Monday, February 19, 2007
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Bophal Disaster
Here is a clip from the ever ballsy Yes Men who have an excellent interview in the new Pranks #2 Book. The YEs Men have made it quite far posing as other people and speaking for them. This is just another one of many great examples. In this case, Dow was actually pressure into monetary aid and action by this prank.
theyesmen.org
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Vallance on MTV
Jeffrey Valance was one of my favorite pranksters from the original Pranks Book. Valance did all sorts of great stuff like paint wall socket coverings with strange little images and swap them out at art museums. He had a funeral and a plot of land taken out for a frozen turkey. And my personal favorite, when he was a kid his father used to hate garden snails to the point of going out every morning and stomping them. So Valance woke up really early one day and painted tiny American Flags on the shells of as many snails as he could find. It apparently freaked his dad out really bad, and he quit stomping snais. Great Prankster, great artist.
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Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Monday, February 12, 2007
POPaganda: The Art and Subversion of Ron English
Continuing with in the subversive substream of Pranks is a short documentary on Ron English, whom I transcribed for the new Pranks 2 book. I'm not saying we're like brothers or anything, but yeah, we're that tight. I listened to his voice on a tape for like 4 weeks. But a great artist anyway, and a supremely funny individual.
popaganda.com
Saturday, February 10, 2007
PRANKS - JOE COLEMAN
Another one from the Pranks vaults. Joe Coleman, a man who blurs the boundaries between artist and psychopath. Another one of the greats.
joecoleman.com
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