
Graffiti FAIL
7 months ago
Mandiberg Solving Problems... Advertising is not Graffitti. Graffitti Walls are not places for Advertising, especially on the front of Eyebeam's space in Chelsea.
for work by Michael: mandiberg.com
for more anti-advertising work: antiadvertisingagency.com
for work by Michael: mandiberg.com
for more anti-advertising work: antiadvertisingagency.com
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Let the companies have at it; bombers will bomb all the same, if not with more fervor on these walls. Your anger against advertising agencies for using free space is misplaced; taggers can handle replacing it. As long as it is artistic, and not just shamefully tasteless, the better for visual culture.
And when you stated that you have heard stories of people being beat up for going over others work, are you willing to take a beating for Eyebeam after going over Museo?... and especially after posting this video on the web.
To me, you are just as responsible for the appropriation of 'art' as advertisers are - you are muddying the waters making it easier for advertisers to appropriate symbols, signifiers for their own means.
btw, who are you? you seem to have no record on vimeo other than your two cynical posts on this video. vimeo.com/user1639337
You are right, the phrase 'true subversion' is a bit vague and fuzzy - what I was trying (and probably failing) to communicate is that you cannot criticize advertising for not respecting an abstract set of rules. I stand by my point that your aims and means are convoluted. Your belief that you can state that your wall is a 'graffiti wall' is flawed. It is whatever it is to whoever at whatever point in time. Your belief that the 'rules' of graffiti should be respected by advertisers - again i ask why? Even the loose code of conduct between writers is not exactly rock solid and is based on respect and reputation, not worthiness or some kind of 'graffiti rule-book'.
I guess I need some more clarification or intellectual reasoning, answers to my questions, which is why I made my comments. It feels 'subversion-lite', but i am sure you have reasons. Sorry if I come across overtly cynical, even if I doubt your method, at least you are doing something about it.