Urban Prankster

Middle Finger Street Art

Charlie Todd — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:13:46 +0000

The German group Mentalgassi has struck again, this time converting a street side metal post into a middle finger.

Mentalgassi
Twitter Street Art
Finger Gun Fight

Barrel Monster

Charlie Todd — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:09:09 +0000

Joseph Carnevale was recently arrested in Raleigh, NC for his roadside Barrel Monster prank/installation. The AP reports:

RALEIGH, N.C. - When Joseph Carnevale chopped up three stolen orange and white traffic barrels from a construction site to create a massive sculpture of a roadside monster thumbing a ride, the North Carolina college student said he saw it as a form of street art.

Raleigh, N.C., police just saw vandalism.

They dismantled the 10-foot “barrel monster” and arrested Carnevale. Hundreds of online supporters want the charges dropped and the publicity has turned the history major and part-time construction worker into a local celebrity.

Even the construction company has become a fan, and wants the 21-year-old to create a replica of the figure that led to his arrest on June 10.

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Monster Mashup

The Curse of Cheddar Bay

Charlie Todd — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:06:23 +0000

Fun Time Internet staged this prank in a Toronto Red Lobster. Gets crazy at 2:00, so stick around for it.

Pop Down Project

The Naked Truth from Above

Charlie Todd — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:24:39 +0000

THE NAKED TRUTH from ABOVE on Vimeo.

Nice site-specific piece from Above in Copenhagen. Also check out his latest work in Spain:

EARS, TEARS, & FEARS. from ABOVE on Vimeo.

Easter AIG Hunt
Evil Subway Post Bear
Trees Are People Too

El Tiburon by Blu

Charlie Todd — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:59:35 +0000

Here’s a time lapse video of Blu painting a giant piece on the streets of Barcelona. The video is shot over the course of several days and includes audio interviews with folks from the neighborhood trying to figure out what it is and what it means. This project was part of The Influencers festival. I actually saw it in person. It was great!

New Blu Wall in Barcelona
Birthday Girl in Brooklyn
Do Not Push

Street Sign Chair

Charlie Todd — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:12:17 +0000

We’ve seen street-side seat installation projects before, but this is a nice riff on the idea. When not in use, the seat is rotated upwards to act as a sign informing passerby of its potential use. Created by Ken Mori.

Fake Street Signs
How to Hack an Electronic Road Sign
Middle Finger Street Art

Wooster Collective Talk

Charlie Todd — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:24:39 +0000

PSFK posted this awesome 47 minute talk by Marc and Sara Schiller from Wooster Collective. Marc and Sarah are THE street art experts and we’re constantly posting their finds on this site. Put aside some time to watch their talk.

In Case of Civil Unrest
Banksy in New York
Shadow Play

Nazi Petting Zoo

Charlie Todd — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:35:26 +0000

Monochrom’s latest project, the Nazi Petting Zoo. Free hug with a Nazi!

Improv Everywhere’s Mp3 Experiment Six

Charlie Todd — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:42:26 +0000

watch it larger on YouTube

Improv Everywhere’s video and report for their massive Mp3 Experiment Six is now online. Over 2,000 people participated, all listening to the same mp3 at the same time.

The Mp3 Experiment Six

Mp3 Experiment Tour Dates Confirmed
Upcoming: Mp3 Experiment Geneva
Mp3 Experiment: NYC, Chicago, SF

High School Reunion Stripper Prank

Charlie Todd — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:12:12 +0000

Andrea Wachner sent a stripper to her high school reunion in her place. Reuters explains:

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedy writer Andrea Wachner hated the idea of going to her 10-year high school reunion so much that she hired a stripper to go instead, and what followed, she says, was a comical study in human nature.

Her story is detailed in a nearly 40-minute documentary directed by Wachner that, because of issues surrounding its length and getting approval to show it from former classmates, may never be seen — not even by her parents.

But the 31-year-old Los Angeles resident said on Friday she hopes it will someday and even if not, Hollywood already has come knocking on her door.

She has written a feature film script based on her story, is trying to sell a reality TV show from it, has appeared on cable news channel CNN, and is scheduled to be on ABC’s morning chat show “Good Morning America” next week.

“I’ve been so lucky throughout this whole experience. Everything that could go wrong, went right,” she told Reuters. “I love the way it all turned out.”

But some of her classmates don’t.

“There have been a few people that were pretty vitriolic, and I have received some angry letters,” she said.

In 1995, Wachner graduated from Palos Verdes Peninsula High School in an upscale Los Angeles-area neighborhood and never looked back. She left for New York City, where she attended New York University, graduating in 2000.

When she received the invitation to attend her 10-year reunion, she said she would not have dreamed of going because she hated her years at the school, where BMW and Mercedes-Benz cars were prized possessions.

She claims that at school, fellow students’ drinking alcohol was a problem and eating disorders were common. She said academic competition was tight and the overall environment was “a pressure cooker.”

Wachner didn’t want to go back to all that, but she did want to see how people would react if the self-described “drama geek” showed up a changed woman — a stripper, no less.

So, she hired Amy Bernadette “Cricket” Russell, whom she met at a Los Angeles strip club, to impersonate her. Cricket showed up in a slinky dress, fishnet hose and spike heels.

As the drinks flowed, Cricket’s clothes came off, and Wachner watched from a hotel room above the event, linked to her impersonator via wireless radio, TV cameras and a monitor.

Wachner coached Cricket through the night, telling her the names of people she met and providing her with little secrets that only Wachner and her former classmates would know.

Judging from the film’s promotional trailer, a few people may have been fooled and a few were not. Andrea — make that Cricket — got one invitation for a private performance.

Wachner said she did not set out to embarrass or make fun of classmates. Rather, she wanted to see how they would react if their old stereotype of Wachner as a “drama geek” was turned upside down, when she emerged from the cocoon of high school as an uninhibited artist and exotic dancer.

“I love taking things that exist in the world as given — things that are mainstream, notions that people take for granted — and making people re-think them,” she said.

While she may not be as big a name as Web sensation Susan Boyle, who skyrocketed to fame this month after a video of her appearance on “Britain’s Got Talent” went viral online, Wachner is nevertheless overjoyed with the outcome.

And why not? Palos Verdes Peninsula High is a distant memory, and now Hollywood beckons.

Neatorama via Zoomdoggle

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