Back in April Jordan Seiler's Public Ad Campaign organized a takeover of about 120 illegal billboards in NYC; each was whitewashed, and repainted by an artist.
Yesterday was round two; this time another 114 billboards were targeted; some of the results are below:


Phil Lumbang


Phil Lumbang


Shai Dahan


Gaia & Clown Soldier


Gaia & Clown Soldier


Phil Lumbang


Beth Whitney in the Meat Packing district


Posterchild


Unfortunately the illegal billboard companies (chief offender: NPA Outdoor) swiftly reclaimed a lot of the billboards with fresh low-budget ads.

Read more of the story on the New York Times, the Public Ad Campaign's website, and see more images on Animal NYC and The Street Spot.

update: see more of NYSAT on unurth here.

images by Shai Dahan, Stephany Won, Posterchild, PAC & Gaia

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