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Poster Boy, His Arms Star in Documentary
Poster Boy, vandalartist-in-chief of the NYC subway system, has been quiet lately. Or has he? He just had another art show in Jersey, and he stars in this mini-documentary lauding his folk heroism. 'America's Got Talent,' he's ready! [AnimalNY] -
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Poster Boy-Friendly Ad Agency Happycorp: Dead? (Updated)
Thehappycorp is an edgy little ad agency that most recently made news for getting Poster Boy to remix some MOMA ads, and getting fired by MOMA for it. Now a tipster says everyone's been fired. More »
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Comment by ambitious: Nice to work with. Often funny. But I could see him coming off as douche-y (as per a few AgencySpy... more » | Other threads
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the art world
Is Poster Boy Still Good in a Gallery?
NYC subway ad vandalartist Poster Boy is all up the fancy galleries now! Well not the "fancy" galleries, but galleries nonetheless. But do ad remixes really translate to gallery walls? Kinda. More »
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Comment by jiminy.peep: looks like the same empty pseudo-political faux-intellectual posturing by every other "street artist turned gallery artist" 3 Responses | Other threads
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Poster Boy
Poster Boy and friends have a gallery show in Brooklyn tomorrow. Don't tell the cops.
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things we actually like
YouTube Remixer Kutiman May Be Best Mashup Artist Yet
Israeli musician Kutiman creates intense music videos from YouTube snippets. His work is ingenious, as the attached clip shows, but like remixers before him, the artist never knows when he might be sued. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by yetimike: This piece is definitely cool. Elvis? I do not think so. And while I'm no Christian Marclay apologist -- in fact... 4 Responses | Other threads
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ad remixes
A Poster Boy Knockoff?
A new politically themed subway poster remix! The Post thinks this is the work of our friend Poster Boy, but we're not sure. It's a little slicker than his earlier political soliloquies: More »
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Comment by pureblarney: The first was done by a girl. I passed her on the way to the L train while she was... more » | Other threads
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Poster Boy
MoMA Decries Art
MoMA, which allegedly stands for "Museum of Modern Art," has fired a guy for wantonly associating the MoMA name with art, of the modern variety. More »
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Comment by smithhimself: Smithhimself had gone to several MoMA cocktail parties and -- while drinking as usual -- chatted with some of the... 3 Responses | Other threads
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art
Poster Boy Tiptoes Towards the Dark Side
Well now, our vandalartist friend Poster Boy has become embroiled in an edgy art world to-do! He's out doing authorized vandalmixes of MOMA posters. Uh, or is he? Yes he is. Is that bad? More »
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Comment by rudi_freude: But...but Poster Boy isn't an individual! It's a movement ! It was only a matter of time before there were... 4 Responses | Other threads
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The Crevasse: Awesome, Legal Street Art
New York subway authorities:These are the heights to which street art can ascend when its creators don't fear arrest. Imagine what Poster Boy could do with a canvas this vast. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Defeater: I've always felt these were gimmicky and lacking in true artistic intent (The kind of artistic intent the oft-maligned "true"... 4 Responses | Other threads
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interviews
Poster Boy Has No Recollection of Being Poster Boy
Henry Matyjewicz was arrested for being the infamous Poster Boy. But is he really? He's still discussing it vaguely, at great length! Interesting interview, but no mas till after your trial, dude. Cops read. [NYPress]
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Comment by StonedAndDethroned: How did poster boy go from hot, muscle-armed black boy to insufferable Connecticut hipster who compares himself to Basquiat? Is... 4 Responses | Other threads
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crime
Poster Boy Doesn't Want Your Dirty Plea Deal, Pigs
The identity of subway ad vandalartist Poster Boy is now the most important issue facing New York. He was arrested last week—or was he? Either way, the guy is now fighting the power: More »
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Comment by Cynthia McCain: What was it called when people changed ads like that in magazines and stuff, like 10 years ago? Slamming or... 4 Responses | Other threads
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ad remixes
How to Be an Art Vandal
Poster Boy is mighty famous now. But becoming an artistic remixer of public space is easy! In this little clip, Jordan Seiler of Public Ad Campaign—a Poster Boy pal—shows just how easy. More »
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Comment by ValborgMelbo: It's amazing how these vandals think that, say,a $10 contribution to the Sierra Club somehow entitles them to mess up... 10 Responses | Other threads
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theories
Poster Boy: Man or Movement?
The suddenly absurdly famous subway ad remix vandal Poster Boy is seriously committed to this "Poster Boy is a movement, not one guy" thing. Reality, or a way to avoid conviction? Attempted fact check time! More »
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Comment by Annie Nonymous: Didn't Medusa have snake hair? I mean really, plucking one of those would *mean* something. 4 Responses | Other threads
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art
Was Poster Boy Really Caught?
The fuzz thinks it arrested Poster Boy when it took Henry Matyjewicz into custody. But Poster Boy is bigger than one dude, maaan. Poster Boy is a MOVEMENT. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Takes One to Know One: Christ, another Movement. How long before some kid sets up a website where you can "Poster Boyize" your photos? 2 Responses | Other threads
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fame
Poster Boy Is a Tough Biatch
Now that NYC's most famous subway ad remixer Poster Boy got himself arrested, he's more famous than ever! We hear the NYT is even planning a story on him. For us it's about the art. More »
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Comment by FreddieBietzsche: Hammy, please put the girls out of their misery and find the police photo of PB. Come on, is he... 8 Responses | Other threads
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art
Outlaw Ad Vandal Said Caught
Poster Boy, beloved remixer of subway posters, has been going public, chatting with the Guardian, New York and at least one videographer. It finally got him in trouble. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by SiddheshwariCachonda: Does anyone know how this can actually get this guy booked? I mean, can't anyone claim to be Poster Boy?... 2 Responses | Other threads
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Poster Boy's Secret Life
Talented subway ad-remixer Poster Boy came out of the shadows twice this weekend: He outlined his past for the Guardian and showed much of his face in a new YouTube video. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by NewYorkQueer: hey private hangnail, probably is a queer, can't begin to imagine a str8 doing anything this innovative, seeking it out... 2 Responses | Other threads
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art
Poster Boy Moves To a Bigger Canvas
What has our favorite semi-anonymous ad vandal Poster Boy been up to lately? Just tearing down the commerce-based capitalist infrastructure and replacing it with a vision of public utopia. More »
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Comment by jackvinyl: it's good... I'd like it better if he's played with the Van Wagner logo too: Sans Wagner Ban Danger Can't Haver Man Hanger ... maybe it's... 1 Responses | Other threads
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Poster Boy
Poster Boy, Live In Action
Anonymous subway-based ad remix artist and minor obsession of ours Poster Boy has been caught on film! All we had before to identify him was this photo(shop). Animal NY's vandal-in-chief Bucky Turco spent a nice evening with PB in a Brooklyn subway station, just cold maxing and relaxing and shooting the breeze while carving up ads with an X-acto knife and attacking trains. We now have a definitive description of Poster Boy: a male wearing a hat, doing art. If you see anyone matching that description, call police immediately. (Not really, snitches!). Watch the full clip below: More »
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Comment by Private Hangnail: I used to have that piercing. Let me describe it as ill advised, if only because I still have the... 6 Responses | Other threads
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Poster Boy
Poster Boy: Trains, Planes, And Britney, Bitch
Poster Boy: an anonymous ad remixer in the New York subways. Art: is it what he does? Culture jamming: a term too annoying to use any more, though everyone knows what it means. Sell out: is he bound to, eventually? Questions: he asks them. Britney: slut, psycho, or star? Maria: is she really poopy? Man: why is he flying on outside of train car? Poetry: why aren't I good at it? Five new Poster Boy pieces: after the jump, ya dig: More » -
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Poster Boy Gets Political
Anonymous subway ad vandal Poster Boy hasn't let his newfound fame go to his head. (Maybe he has? We don't know the guy personally). He's still traipsing around subway platforms with an X-acto knife and a tube of glue, busily remixing posters while slack-jawed commuters stand by unaware, presumably. After the jump are five of his newest works—I have to admit that the "FART" one is the best of all: More »
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Comment by Aatom: it's edgy, illegal, and somewhat thought-provoking. welcome back, New York. 2 Responses | Other threads
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Poster Boy
A Poster Boy Exclusive
After lots of slobbering positive reviews on our part, the anonymous subway ad vandal known as Poster Boy has finally made contact. And he sent us a present: an exclusive Photoshopped work (after the jump). Which is outside his usual methodology, but hey, since this kid is on his way to being a star, it just makes it that much more special. You can all say you knew him way back when. Suck it, New York magazine: More » -
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Poster Boy Gets Profiled for Subway Mashups
Guerrilla artist Poster Boy razors away parts of subway advertisements and sticks them onto other subway posters. The end result: funny social commentary, often involving the unfortunate use of celeb's faces! New York magazine talked to him about why he does it: “No matter what I do... as long as I did something to those advertisements and that saturation, it’s political. It’s anti-media, anti–established art world.” More »
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By SheilaComment by Hirondelle: Also, who's responsible for the dollar bill tucked into Duchovny's pants? Was it me? It may have been me. I... 3 Responses | Other threads
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Poster Boy
Poster Boy Transcends The Financial Crisis
Poster Boy is like gentrification: he doesn't stop, you just get used to him. NYC's premier subway ad poster art-vandal continues to implore hipsters to free their minds using little more than an X-acto knife and some glue. And all the cool bloggers still love him. Five of the anonymous kid's latest, greatest works, below: More »
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Comment by JessicaLovejoy: Laughing, riding, cornholing!: Now I feel silly for enjoying the simple: 2 Responses | Other threads
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gossip girl
Gossip Girl Gets Poster-ized
Who could possibly top Gossip Girl's mind-blowingly transgressive ad campaign in which the show trumpeted its own negative reviews—which was itself an incredible follow-up to the astounding 'OMFG' ad campaign that shocked the show business universe? The anonymous Poster Boy ad remixer, that's who. Ha ha. Click for a larger pic. More »
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Comment by CaptainFantastic: @EasyEVG: I took Introduction to Christianity to pad the GPA. Easy, right? NO. more » | Other threads
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Poster Boy
"Poster Boy": Artist, Vandal, Maker Of Funny Things
The New York subway poster art vandal, despite receiving widespread acclaim from the cognoscenti who determine who's hot these days, continues to work just as hard as when he was not yet being compared to Banksy (who, let's face it, is totally over now that we know who he is, maybe). He's retained his "ironic sloganeering" theme, and is moving strongly into "messing with faces," as well. Here are five of the anonymous subway vandal's latest ad remixes; steal them immediately, as investments: More »
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