We love this project by Jason Eppink and Posterchild. An urban prank that prompts local government to fix a problem. How great is that?
Mailbox Monster
Shopdropping Fake Products
New York’s TrustoCorp recently did a bit of shopdropping in local delis and grocery stores. That Bulemia bar sure looks yummy! Check out more of their product alterations.
In other news, here’s a shopdropping project in Colorado that was investigated by federal agents:
Update to the story – the artist was charged with 2 years probation and fined $1,000.
Miranda July’s Eleven Heavy Things
Miranda July, the performance artist/writer/actress/director best known for her film, Me and You and Everyone We Know, has installed her public art piece Eleven Heavy Things in New York’s Union Square Park. The sculptures, which debuted at the 2009 Venice Biennale, are designed to create photo-ops for passersby who choose to interact with the art.
Subversive Street Signs
A mysterious street artist named TrustoCorp has placed street signs around Brooklyn, with messages ranging from silly to sophomoric. TrustoCorp also took his or her show on the road recently, posting signs around Los Angeles and Miami. A gallery of the signs can be viewed on TrustoCorp’s flickr page.
via Gothamist.
Nose Picker Ad Modification
Some German pranksters recently modified a bunch of street level advertisements in Berlin and Hamburg by adding some nose picking.
Rush Hour Puppet Show
Joel Kyack, a Los Angeles based artist, is using puppetry to help rush hour commuters stave off boredom. Kyack’s new project, Superclogger, presents puppet shows out of the back of a pick-up truck to drivers stuck in traffic jams. A soundtrack to the puppet show will be broadcast to the viewer’s car stereo. If you live in the Los Angeles area, check Superclogger’s twitter site which gives daily updates on the mobile puppet show’s location.
David Livingston’s Big Dick Series
David Livingston‘s Big Dick series of videos is cracking us up. He explains on his site:
I see art as a performance, enacted either in crowds of strangers or in the privacy of my studio. In Manhattan’s financial district, I wore a six foot long felt penis sewn together and stuffed with sofa upholstery. During this and subsequent performances, I was fascinated by the public’s reactions (laughter, avoidance, offense) and my own (pride, liberation, shame) as I parodied the figure of the downtown businessman using childish humor.
See more videos on his vimeo page.
Meaningless Plaques
Since 1886, various organizations (currently English Heritage) have placed circular, blue plaques around London to commemorate where important events have taken place or where prominent people have lived. The Dirty Square Gallery in London has decided to spoof the English’s quest to honor themselves by placing meaningless blue plaques around London.
Reminds us of An Ordinary Building.
via Vandalog
Twitter Bird Costume Prank at SXSW
Sir John Hargrave, he of Zug.com, managed to sneak an unauthorized Twitter mascot into the conference hall right before Twitter CEO Evan Williams was set to speak at South by Southwest.