Comments on: Who Hates Guerilla Marketing in Boston? (Updated again)

By: The Adventures of the Original Hamster » Free Berdovsky!

The Adventures of the Original Hamster » Free Berdovsky! — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:46:06 +0000

[...] the TV. Probably not as sorry as the guy being hauled-off in cuffs.” From GRL Read some more here. Tags: athf, Boston, Video Filed under: Randomness — Månsteri @ [...]

By: LVHRD.ORG » Blog Archive » Interference in Boston

LVHRD.ORG » Blog Archive » Interference in Boston — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 15:04:07 +0000

[...] Trying to combat the “axis of evil (corporations, advertisers, marketers),” G.R.L. and the Anti-Advertising Agency, wonder if Interference.inc, the marketing company responsible for all this, is enjoying being wanted by the police. G.R.L. and A.A.A., who recently began an anti-advertising campaign called Light Criticism, recommend that the true criminals be arrested rather than the poor, misguided artists. [...]

By: Steve Lambert

Steve Lambert — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 22:01:36 +0000

makemoneynotart, If you don’t understand the point of calling into question the corporate messages that dominate our public spaces through advertising I’m not sure I will be able to help you much in the comment thread of a blog post. If you don’t understand the broader ramifacations that advertising has on consumerism and the rest of our culture – affecting things such as poverty and education – I suggest you read more of our site and check out the links. If you don’t understand how questioning the messages in advertising and creating a dialog in public spaces (rather than simply receiving and accepting the 5,000 sales messages we recieve per day) is changing the world, again I am not sure what I can say.

As far as the GRL, please contact them with your criticisms of their work. Regarding “evil money,” first let me correct you, the OpenLab is primarily funded by the MacArthur Foundation. The AAA (a seperate organization that has collaborated with the GRL) is funded by the Creative Work Fund. Regardless, are you suggesting that using grant money affects the content of our work? That it delegitimizes our message? Should we not accept grant money? Should we switch to a donation system? Please explain your point.

By: RESIST WHAT?

RESIST WHAT? — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 15:06:04 +0000

So, GRL pays for their trips and their waste with, guess what, EVIL MONEY.

"Eyebeam's programs are made possible through the generous support of Atlantic Foundation, TIME WARNER Youth Media and Arts Fund [...] the SONY Corporation, Alias Systems, Inc. and the Milton and Sally Avery Foundation.

By: makemoneynotart

makemoneynotart — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 14:55:47 +0000

what’s the point of being “anti-advertising agencies”? not everyone have the luck to live on charity, most people have to work, really. why aren’t you guys anti-poverty or anti-illiteracy or anti-child abuse? not cool enough? throwing leds and batteries on walls is changing the world? how so? i don’t get it.

By: : : metablog v5 : : » this is not the graffiti research lab

: : metablog v5 : : » this is not the graffiti research lab — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 14:32:31 +0000

[...] la verdad es que hacen cosas buenas pero desarrollar una campa�a tan orientada a confundir empleando los c�digos de grl en sus videos (m�sica, estilo, t�tulos, etc.) ha puesto en tela de juicio la honradez de la compa��a adem�s de facilitar unas vacaciones con todos los gastos pagados, a cargo del gobierno, a mas de un directivo de la misma. [...]

By: kmanon

kmanon — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 23:15:57 +0000

it was hilarious. smart. dramatic. deep down inside you all wish you had come up with the idea. it is art. open your minds people. art can not be confined to your traditional ways. art is huge. you limit it and the world stays the same, no growth, no challenge, no life. but i’m sure living in the expected is ok for you. not for me.

By: jsh1980

jsh1980 — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 21:49:53 +0000

And the graffiti tactics used by guerrilla marketers really defeat the explaination of graffiti justified as public art in the first place (meaning it is a work by and for a private enterprise rather than by and for the public). “According to many art researchers, particularly in the Netherlands and in Los Angeles, that type of public art is, in fact an effective tool of social emancipation or in the achievement of a political goal.” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graffiti http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_art) If graffiti is just another advertising tactic then there is no real excuse to use property without paying for it. It becomes even more explicitly a form of vandalism- a use of property for proprietary purposes without compensation.

This is all just my opinion. I’m sure that there are many people who see a world of all advertisements as paradise or really do enjoy being advertized to. Guerilla marketing seems new and fresh now but if consumers embrace it then everyone will begin using it. I can imagine how anoying guerrilla ad spam might be. It probably won’t seem novel and fun in mass quantities.

By: » Blog Archive » Graffiti Research Lab - make throwies not bombs

» Blog Archive » Graffiti Research Lab - make throwies not bombs — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 14:24:07 +0000

[...] Rien � voir avec les r�cents �v�nements de Boston provoqu�s par des pseudos street artists. Cest beau! Graffiti Artistes Filed under Uncategorized having Leave a Comment [...]

By: Wild Sound » The Real Terrorist Threat

Wild Sound » The Real Terrorist Threat — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 19:27:41 +0000

[...] According to Graffiti Research Lab and its offshoot, the Anti-Advertising Agency, those cartoon lite brites are an example of corporate, not political�terrorism: [...]