The Takeover of Billboards in NYC has crossed the Brooklyn Bridge into Williamsburg. Along Bedford Avenue, Jordan Seiler of Public Ad Campaign spotted a couple billboards painted over by RAB. ANIMAL tells us that while one of the ads was an illegal NPA billboard, the other is just a handpainted Colosal Media spot for the unpopular “Flydealists Unite” campaign.
The “New York Street Advertising Takeover” by Jordan Seiler went live on Saturday, when over 120 illegal billboards were white washed by dozens of volunteers throughout the city.
The project was organized as a reaction to the hundreds of billboards that are not registered with the city, and therefore are illegal. While illegal, these violations are not being prosecuted by the City of New York, allowing the billboard companies to garner huge profits by cluttering our outdoor space with intrusive and ugly ads.
After the illegal spots were white washed, late in the day yesterday over eighty artists transformed these spaces into personal pieces of art.
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Born in Slovakia and bred in Belgium, photographer Branislav Kropilak has used his well-rounded intellect to take some very intriguing photography. The main theme of his work is investigating the way in which modern technology has shaped the human environment and our lives. He is inspired by industrial design, architecture and urbanism. Our favorite happens to be his interest in taking shots of billboards.
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