Corporate Vandals Not Welcome

Corporate Vandals Not Welcome - (Sticky, scroll down for new posts)

2012-12-21T09:10:00.004-05:00

#1: Stickers don't go over tags, especially disgusting corporate advertisement stickers.

#2: Corporate vandalism is vile. It is an attempt by the companies that sell us distraction and oppression to co-opt a medium of true viability and independence. In a desperate attempt for "realness," authenticity, and "street credibility," these corporations have begun to imitate the illegal activity of graffiti expression. Do the CEOs or the heads of the marketing department go out and break the law to plaster their illegal advertisements? Not likely; the common practice is to outsource the illegal portion of the job to another marketing company which provides "street team" services, shielding the corporation from legal repercussions.

#3: Even though it's obvious who is behind these illegal acts of corporate vandalism, the companies responsible are very unlikely to face any consequences or be bothered by insignificant fines. Thus, while law enforcement targets anonymous individual graffiti artists and penalizes them with jail time, fines, and harassment, multi-million dollar corporations are able to openly flaunt the law.

#4: Corporations which already have a near-monopoly on our headspace through paid-for advertising and media (TV, radio, magazines, billboards, signs, products, clothing, logos, brand names, everything), are not satisfied. Now they want the streets too; they want their logo and their message on that parking meter or the back of that sign where you usually see the expression of individuals and underground forces who cannot afford traditional advertising. They want it all; they want you to sleep and buy, not to wake, think, and express. They want you to be a slave.

#5: "But this corporation is different, it was started by so-and-so and they're down with the streets and they put out good products and blah blah blah." If they're worth millions or billions of dollars and they still want to be down with the streets, then they better make some products and put out some messages that have something to do with progressing society--addressing class inequality, the destruction of the environment, and the totally corrupt nature of our government and economy. You see, corporations aren't interested in this stuff, they're interested in making money.

[A note on Rockstar Games, a primary offender and target of CORPORATE VANDALS NOT WELCOME: this company desperately wants street credibility. They know that street cred sells units and influences the right people, the trendsetters. Do they have anything to do with the street? Do they put out games with socially redeeming content? No. They are a subsidiary of a 1.5 billion dollar company traded on the NASDAQ, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Any sort of underground connotation you might have with this company was completely contrived in their marketing department.]

http://finance.google.com/finance?q=TTWO
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take-Two_Interactive

#6: Corporations wield power, they have the resources to spread messages far and wide. Do they use this power to spread important messages that will improve society? No. Once in a while they will do something about cancer or charity, but this is more about getting positive publicity than actually making a difference. The average corporation's sole interest is to maximize profits at the expense of all else.

#7: Corporations run our political system and our media.

#8: The CORPORATE VANDALS NOT WELCOME movement will continue to fight corporate vandalism and spread awareness about this insidious phenomenon. If you understand the logic behind the campaign, you are encouraged to participate by ripping down and vandalizing corporate vandalism or making your own stickers and messages against it. While your at it, why not try reclaiming some traditional advertisements as well?

#9: Corporations, you are on notice. We have declared open season on corporate vandalism.

#10: Feel free to complain to these corporate criminals at their corporate offices, or call 311 in New York City to file a complaint.

Rockstar Games
575 Broadway Fl 6
New York, NY 10012
(212) 334-6633

Lesportsac World Headquarters
358 5th Ave Fl 8
New York, NY 10001
(212) 736-6262

Sony Corporation of America
550 Madison Ave
New York, NY 10022
(212) 833-6800

20th Century Fox Film Corporation
1211 Avenue Of The Americas
New York, NY 10036
(212) 719-7600

Corporate Vandals photos on flickr

alright alright calm down

2009-06-08T14:28:00.001-05:00

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http://submedia.tv/stimulator/

Alt Terrain Graffiti Marketing

Event Graffiti Performances consist of talented graffiti artists creating a brand advertising mural over a six-to-eight
hour period at outdoor concerts, extreme sport competitions, or other experiential marketing events.

Client Testimonial - "Live Graffiti Performances have been a huge hit for many of our sponsored events. We
have seen it work well with upscale corporate galas as well as with more youth-oriented events. It has been
well worth the investment and the professionalism and caliber of the artists is always top notch."
- Ashley Hamilton, Bill Graham Special Events/Clear Channel

STLAWU Archive

2009-05-06T14:22:00.002-05:00

http://gallery.stlawu.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/posse&CISOPTR=1047&CISOBOX=1&REC=2

Hmm, this place is running a pretty deep archive of stickers. It looks like they might actually pull them off and scan them.

Buy It

2009-03-30T22:51:00.002-05:00

Own it.
Kill it.

http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/07/tag-youre-it-graffiti-is-appearing.html

So what goes on in people's minds? Depends who you are. But say you enjoy "edginess," "street culture," clothes that make people think you are cool and interesting, but you also like comfort, and you definitely don't want to be left out. Well, you're probably that person who doesn't understand why some people have these weird things called "principles" where they seem to get all worked up about stuff that really doesn't make much of a difference to you. You probably think, "Ahh, they must just be making it up. I mean, I don't care about that stuff, so there's no way someone else could. They're probably just trying to be cool by acting like they do; that's what I do." Yes, that is you. Take a bow.

Wooster Collective

2009-03-30T21:15:00.003-05:00

http://nyc.indymedia.org/or/2006/12/80898.html

The profitable nature of the Wooster Collective

Commercial strategies of the Wooster Collective; appropriating a subculture for 5 years strong.

Marc Schiller, Wooster Collective's co-founder, is the CEO for an advertising corporation. His company, ElectricArtists, works with other corporations including Warner Bros., Microsoft, and CNN.

Corporate Graffiti, Brandalism

2009-03-10T21:20:00.002-05:00

OPPOSE CORPORATE GRAFFITI

2009-03-10T21:08:00.001-05:00

in case anyone is still listening

2009-03-10T01:14:00.002-05:00

IF IT'S HIP IT'S HERE

Selling shit? Selling "cool?" Best have some fucking respect

2008-04-03T15:35:00.002-05:00

SHIT LIST -- WATCH WHO YOU PUT YOUR SHIT OVER -- YOU HAVE RESPECT, YOU HAVE NO PROBLEMS, YOU DON'T, YOUR SHIT IS TOAST

http://www.skavenger.com/

http://www.frontstreetny.com/

The future of graffiti - bombing for corporations

2008-04-03T14:17:00.002-05:00

Voluntarily. Aspiring to advertise for corporations on your own time, then making videos of it.

Or this:

who's the hater?

2007-07-31T10:42:00.000-05:00

The Case of Rockstar Games vs Corporate Vandals Go Home

yipee ki yay motherfuckfaces

2007-06-25T12:25:00.000-05:00

World Famous Generic Street Art Sellouts

2007-06-13T13:13:00.000-05:00

Can't wait to work with corporations. Oh wait, some people don't think that's cool. It might bring down the price and prestige of our art products. OK, we only make luxury items for well-off people called "art."

The Onitsuka Tiger & Faile Collaboration

The Vandalism Vandal

Shepard Fairey:

"What I think is stupid is not accepting reality and not adapting. I recognize that the forces of capitalism and supply and demand are at work, and there is no stopping that. You can whine all you want and do all the street art you want and try to blow up the World Trade Center or the Federal Reserve Bank or whatever—you’re not gonna stop it. It’s just a fact of life. I’ve accepted capitalism. And I’m doing things on my own terms within every arena within it.”

zombies wake up

2007-05-27T09:25:00.001-05:00

iZOMBIE

have respect or expect none

2007-05-16T15:49:00.000-05:00

message to corporate offenders: don't overdo it or the people will become angry and destructive

A Reaction to Brandalism

2007-05-15T23:26:00.000-05:00

http://www.psfk.com/2007/05/a_reaction_to_b.html

2007-05-14T22:28:00.000-05:00

2007-05-01T11:28:00.000-05:00

LeSportsac

2007-04-26T11:31:00.000-05:00

2007-04-24T18:23:00.000-05:00

before

after

Offenders

2007-04-24T09:46:00.000-05:00

Rockstar Games

LeSportsac

Dickies

Apple/iPod

Microsoft

Sony PSP campaign

Sony Getting Nailed for Corporate Graffiti
Opinionist: Corporate Graffiti Sucks Balls
Sony's stealth ads backfire (ABC News)
Trendsurfing: Corporate graffiti (The Times)