The Let Me Handle This project is an attempt to stop the inevitable quick removal of my advertising takeovers. In this project I request that three advertising takeovers in Philadelphia be allowed to remain on the streets for the duration of my Taking From the Tip Jar exhibition November 5th-December 3rd. If that request is met, this will be the extent of the project, but if the work is removed I will take over six locations in New York. After putting up six works in New York, I will ask that they again be left up until the exhibition is finished. If New York decides to remove my works, Philadelphia will then get 12 pieces, and so on until the exhibition closes or one city decides to grant my small request for public media space after having bombarded me with their messages my entire life.
The PublicAdCampaign project has always been about engaging a public dialogue about commercial media's place in our public environment so the more posters, the more potential public dialogue. While it would seem in the outdoor advertising industry's interest to leave my initial 3 pieces up and not encourage more production, the more likely scenario is a much larger project. Stay tuned.
Materials: Appropriated advertisements, Tempera
Stage 2 Site 1 14th st between 5th & 6th Avenues
Stage 2 Site 2 14th st & 5th Avenue
Stage 2 Site 3 14th st between 6th & 7th Avenues
Stage 2 Site 4 14th st between 7th & 8th Avenues
Stage 2 Site 5 16th st between 8th & 9th Avenues
Stage 2 Site 6 15th st & 3rd Avenue NWC
Stage 1 Site 1 Arch St. & N 13th, Philadelphia
Stage 1 Site 2 Spring Garden & N17th, Philadelphia
Stage 1 Site 3 Callowhill & N15th, Philadelphia