Culture Jamming - The Art of the Prank

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.

April 16, 2011December 15, 2023

Get a Grip

Submitted by Adam Baumeister of Bad Weather California:

Check out “Get a Grip,” our new song/video produced by Seth Olinsky (Akron/Family) and recorded in Detroit by Chris Koltay (Deerhunter, Liars) written to fit with Aerosmith’s “Crazy” video.

Read about it:

A first look at Adam Baumeister of Bad Weather California’s warped Aerosmith video trilogy, Denver Westword Blogs, March 7, 2011

Bad Weather California Rip Aerosmith, Oxford Music Blog, April 8, 2011

April 2, 2011December 15, 2023

Culture Jamming, Sureà±os-style

Culture Jamming, Sureà±os-style
by Michael Fallon
Utne Reader
April 1, 2011

Sometimes great cultural breakthroughs are watershed events, celebrated far and wide. When evolutionary forces conspired to mesh Appalachian hill music, Mississippi River Delta blues, and big-city boogie woogie and create a wholly new cultural entity in Elvis Presley, the country duly rejoiced. Other cultural milestones, however, arrive not at all with a bang. They percolate underground for forty years or more, roiling through several generations of evolution, adoption, innovation, and cultural adaptation, until they find a more gradual, quieter, and less publicized acceptance by the mainstream. Continue reading “Culture Jamming, Sureà±os-style”

January 26, 2011December 15, 2023

Jonathan McIntosh’s Chevron Print Ad Mashups

By Jonathan McIntosh of Rebellious Pixels, January 24, 2011:

Villains Agree: Chevron Print Ad Spoofs

In late 2010, the Chevron corporation rolled out their new “We Agree” advertising campaign. I guess it was meant to present Chevron as a common sense oriented yet pragmatic and caring mega conglomerate. Needless to say it comes across as a desperate and failed attempt at human authenticity. The fail reached epic proportions when the ad campaign was leaked and punk”d by political pranksters The Yes Men even before it officially launched. The Yes Men then put out a call, to artists remixes and pranksters to create more “We Agree” spoofs. Below are a handful of my contributions to the corporate-culture jamming project starring some of the greatest pop-culture villains of all time.

See the full collection of 11 Chevron villains in my flickr gallery.

January 15, 2011December 15, 2023

More Banksy

14 Great Banksy Street Art Photos and Quotes from Street Art Utopia…
A terrific display of the artist’s hand and mind:

“Think outside the box, collapse the box, and take a fucking sharp knife to it.” “” Banksy

“You”re mind is working at its best when you”re being paranoid. You explore every avenue and possibility of your situation at high speed with total clarity.” “” Banksy (Banging Your Head Against a Brick Wall)

“Some people become cops because they want to make the world a better place. Some people become vandals because they want to make the world a better looking place.” “” Banksy (Wall and Piece) Continue reading “More Banksy”