Tag: BILLBOARDS
In 2012, some roads in New York City were placed under the jurisdiction of the federal National Highway System. Two of these roads are Broadway and 7th Avenue. The place where they intersect is the heart of Times Square. A side effect of this federal jurisdiction is that these roads are now required to comply […]
There are as many as 50,000 digital and static billboards in all 50 U.S. States that have been taken over by respected works of art on August 4th. As part of the Art Everywhere US, they’ll be up all month. Check out the map — there are a few cycling in the fluorescent ad displays of Times […]
Last week, a billboard advertisement for a parking lot in Chelsea was mysteriously altered with bucket paint and it appears to be the work of public space-altering artist Poster Boy. A video was uploaded to his Flickr on Thursday showing the modification. The advert originally read: “WTF is alternate side of the street parking anyway?” […]
Reader Jeff Owens sent in this picture of a billboard that seems connected to the NSA-skewering sign in Tribeca we showed you yesterday. This one reads “The internet should be regulated,” and is on the corner of 27th Street and Broadway. Clear Channel confirmed that yesterday’s billboard was part of a teaser advertising campaign, but […]
