In what appears to be a frighteningly amateur use of aerosol, someone is tagging the slogan “Who Watches the Watchmen?” around Manhattan—in this case even spelling it wrong.* With the Watchmen movie opening in theaters everywhere on Friday it’s pretty obvious that this wasn’t the work of spraypaint wielding Comic-Con nerds, but rather a street team from one of those “edgy” marketing outfits. Did the MoMA account-losing Happy Corp. already find a new client?
|Photo: Andrew Keller|
Although this spray painted ad for A&E show “The Cleaner” will not cause the uproar those fake graffiti Sony PSP ads did—mainly cause no one watches A&E—its already caught the ire of NYC street art photographers. A commenter offers up the location, hoping someone will put the information to good use: “this is on bowery between spring and prince in case anyone feels like making “improvements.”
Photo: |Adam Lawrence|
What an honor! To help promote the sexual stimulant tablet that “Fills your body with energy,” MAXSTLONG designed this packaging featuring Austrian painter Gustav Klimt’s landmark work, “The Kiss,” from his “gold period.” Considering that the people buying this crap probably have no idea about art history and the image really isn’t overtly sexual—except for the man’s forceful domination over the woman—we’re not sure how much cool cache the Klimt image will bode.
The mini-Macy’s of downtown inspired fashion, Urban Outfitters, thinks fixed gears are sooo cool as you can see by this web promo. Especially when you match them to these energy wasting, soft-soled Gola line of sneakers—quite considerably the worst type of footwear when riding a bike, real cycling shoes have super stiff soles. Sure, they’re not going to enhance your two-wheeled commute, but in all fairness, they will coordinate nicely with some of their equally roily graphic tees, not to mention the possibility of really taking the plunge, and topping off the tracky-ness with this atrocity. |Johnprolly|
While by no means one of those fixed gear alarmists or those hyper reactionary fags who ride the tall bikes, this OBEY-Fuji “Track Bike” is a telltale symbol of the problematic collaborations that will continue to rear their ugly heads. When it comes to the fixed gear/track bike subculture, hopefully relevancy will dictate which products are successful or not. Just doing “collabos” all willy-nilly like streetwear could lead to prophetic fissures. Thankfully, this one is following in the footsteps of “limited edition” release culture and thereby minimizing the overall exposure of this toxic steed to the public. Plus the price tag, $1.400—and the potential for public flogging—is another great built-in safeguard that should keep this Pandora’s Box closed for a little while longer.
Nay! |trackosaurusrex|
Editor-in-Chief:
