EYEBEAM PRESS RELEASE: No word from the American artist 24 hours after being taken into Chinese custody. Powderly was in Beijing to unveil a project made with pro-Tibet activist group.
New York City, August 19, 2008, 7:30PM EST- Artist and Eyebeam alum James Powderly was detained by Chinese authorities in Beijing early Wednesday, according to a message [...]
Several readers of this site forwarded this story to me while I was on vacation. I’ll let you read the whole thing and I’ll pick apart some details below.
Basically Chanel is renting out Central Park for millions of dollars to install a temporary exhibition (the structure is in the photograph above) of artist responses [...]
New video from the Municipal Art Society:
YouTube - OUTRAGE! Nasty Newsracks
this just in from Treehugger (thanks Sam!)
(Photo: alex-s.) The Buenos Aires government and a group of advertising associations have agreed to remove 40 thousand billboards that are infracting the city’s code, Clarin newspaper informed. This represents about 60% of the total amount of billboards.
This agreement is part of a government plan to put in order [...]
Pandamonium is a costumed, roving, street party, apocalyptic, dance, rock, battle. Saturday August 16th, Meetup 8:30 pm Union Square NYC!
This comes from several trusted sources. Everything else about it is secret. Have some fun on Saturday before summer ends and it’s too cold to roam around the city dancing in a panda [...]
It’s just 3 weeks until the deadline for the 1st Annual AAAFFFA (Anti-Advertising Agency Foundation For Freedom Award). You could be the winner of over $700 in cash, a giant check, and a career of freedom! All you have to do is quit your job in advertising and use those wonderful talents you’ve [...]
MOMO KILLS IT!!! So simple. So great. Be sure to check out MOMOSHOWPALACE
YouTube - MOMO’s Circulars.
An interesting article which also serves as an introduction to the field of social marketing.
P.S. Advertisers thinking about applying for the Foundation For Freedom; social marketing qualifies as new employment and, as one of the jurors, I look favorably upon it!
Check out the article:
A FEW years ago, a self-described “militant liberal” named Val Curtis decided [...]
A whole story on advertising ripping off art and no mention of Interference Inc. and Graffiti Research Lab? Passed on by Packard Jennings.
The Image Is Familiar; the Pitch Isn’t
IN February 2007 the Swiss-American artist Christian Marclay was installing a solo exhibition of his work in Paris when he received an e-mail message from a [...]
Photo from a hot day, courtesy of Simon Jolly.
We all want you to get out of advertising.
More or less. This recent NY Times piece, “Big Paycheck or Service? Students Are Put to Test” talks a lot about the financial sector, but the spirit is the same. Just substitute Madison Avenue when they mention Wall Street. Check out the link to see [...]
