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Nose Picker Ad Modification

Charlie Todd — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:42:08 +0000

Some German pranksters recently modified a bunch of street level advertisements in Berlin and Hamburg by adding some nose picking.

Madrid Street Advertising Takeover

3D Street Art

Charlie Todd — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:26:35 +0000

German artist Edgar Mueller creates 3D street art that looks incredible if you’re standing in the right spot. Here’s a time lapse video of one of his work The Crevasse:

Madrid Street Advertising Takeover

Using Legos to Repair Building Cracks

Charlie Todd — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:20:12 +0000

German artist Jan Vormann has been filling up cracks created in German buildings during World War II with Legos.

via Laughing Squid

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.

Madrid Street Advertising Takeover

Mentalgassi

Charlie Todd — Thu, 28 May 2009 13:00:43 +0000

Mentalgassi is a German street art collective that covers urban objects with photographic wheatpastes. Above are photos of public recycling bins (the giant dome shaped things) and ticket validating machines covered with the group’s work.

Here’s a video that shows the group in action:

via wooster

Invisible Homeless Man

Charlie Todd — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 10:10:11 +0000

Filmmakers in Dusseldorf Germany used a camera and a projector to draw attention to the “invisible” nature of the town’s homeless population.

Street Light Hack

Charlie Todd — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:36:07 +0000

Here’s a cool video of a simple hack on a traffic light on a bike lane in Berlin. Using tape, a prankster transformed the light into a heart, star, and drop of water.

(thanks Mark!)

Upcoming: Improv Everywhere in Germany

Charlie Todd — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:30:51 +0000

Two agents from Improv Everywhere in New York are traveling to Germany next week to organize a mission in the town of Erlangen for the Arena Festival. Anyone who lives in the area is invited to attend.

Facebook event page

Details:

Date: Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Time: 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Location: Markgrafentheater
City/Town: Erlangen, Germany

New Improv Everywhere: The Mute Button