Monday, March 30, 2009

Public Ad Campaign - revisited

You might remember Jordan Seiler from an ad campaign we ran a couple years back featuring his work and his philosophy.. Well we recently revisited Public Ad Campaign, the blog and website Jordan operates, for the first time in a while. Looks like Jordan has been keeping tabs on New York!



To reintroduce him, Jordan is an outdoor artist and activist against the violation of public space by big time media and advertising companies.. Jordan recontextualizes outdoor public advertisements with his own artwork and/or ideas.. shining a light on the infringement of billboards and the barrage of advertising into our daily lives. He also fights against illegal billboards in New York City, and on his blog generally comments on new technology in outdoor advertising and media. It is a great campaign and opens up the discussion over what is public space, who owns it, and who has access to it.