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Loading ...Friday, November 20th, 2009: Art, Advertising, Activism & Alchemy
I’m very excited to announce a very special and exciting event!
Art, Advertising, Activism & Alchemy:
The power of public art. The problem of ubiquitous, aggressive, and even illegal advertising. The renaissance of urban activism. The alchemical conversion of public spaces when these concerns meet. These four artists, with different but overlapping practices, represent the transformative intersection of art, advertising & activism. Speaking together for the first time ever:
Jordan Seiler, of the provocative Public Ad Campaign: replacer of advertising with beautiful art and organizer of the staggeringly ambitious New York Street Art Takeovers.
Gabriel “Specter” Reese: the pioneering Artist, emerging from a traditional graffiti background to become the creator of remarkably innovative street works that deal with socially marginalized people and places.
Jason Eppink: the Urban Alchemist transforming video ads into video art with a simple filter and trashed chairs into treasured seating by clever relocation.
Posterchild: the incredibly prolific creator of hundreds of conceptual and sensitive street works, including sculptural, kinetic, robotic and interactive installations, guerrilla gardens, stencils, and of course posters.
Come see these distinguished and award winning persons give individual talks about their practices, followed by a panel Q&A with all four artists. Also on display: 20 screens featuring past street works of all artists and the unveiling of new mural works by Posterchild and I Am. (http://iamis.me/) Drinks are available all evening.
Friday, November 20th, 2009
At Wonderland: 3801, 23rd Avenue in Astoria, Queens.
7pm: Doors open, 8pm: Artists talks, 9:30pm: Panel Q&A
Free to Enter
http://www.publicadcampaign.com
November 4th, 2009 at 10:13 am
Damn, wish I could be there.
November 15th, 2009 at 11:12 pm
I’m very interested in this event, though I’m wondering if there’s an age requirement for getting in. I’m only 18 and thus not of legal drinking age.
November 18th, 2009 at 11:29 pm
Yes, you can come- please do- but you can’t drink!
November 20th, 2009 at 8:19 am
[...] New York: The Big City, The Big Apple, The City of the World, The City that Never Sleeps, The City of Dreams. I’d like to suggest a another new nickname: “The City of Scaffolding” The stuff is everywhere in New York. It’s almost a permanent feature: I like to imagine that there is a set amount of scaffolding in alive in the city, and even when it is cut back after months of colonization, new stuff sprouts up somewhere else- and the balance is maintained. I’ve been trying to think of good ways to take advantage of all this scaffolding, and here is one thing I came up with. I don’t know about you, but when scaffolding seems maybe out of reach, I try to jump up and touch it- just to see if I can… or to see if my friends walking with me can’t! I expand on that instinct here, with the HI-5! It’s use is being demonstrated by Mr. Jason Eppink- AND HEY, did you know that Jason, Jordan Seiler, Specter and myself will be giving a talk TONIGHT? IT’s TRUE! You should check it out: all the deets here. [...]
November 20th, 2009 at 11:40 am
I’ll be there with some friends.
November 20th, 2009 at 7:12 pm
hi! i contemplated wrangling a ride to the train and catching the next train to new york and then taking the subway to the end of the line but i still wouldn’t get to astoria til about 12am.. i’ve never heard of a talk like this one, that deals so directly and, it seems, with intellectual rigor- with street art and culture, the controversy over usage of public spaces, and graffiti (since it is technically illegal and the perpetrators wouldnt want to be caught)–topics i am immensely interested in. Do you know if there are similar events that I could check out, or any other places I can go to learn more about these issues? The links to the four artists are a good start, thanks.
November 21st, 2009 at 1:46 am
Great event happy i came.
November 22nd, 2009 at 5:13 pm
Thanks for putting this together. I found it rather worthwhile, and space was great.
November 22nd, 2009 at 5:13 pm
Thanks for putting this together. I found it rather worthwhile, and Wonderland was great.
November 23rd, 2009 at 12:09 am
[...] would like to thank everyone who came out to AAAA last Friday! I’d also like to thank the three incredible artists who took the time and energy [...]
November 26th, 2009 at 10:03 am
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