deathmetal. Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 http://blog.stayfreemagazine.org/2005/06/a..._corporate.html "In Chicago, pretty much anyone has the right to remove graffiti from private property, thanks to a citywide initiative known as Give Graffiti the Brush. So last week, a trio of champions used the rule to their advantage and painted over a graffiti-style billboard for Axe, the perfume for boys. Ed Marszewski, Elisa Harkins, and Matt: we love you.... though naturally not everyone feels the same. As Ed and the gang were putting final touches on the paint job, a rep from Axe's ad agency, called Critical Massive, showed up, livid. The owner of the building had a litany of complaints as well; many of them even make sense. But if you ask me, the Axe team should be grateful. They've gone to great lengths to earn inner-city street cred. According to Ed, Critical Massive (not to be confused with a certain grassroots activist movement) hired a homeless man to pose next to the billboard in photographs to lend it that "extra gritty touch." And Critical Massive actively promotes its work with "top graffiti artists." Thus, Ed, Elisa, and Matt actually did Critical Massive a favor: by painting over the billboard, they made it more authentic. Of course, their actions also mean that people will no longer see the ad, but as any real graffiti artist will tell you, those are the breaks." Other relevant links: http://blog.stayfreemagazine.org/2005/06/a...orporate_1.html http://www.chicagoreader.com/pdf/050617/05..._antisocial.pdf http://the-poop.yayhooray.com/blog/10480/A...ti#viewcomments http://counterproductiveindustries.com/gbgc/ http://versionfest.org/movies/adBlasters.mov - video clip of the buffing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
type R Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 did the old thread about this get deleted or something? this is a repost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raysin Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 "artist" elisa harkins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo17livesinhell Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 i like that article even though the idea of what graffiti was used for in this situation is wack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo17livesinhell Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 i like that article even though the idea of what graffiti was used for in this situation is wack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumboclot. Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 I think #### had somethin to do with some of these ads, not sure though. it's hard enough to keep worlds from colliding, please don't make it harder. 12ozCrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathmetal. Posted August 11, 2005 Author Share Posted August 11, 2005 sorry if this is a repost, i did a search and didnt see anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEFTone Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 the hipsters are the ones doing illegal work cuz the writers actually had permission Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralf deyga Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 ****** .lol i saw that cat on trading spaces once.. ya i no wat the hell was i doin watchin trading spaces.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 Those cats should have been arrested on the spot for vandalism... *Nevermind...* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weapon X Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 Who the fuck watches Trading Spaces? Yeah, someone should fuck up that bitch's artwork! I didn't read the article, but, yeah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CACashRefund Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 Tradin spaces is the shit, i love to see the faces on people when the other team fucks their shit up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c*gable Posted August 14, 2005 Share Posted August 14, 2005 Originally posted by CACashRefund@Aug 11 2005, 08:58 PM Tradin spaces is the shit, i love to see the faces on people when the other team fucks their shit up. Quoted post hah! :haha: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_b0b Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 Posted already, in a thread called Hipsters diss graffiti. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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