Public Ad Campaign

New York City's Struggle to Take Down Illegal Billboards

2008-08-13T10:45:00.001-07:00

This article, written by Elizabeth Dwoskin, will appear in tomorrow's issue of The Village Voice. PublicAdCampaign is mentioned as part of a group of renegade artists and individuals attempting to aid the DOB in its uphill battle with the major outdoor advertising groups in NYC. Enjoy

Cool'eh Magazine Issue No.4-Vol No.2

2006-09-01T13:00:00.000-07:00

Cooleh ran an arts issue in which they gave a whole bunch of artists two pages to show their work. This image was taken by Adam Amengual for a Tank Theory print advertisement, which only ran in magazines. I was glad to be able to put this image to work for better things and along more legitimate documentation of my work. Obviously there are some contradictions here in my choice to be in an advertisement at all. The issue for me is not with advertising, but its overwhelming presence in areas where the viewer has no choice but to take in the messages. Public space is an environment built for public communication and reciprocal interactions. Advertising is a sanctioned invasion of the public sphere by private entities. www.coolehmag.com

Animal New York Issue 6

2005-09-01T13:00:00.000-07:00

This interview appeared in Animal New York magazine issue 6 and was setup by the Wooster Collective. Marc was asked to pick seven of his favorite international street artists and ask them to answer fifteen questions. I have always been grateful to Marc for all his support, but this was an exceptional privilege. www.woostercollective.com www.animalnewyork.com

DW Rail Magazine Issue 1

2005-06-01T13:00:00.000-07:00

This five page spread for DWRail magazine was made from a request for me to answer interview questions as well as provide them with imagery. I decided that it would be a good idea to combine them into a single piece which is why it is so damn difficult to read. but hey.... sometimes you gotta put in a little work. Sadly this magazine does not exist anymore.

New York Sun-on the town

2005-04-18T13:00:00.000-07:00

This article was written by James Carmichael, a freelance journalist who in the end not only wrote the article, but actively participated in posting the night of the Paper Champion project. Through a series of interviews and then by riding along with me and my crew, Mr. Carmichael dove deep into the process of my work and the many issues which arise around it's production. What resulted was not only a look into the PublicAdCampaign project but the Paper Champion series which was one of the most ambitious projects to date and in the end, the one mired in the most problems.

Fly Magazine Vol.2 Issue 1

2004-09-01T13:00:00.000-07:00

This seven page spread for FLY magazine is unique in that the magazine launched before the project it describes was posted. In the layout it details both the times and locations at which the project will take shape. The images used in the layout are also a direct reference to the locations this project would be posted and the individual pages which make up this layout are the exact pieces which were used to reclaim the advertising spaces. Had one read the text, the viewer would have been able to watch me install the images he was looking at in the magazine at specific times and locations called out in the article. www.flymag.com

Cool'eh Magazine Issue No.1-Vol No.1

2004-07-01T13:00:00.000-07:00

This four page spread was produced to further define the specifics of the Shanked(ByDesign) project posting which took place in 01-06-2004 at 11 locations in the Herald Square are of NYC. Again the type is nearly impossible to read but I am thankful to Mitchel and Alex over at Cool'eh for allowing me to completely dive off the deep end and trust that upon surfacing the layout would not only answer questions about the Shanked(ByDesign) project but also be a piece unto itself. www.coolehmag.com

Cool'eh Magazine Issue 1

2004-05-15T13:00:00.000-07:00

This Article resulted from an interview done with Gideon Lewis-Kraus, an incredibly adept journalist and reporter on politics art and culture. In the interview we discussed both the specifics of the PublicAdCampaign project as well as the broader motivations which resulted in a much more complex analysis of the project than i had expected. Cool'eh was kind enough to give me the gutter of the magazine which allowed this image to stay intact and read as true 2 pg spread. www.coolehmag.com

Beautiful Decay Anthology No.7

2004-04-01T13:00:00.000-08:00

This layout appeared in Beautiful Decay Anthology No.7 which is an online extension of the Beautiful Decay print magazine. In this layout I both document the Panty Raid.1 project as well as announce the Panty Raid.2 project. It has been a personal mission of mine to make sure that there are regular announcements of upcoming projects which describe exact dates, times and locations for the postings. By doing this I hope to question the legality of what I'm doing by removing public advertising and assert my aesthetic beliefs over the governmental body which prevents me from doing so. www.beautifuldecay.com

New York Times-City Section

2001-01-01T12:59:00.000-08:00

This article appeared in the New York Times, City Section in early 2001. It was written by Kelly Crow about an artist named Stephanie Diamond. The collaboration about which the article speaks was completely unintentional and a result of true public communication. This is to me one of the most beautiful examples of why I do this work and is ultimately my hopes for every project.