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  • Posted by: Patrick James
  • on November 27, 2007 at 7:26 pm

The award-winning artist Jason Eppink participates in what he sarcastically dubs “an unauthorized, ongoing video-art performance collaboration with the New York City Metropolitan Transit Authority, Clear Channel Communications, and its selected artists.” Eppink’s project is the Pixelator, a box of translucent foam-board squares that he mounts over the video billboards that adorn some of New York’s subway entrances. The Pixelator transforms advertisements into 45 quadrants of diffused color, resulting in a more aesthetic urban experience—except, perhaps, for those who coughed up a few hundred grand only to have their ads obscured.

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DISCUSSION: 2 Comments
    • Posted by: YMKJ23
    • on December 11, 2007 at 12:15 pm

    I’ve seen these around…they’re AMAZING!!

    • Posted by: TrackSuitCEO
    • on December 20, 2007 at 12:41 pm

    I blogged about this very artist on TrackSuit CEO comparing his Pixelator to the Firefox extension that blocks online ads. I love his idea on so many levels, good piece Patrick!

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