Recently an activist group covered allegedly illegal New York City outdoor ads with street art.
I guess there are billboards posted illegally in public spaces in New York City. So… a local activist group whitewashed 12o billboards and replaced the ads with art.
There are allegations that the media company NPA Outdoor doesn’t hold the proper city licenses for a number of street-level billboards in lower Manhattan. The street artists set out to make what’s right right! They took back the public space and created art where art is meant to be in the publiclly owned spaces of New York City ( NYC ). During the artist endeavor two whitewashers, one artist, and one videographer were arrested during the event.
The artists are claiming that advertising is a preventative factor for visual communication in our public environment.
Check out photos of NYSAT art work here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37774782@N05
or check out my own street art web site here:
