Taking back the streets
I thought seeing as Ghassan did a sweet Australian post this week I would switch it up and do a North American one.
Over 120 illegal billboards throughout New York City were white washed by dozens of volunteers for Jordan Seiler’s ambitious “New York Street Advertising Takeover”.
NYSAT was organised as a reaction to the hundreds of billboards that are not registered with the city, and therefore are illegal. While illegal, these violations are not being prosecuted by the City of New York, allowing the billboard companies to garner huge profits by cluttering our outdoor space with intrusive and unsightly ads.
After the illegal spots were white washed, over eighty artists transformed these spaces into personal pieces of art.
Tags: Jordan Seiler, New York Street Advertising takeover, NYC street art, NYSAT
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