Anti Advertising Agency
“Advertising is the mindless vandalism of the Fortune 500. And despite that, we still don’t like it.
Between November 2006 and January 2007, the City of New York has brought down over 59 illegal banners on construction sheds. In that same period, Citibank was forced to remove all illegal sidewalk projections at branches around Manhattan. And now, years into New York City’s war on graffiti writers and protesters, after we’ve watched our friends be detained, arrested, beat, fined, tried, and given real jail sentences, not a single corporate toy from any ad firm has had to do any time.
This could mean only one thing. They’ve called off the law. Open City. Let’s all get to work.
This is the first collaboration between the Anti-Advertising Agency and the Graffiti Research Lab.”
