http://www.freewilliamsburg.com/poster-boy-and-aakash-nihalani-rework-monet-smells-of-appropriation-and-publicity-stunt/ The Williamsburg, Brooklyn Based Culture Guide Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:44:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.freewilliamsburg.com/poster-boy-and-aakash-nihalani-rework-monet-smells-of-appropriation-and-publicity-stunt/#comment-6023 kskill Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:57:02 +0000 http://www.freewilliamsburg.com/blog/?p=2781#comment-6023 If it was a Coke ad that "PB" mashed up I would agree, but it was art. The Museum of Modern Art. An organization funded by donations (not big business), who promotes the arts. That's a pretty big opportunity for a modern artist. It's as if MoMA offered PB an exhibit. Just my 2 cents. I see where you're coming from, but I don't think PB's values were hurt on this particular project. If it was a Coke ad that “PB” mashed up I would agree, but it was art. The Museum of Modern Art. An organization funded by donations (not big business), who promotes the arts. That’s a pretty big opportunity for a modern artist. It’s as if MoMA offered PB an exhibit.
Just my 2 cents. I see where you’re coming from, but I don’t think PB’s values were hurt on this particular project.

]]> http://www.freewilliamsburg.com/poster-boy-and-aakash-nihalani-rework-monet-smells-of-appropriation-and-publicity-stunt/#comment-6024 $ries Wed, 25 Feb 2009 02:55:04 +0000 http://www.freewilliamsburg.com/blog/?p=2781#comment-6024 Because it's sanctioned, Keith. When the CEO of the ad agency that helped put those ads up in the first place is there by your side, things suddenly seem a heck of a lot lamer. You have to admit that in boardrooms around this city, agencies pitching for large lifestyle brands like Coke or Converse continually say "and then we'll get poster boy to come and 'remix' them...". I hate to say it, but it cheapens the poser boy "brand". So the jokes on him/them/you. Because it’s sanctioned, Keith. When the CEO of the ad agency that helped put those ads up in the first place is there by your side, things suddenly seem a heck of a lot lamer. You have to admit that in boardrooms around this city, agencies pitching for large lifestyle brands like Coke or Converse continually say “and then we’ll get poster boy to come and ‘remix’ them…”. I hate to say it, but it cheapens the poser boy “brand”. So the jokes on him/them/you.

]]> http://www.freewilliamsburg.com/poster-boy-and-aakash-nihalani-rework-monet-smells-of-appropriation-and-publicity-stunt/#comment-6025 arie candel Wed, 25 Feb 2009 02:37:07 +0000 http://www.freewilliamsburg.com/blog/?p=2781#comment-6025 doug jaeger is a attention whore, this is so typical doug jaeger is a attention whore, this is so typical

]]> http://www.freewilliamsburg.com/poster-boy-and-aakash-nihalani-rework-monet-smells-of-appropriation-and-publicity-stunt/#comment-6026 kskill Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:03:41 +0000 http://www.freewilliamsburg.com/blog/?p=2781#comment-6026 Doesn't bode well? Legal or not, why would a member of the Poster Boy team turn down the opportunity to mash up posters? Doesn’t bode well? Legal or not, why would a member of the Poster Boy team turn down the opportunity to mash up posters?

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