Weaving Parisian Ads Out of Existence

I recently returned from Europe where I was working on some secret projects and looking at new cities for Street Ad Takeover projects. I spent a little over a week in Paris and had a free day to create 11 colored weaves takeovers. Using these vertical poster sites readily available on nearly every street in Paris, I was able to integrate the work into the environment pretty seemlessly. I like how the photos show everyday Parisians oblivious to the alteration and yet surrounded by less commercial imagery than before.

New Weave It! Hudson & Spring SWC

Hudson & Spring SWC 04-14-10

Hudson & Spring SWC 04-14-10

Although NPA has stopped wildposting construction sheds and has abandoned many of their previously operated illegal framed locations, they continue to operate a small number under the guise of legality through their sister company Contest Promotions. All of these locations are at places where a raffle box can be placed inside the building in an attempt to convert these signs from third party advertisements to first party signage. I don't buy it and the city isn't either so I felt like I would keep the pressure on.

Exit Through The Gift Shop Sniping Hit-Removed

2nd Avenue & 6th St. 04-13-10

RJ of Vandalog just posted his two cents regarding Jake Dobkin's recent photo of Banksy's street advertising for his new movie Exit Through The Gift Shop. (Which I saw and thoroughly enjoyed)

Banksy once said “‘Every time one of my friends borrows my ideas, mounts a huge art show and becomes a millionaire celebrity,’ a little bit of me wants him dead.” I’ll amend that to “Every time a street artist turns their back on their values, mounts a huge flyposting campaign and becomes what is essentially an advertising executive, a little bit of me wants to write over their work.”

Because RJ is far away in London and because we have just won the fight against NPA and thier illegal wildposting operations, I thought I'd take the opportunity to critique Banksy's commercial endeavor on our streets. I have been so busy I had to go over to this spot at 2 in the afternoon. I would have gone larger but this criticism was done at 2nd avenue and 6th street which is only a block away from the 9th precinct where all those arrested during the NYSAT projects were processed. I thought it better to make my point and move on.

2nd Avenue & 6th St. 04-13-10 (Banksy Adverts)

2nd Avenue & 6th St. 04-13-10

Newest Weave It! Adding Insult to Injury

NPA may be gone, but CPI is still attempting to hold on to a few of their illegal advertising locations around the city. While they are fighting it out with the DOB, we figured we would go out and add insult to injury with this newest Weave It! piece.

39th street and 3rd Avenue, SWC (04-05-10)
39th street and 3rd Avenue, SWC (04-05-10)