Guerrilla Takeover: Activists Replace Ads with Art
(images via: martin reis) Last year, Toronto citizens asked themselves a question that led to an unprecedented law: Why should we have to look at so many billboards? In April 2010, the city ...
(images via: martin reis) Last year, Toronto citizens asked themselves a question that led to an unprecedented law: Why should we have to look at so many billboards? In April 2010, the city ...
Do you see beauty in a cinder block wall, a street crossing or a stop sign? Chances are, you don't even notice them – but Aakash Nihalani would like to help you out with that. The ...
Who is Chris and why does he have so many problems? From mysterious eye ailments and prematurely dead pets to overdue library fees, Chris has issues and he wants to talk to you about it, ...
As colorful as life in the city can be, things aren’t always rosy - especially in gloomy, grimy neighborhoods where everything seems to be hard, cold and monochromatic. But if artist Mark ...
With their stacks upon stacks of random objects like boxes, bottles and other goods, perhaps there’s nowhere better to experiment with urban camouflage than a big-box retail store like IKEA, ...
All it takes is a crawling woman in a hairy suit, a bunch of jumping men with televisions on their heads or a guy projecting his private parts onto public buildings to turn urban settings into ...
When negative comments are made about public art, they usually revolve around the art being unattractive, too permanent, or a waste of city funds (either for commissioning a sanctioned piece or ...
By now, we're all used to seeing graffiti and public art in urban and suburban settings. We're so used to it, in fact, that we typically walk right by without giving it a second glance. But would ...
How many different ways can you upcycle a dumpster? In a project called ‘Skip Conversions’, eco-conscious artist Oliver Bishop Young proved that what used to be grimy, unsanitary trash ...
Chilean artist and designer Sebastian Errazuriz never fails to amaze viewers with his offbeat and sometimes bizarre designs and art installations. His urban art has been seen all over Santiago, ...