Re-taking over public space through design
Posted on | July 30, 2009 |
Adbusters run this article in early June about a New York City direct action organized by Public Ad Campaign with the aim or re-taking over public visual space used up by (illegal) corporate advertising:
[...] dozens of New York artists and activists battled the clutter of consumerism in a guerrilla-style billboard takeover. Mobilized by Jordan Seiler and the Public Ad Campaign, the 24-hour direct action replaced nearly 19,000 square feet of illegal advertising with original, anti-corporate street art.
The political aim of the project is that of helping communities regain control of the space they occupy, the means: art and design.
Category: Design and Politics, Philosophy of Design
Tags: adbusters > corporate advertising > design > politics > public ad campaign
Tags: adbusters > corporate advertising > design > politics > public ad campaign
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