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Inspire A Generation!

Written by . Posted on 19/05/2012. Filed under Hoax, Performance, Subvertisment. Tagged , , . No comments.
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  We interrupt this blog, to give you a special Olympic welcome from Signs Of Revolt Exhibitors, The Space Hijackers- “In the summer of 2012 the eyes of the world will be on London as the best gather from around the globe. The Olympics, Para Olympics and Cultural Olympiad have set the stage for a [...]

Call The Doctor

Written by . Posted on 16/03/2012. Filed under Street Intervention, Subvertisment. Tagged , , . No comments.
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Dr.D has been doing some great street level interventions over the last few years, his most recent action was to set up this great fake crime scene to protest the privatisation of the NHS by the ConDem government, below are pics of the crime scene and one more recently subvertised billboard.

Brand Pirates Attack BP

Written by . Posted on 24/02/2012. Filed under Street Intervention, Subvertisment. Tagged , , . No comments.
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Hundreds of BP signs across London have been targeted by activists protesting against the company’s role as ‘Sustainability Partner’ of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Around the capital, protesters hit petrol stations, advertising hoardings, and BP-sponsored cultural institutions, disfiguring hundreds of the famous BP ‘sunflower’ logo.

The New Face Of Beauty

Written by . Posted on 11/01/2012. Filed under Subvertisment. Tagged , . No comments.
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This great parody beauty advertisement by Jess Rosten is up on Vimeo, as he says: “This commercial isn’t real, neither are society’s standards of beauty.”        

I Am Not Moving…

Written by . Posted on 11/10/2011. Filed under Subvertisment. Tagged , , . No comments.
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As the Occupy Wall Street movement continues to grow in the States, more excellent detourned media is coming out on the web, check this fantastic video that highlights the hypocrisy of Western leaders lauding democractic movements in the Arab States, yet using the same methods of peaceful protestors at home.

Go Forth and Revolt

Written by . Posted on 26/08/2011. Filed under Subvertisment. Tagged , , . No comments.
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Capitalism is a voracious system eating up and selling back challenges to it’s dominance, but sometimes the gap between lived reality and world of advertising illusion is to close that reality turns round and kicks Capitalism in the arse…take exhibit A: “It’s every person’s legacy to make the world more to their liking. Now is [...]