Jordan Seiler has been fighting hard to make our streets more livable and interesting. I would easily attribute his hard work to the creation of this competition and this substantial change at the New York Department of Buildings – enforcing the removal of illegal advertising on construction sites and placing art there instead. Now we [...]
Submit to the Research Blog
Know of a great article, video, photo to submit to the site? Just completed a project you think should be shared with our readers?
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
- Michael Mandiberg | Exactly what are you selling me? on Murky(ting) Water
- Michael Mandiberg | Give me my damn three feet! on You Don’t Need It – Stencil
- Michael Mandiberg | Ad Creep: Health Insurers Bribe Users of Facebook’s Mafia Wars on Ad Creep Hits the Bike Lanes
- Michael Mandiberg | Who owns & who controls public space? on James Howard Kunstler on Public Space
- Michael Mandiberg | This makes me angry on More Bad Calls from the NY MTA
-
Most Popular of All-Time
- Oprah, baby, please let me DeTouch you… 25531 view(s)
- …The greatest love of all 8907 view(s)
- New Lauren Greenfield video on NY Times 3428 view(s)
- The Illusionists » Annals of Offensive Advertising: Nikon 3131 view(s)
- You Don’t Need It – Stickers 3085 view(s)
Tag cloud
how to los angeles public space san francisco art chicago the law toronto you don't need it poster video illegal advertising AAAFFF consumer resistance justfollowingorders prank china history billboard marketing social marketing greenwashing thingsthatmakeyousayhmmmmm bad deals ads everywhere not creative graffiti branding add-art self-loathing haha grl politics free taxes outdoor nyc brands hack tv humor sticker online aaaproject ad creep

Invasion of the Boris Bikes « LRB blog
The invasion of the Boris bikes is complete. They stand on street corners, corralled like docile, futuristic horses in their blue harnesses. They’re good bikes – sturdy and solid – with a rather pleasing sit-up-and-beg riding position the better to survey the road around you. Undocking them is also quite fun, like something out of [...]