The New York Times and Public Ad Campaign have some news abut Poster Boy that, in hindsight, is not so shocking. The Poster Boy arrested on Friday might not actually be Poster Boy, or he might be one of many Poster Boys, or the guy who got arrested (Henry Matyjewicz) may have just been a …
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This is part of Vandalog’s “Great in ’08” series, which will be running every day for the rest of the month. Check out previous posts here. Street artists from across the world have been offered one post to “gift” to one artist that they feel has been doing great work recently. Today it’s Poster Boy‘s …
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Some really great new work from Poster Boy. Via tumblr p0ps, today and tomorrow and psfk. More Postboy photos below the fold.
In December 2014, Posterboy attempted one of their most bold installations yet. He was in Lima, Peru. It was election season. And just a few months before, a prominent environmental activist had been brutally murdered. Edwin Chota was killed by illegal loggers, who operate with impunity in the Amazon rainforests of Peru. Chota had been …
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PosterBoy recently posted this photo on his flickr. It’s described as a “collaboration” with Hargo, who does the Cash For Your Warhol billboards and signs. Besides reminding me of Specter‘s sidebusts, it brings up some interesting questions. Like a lot of work that critiques advertising and a capitalist art world, Cash For Your Warhol’s work …
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The New York Post reports that PosterBoy (or, if you like to believe the confusing history of this whole arrest story, one follower of the PosterBoy movement because there is not single PosterBoy) has been sentenced to 210 hours of community service after pleading guilty to two counts of criminal mischief. Seems like a bit …
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PosterBoy allegedly put up this banner this week in Maimi for Art Basel week. As Brooklyn Street Art notes, the poster is one of the first major anti-Obama pieces of street art.
Just saw this announcement on Eastern District’s website. Details are starting to emerge about PosterBoy‘s first ever solo show. If you don’t know PosterBoy, check our archives or his flickr. In short, the show is called “AdBooster” and opens April 3rd at Eastern District in New York City. Be there or be square (unless of …
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Some pretty exciting news from New York. One of New York’s newest art galleries, Eastern District, is having a show with PosterBoy opening April 3rd. Information is limited at this point, with just a few lines on Eastern Districts website. The show is presented by Public Ad Campaign, a really cool blog. This show is …
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Yesterday The Gothamist reported that Posterboy was arrested on Friday night. Jim Kiernan, who was supposed to be photographing Posterboy on Friday, has been kind enough to give us his take on what happened. The back story is that I started as a writer way back in the day. I dropped that a long time …
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