Art vs. Advertising

Last weekend a group of artists took to the streets of Manhattan, in a battle of art and advertising.

This is the Second round for the ‘New York Street Advertising Take Over’ (NYSAT2), where artists are white washing and taking over the bill-boards of NYC. In what the New York Times calls “a bizarre cat-and-mouse game,” the art was quickly removed by the original posters throughout the day resulting in 5 arrests.

“Despite intense NPA harassment and a major police crackdown… it seems that every artist had the chance to at least get their work up for a few hours. Unfortunately, NPA made a tremendous effort to reclaim all of their space so I think it is safe to say that nothing has lasted into this morning,” said Gaia (one of the group’s participants) on Monday.

Here is a snapshot to enjoy  what was seen (albeit shortly) around the city:

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