Advertisements on Rietveld Art Acadamy

colavitos ghost: 1st Dec 2006 - 17:51 GMT

i guess the designers' intention could be to make a statement against ads cluttering the public space. most observers, however, probably won't "get it" and it will serve the same purpose as a place like times square.

think of the ramifications of the current state of times square; millions of people from all over the world coming together to have their pictures taken with.....SOME HUGE FUCKING ADDS!!! this weird collective obsession has always creeped me out and i don't think this building will necessarily help cool that down.

groovehouse: 5th Dec 2006 - 04:00 GMT

reminds me of this installation in San Antonio, Tx by Anton Vidokle

Corporate Art - blog post by San Antonio Daily Photo
sanantoniodailyphoto.blogspot.com/2006/05/corporate-art.html

A more in-depth article on the artist and this installation. After you click the link, scroll down, the story is 3/4 down the page
www.sacurrent.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=15130592&BRD=2318&PAG=461&dept_id=484045&rfi=6

groovehouse: 5th Dec 2006 - 04:09 GMT

I bet it's like the Million Dollar Homepage www.milliondollarhomepage.com/, where someone has sold ad space on this building instead of pixels on a computer!