’ve already covered the Public Ad Campaign‘s New York Street Advertising Takeover a few times, but this new HD video by Keith Haskel is worth taking a look at, even if you’re already familiar with the project. Tweet
Here’s the deal: There’s a company called National Public Advertising Outdoor that puts up advertisements on sides of buildings and other public places in New York and other big cities. The ads they put up are illegal. They do not have a permit. They city is not getting paid. Instead, they pay the landlords of … Continue reading Calling Bullshit on Illegal Ads