TOSAT Toronto Lightbox Takeover

Translucent painting of buildings behind a gate
Stained City Gates, 2010
Nighttime installation view
Dyed tissue paper, vellum, spray paint
47″ x 68″
translucent painting of buildings behind a gate
Stained City Gates, 2010
Daytime installation view
Dyed tissue paper, vellum, spray paint
47″ x 68″
Translucent painting of a house behind barbed wire
Stained City Fence, 2010
Nighttime installation view
Dyed tissue paper, vellum, spray paint
47″ x 68″
Translucent painting of a house behind barbed wire
Stained City Fence, 2010
Daytime installation view
Dyed tissue paper, vellum, spray paint
47″ x 68″

Toronto Street Advertising Takeover

The TOSAT street art intervention was organized by public space activists including Illegal Signs in Canada and The Public Ad Campaign in New York City. Artists and activists staged a takeover of illegally installed back-lit pillar advertising columns owned by Pattison Outdoor Advertising, unlocking 41 kiosks and replacing ads with art donated by artists from around the world who’d been invited to participate.

Read more:

The Public Ad Campaign’s TOSAT site

Article from the CBC

Coverage on Art Threat

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