<body> Public Ad Campaign: Westward Exhibition: Billboard Art Unfolds Across America
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Saturday, June 21, 2014

Westward Exhibition: Billboard Art Unfolds Across America

The following article comes to you from the great internet art resource Hyperallergic.
A few months ago, five national museums and the Outdoor Advertising Association of America announced Art Everywhere, a massive exhibition that will bring reproductions of artworks to advertising spaces around the country in August, decided via a public vote. This morning the artwork with the most votes was announced: Edward Hopper’s famous diner scene, “The Nighthawks” (1942). Not the most surprising choice. Give the people what they want. The people want what they know. More [HERE]

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