
New York Street Advertising Takeover time lapse
6 months ago
On April 25, 2009, more than 120 illegal billboards were whitewashed and replaced with art as part of the New York Street Advertising Takeover, a demonstration against illegal billboards in NYC. I followed street artists I Am, Posterchild, and Teeth as they installed their work.
Learn more about NYSAT at publicadcampaign.com
I Am: iamis.me
Posterchild: bladediary.com
Learn more about NYSAT at publicadcampaign.com
I Am: iamis.me
Posterchild: bladediary.com
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While I don't like graffiti in general, it's more the ugly spray-painted names and damage done to respectable buildings. However, art, particularly when it retakes public space stolen by advertisers, is something wonderful indeed.