From Erin:
Here’s a sampling of 106 of the most beloved Street Art Photos–Year 2011. For attributions and to see more, visit StreetArtUtopia.com.
Museum of Sydney Spotlights Culture Jammers
Culture Jammers
Museum of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
February 11 – June 10, 2012
A subversive spotlight
by Karen Michelmore
abc.net.au
3 February, 2012
Sacred cows make the best hamburgers, says the activist who defaced an Australian icon.
It’s been eight years since David Burgess scaled up to the top of Sydney’s gleaming white Opera House and lashed it with bright red paint.
It took three coats before the act was complete. NO WAR screamed the sign.
The highly-visible protest against the looming Iraq war split the Australian community between those who were shocked at the wonton vandalism of the national icon, and those who applauded the message.
Ultimately, it landed Mr Burgess and his activist peer Will Saunders in jail for nine months’ weekend detention for malicious damage.
“I won’t say there were days I didn’t wake up feeling utterly miserable, but you couldn’t really regret what we’d done,” Burgess says. Continue reading “Museum of Sydney Spotlights Culture Jammers”
Artist Above Hangs Banker Effigy Over I-95
Submitted by artist, Above:
I just uploaded the start-to-finish video of the painting and hanging mannequin installation I did here in Miami @ the issues of Occupy Wall St.
The 255 foot / 75 metre long painting in Miami, Florida was aired nationally on CBS, NBC, and FOX nightly news. Watch the video:
GIVE A WALL STREET BANKER… from ABOVE on Vimeo.
More info and photos in the Miami Times
Protesters Available, Mission TBA
Update from The New York Times: Gunning for Wall Street, With Faulty Aim
More on this story from The International Business News: “Occupy Wall Street” Protests are the Most Absurd Demonstrations in a Generation
#OccupyWallStreet Is More Than a Hashtag – It’s Revolution in Formation
23 September 2011
by Nathan Schneider
Truthout | Report
A lot of what you’ve probably seen or read about the #occupywallstreet action is wrong, especially if you’re getting it on the Internet. The action started as an idea posted online and word about it then spread and is still spreading, online. But what makes it really matter now is precisely that it is happening offline, in a physical, public space, live and in person. That’s where the occupiers are assembling the rudiments of a movement.
At the center of occupied Liberty Plaza, a dozen or so huddle around computers in the media area, managing a makeshift Internet hotspot, a humming generator and the (theoretically) 24-hour livestream. They can edit and post videos of arrests in no time flat, then bombard Twitter until they’re viral. But for those looking to understand even the basic facts about what is actually going on – before September 17 and since – the Internet has been as much a source of confusion as it is anything else. Continue reading “Protesters Available, Mission TBA”
Augmented Reality Advertising Takeover
From Ron English:
Augmented Reality is the process of overlaying digital information onto the real world creating a hyper reality unavailable under normal circumstances. Currently restricted to internet enabled smart devices, this technology will leap from our hands and into our eyes as ocular devices become commonplace and the augmented world.
Augmented Reality Advertising Takeover (AR | AD)
A little over a week ago PublicAdCampaign and The Heavy Projects launched the AR I AD Takeover in Times Square, NY.
The Augmented Reality Junaio channel used 5 separate ad campaigns to trigger their own replacement with the artwork of 5 of our favorite public space artists including, Ron English, John Fekner, PosterBoy, OX, and Dr. D.
After challenging outdoor advertising’s supremacy in public space for the past 10 years by illegally re-appropriating physical advertising venues, PublicAdCampaign has raised awareness but made little progress in our ultimate goal of completely removing outdoor signage from our shared environment.
With the advent of Augmented Reality the rules are beginning to change as to who can claim ownership to public space and we are excited to be on the cutting edge of this new adventure to redefine the visual landscape of our shared public environment.