here is the adbusters V-TARP post
The Vancouver Transit Adspace Re-appropriation Project, or V-TARP, intends to reclaim the highly sought after mindspace used by corporations to communicate with the public, by collecting artworks from across the globe and installing them in the transit adspace. At this time, V-TARP is still on hiatus pending continued discussion with Translink, the private company that owns Vancouver's public transit system.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Friday, April 16, 2010
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Installations 18-20 by Jordan Seiler (Public Ad Campaign)
18 Jordan Seiler (Public Ad Campaign) BOUGHT borrowed stolen
19 Jordan Seiler (Public Ad Campaign) bought BORROWED stolen
20 Jordan Seiler (Public Ad Campaign) & jerm IX bought borrowed STOLEN
Public Ad Campaign V-TARP post
19 Jordan Seiler (Public Ad Campaign) bought BORROWED stolen
20 Jordan Seiler (Public Ad Campaign) & jerm IX bought borrowed STOLEN
Public Ad Campaign V-TARP post
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Installations 13, 14, 16 & the epic failure of Installation 15
Installation 13 - Len Cowgill & jerm IX
Installation 14 - basco5, starheadboy & jerm IX
The epic failure of Installation 15 - jerm IX
Up until installation 15, we have encountered happy transit riders, usually smiling , laughing or ignoring us. Unbenounced to me, as i was installing this I'm not lovin' it piece beside a mcdonalds ad, a man stomped up behind me and pushed my wife ninja IX out of his way. he began to rant as he tore the piece down, all the while i was photographing. i ripped the piece back from his hands and exited the train, only to hear from ninja that he pushed her violently and hurt her leg. It's probably a good thing that i was oblivious to this until after the fact or the situation would have really deteriorated. anyway, the piece is ready to go up again.
As an after thought, this was a positive experience. After all the point of V-TARP is to create or continue the dialogue around the use of public space. That angry man was passionate and aggressive, which made everyone on the train take notice of both of our actions. Almost everyone else was smiling and clearly had no problem with my sign install. As i exited the train, i yelled out proudly..."Long live public art!"
Installation 16 - jerm IX
Installation 14 - basco5, starheadboy & jerm IX
The epic failure of Installation 15 - jerm IX
Up until installation 15, we have encountered happy transit riders, usually smiling , laughing or ignoring us. Unbenounced to me, as i was installing this I'm not lovin' it piece beside a mcdonalds ad, a man stomped up behind me and pushed my wife ninja IX out of his way. he began to rant as he tore the piece down, all the while i was photographing. i ripped the piece back from his hands and exited the train, only to hear from ninja that he pushed her violently and hurt her leg. It's probably a good thing that i was oblivious to this until after the fact or the situation would have really deteriorated. anyway, the piece is ready to go up again.
As an after thought, this was a positive experience. After all the point of V-TARP is to create or continue the dialogue around the use of public space. That angry man was passionate and aggressive, which made everyone on the train take notice of both of our actions. Almost everyone else was smiling and clearly had no problem with my sign install. As i exited the train, i yelled out proudly..."Long live public art!"
Installation 16 - jerm IX
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Thursday, April 1, 2010
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