{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Guerrilla Art"],"cover":{"alt":"Toronto Street Ad Takeover ","height":1364,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/toronto-street-ad-takeover/Street-ad-hack-cARTographyTO.jpg","width":1840},"credit":"","date":"2012-07-26T10:30:06Z","description":"Ad-busting in Toronto - The cARTographyTO crew just did a nice ad takeover hacked 35 billboards and advertisement street signs in Toronto! ","html":"\u003cp\u003eWith urban artists like \u003ca href=\"/ox/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOx\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"/ludo-paris-co-branding/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLudo\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"/vermibus/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVermibus\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"/neko-ny-light-takeover/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeko\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e being specialized in this kind of critical vandalism and cities like \u003ca href=\"/berlin-advertising-takeover-preparation/\"\u003eBerlin\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"/madrid-street-advertising-takeover/\"\u003eMadrid\u003c/a\u003e getting ad-busted on a grand scale, street ad takeovers seem to be quite popular these days. Now it’s Toronto’s turn\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMainly targeting billboards and advertisement street signs, the cARTographyTO crew has been responsible for 35 ad-busting hacks all over Toronto. A spokesperson for \u003ca href=\"http://cartographyto.co.nr/\"\u003ecARTographyTO\u003c/a\u003e stated,\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThese structures are billboards masquerading as sources of useful public information. When you look at the pillars, it’s hard to find the maps, and this goes against the City’s own public space guidelines. How could City Hall allow this to happen? Beyond mere visual pollution, these pillars are a safety hazard. And Astral’s influence on our city is a public insult and embarrassment - more power has been given to those who already have the loudest voices, to the detriment of all who use these spaces.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWell done!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 1380\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"1380\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1380\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/toronto-street-ad-takeover/Street-ad-hack_hu_7cb27242d52be78c.avif 480w, /toronto-street-ad-takeover/Street-ad-hack_hu_430d437342e5a33d.avif 960w, /toronto-street-ad-takeover/Street-ad-hack_hu_620d3a63fd4a258.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/toronto-street-ad-takeover/Street-ad-hack_hu_ad576a3616fefc7e.webp 480w, /toronto-street-ad-takeover/Street-ad-hack_hu_b005c7a553d6577e.webp 960w, /toronto-street-ad-takeover/Street-ad-hack_hu_28105c45b5e20f63.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/toronto-street-ad-takeover/Street-ad-hack_hu_bf906e431f1e87a7.jpg\" srcset=\"/toronto-street-ad-takeover/Street-ad-hack_hu_cd5a71296374c9aa.jpg 480w, /toronto-street-ad-takeover/Street-ad-hack_hu_457c04e691bd5a0c.jpg 960w, /toronto-street-ad-takeover/Street-ad-hack_hu_bf906e431f1e87a7.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"Street ad hack\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eStreet ad hack\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 1380\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"1380\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1380\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/toronto-street-ad-takeover/Street-ad-hack-Toronto_hu_3ec34881b414f8d9.avif 480w, /toronto-street-ad-takeover/Street-ad-hack-Toronto_hu_6a19bf9a10389ef4.avif 960w, /toronto-street-ad-takeover/Street-ad-hack-Toronto_hu_c44183755711d5b2.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/toronto-street-ad-takeover/Street-ad-hack-Toronto_hu_5b92f2eaa4c197ef.webp 480w, /toronto-street-ad-takeover/Street-ad-hack-Toronto_hu_fdce92483f6e7173.webp 960w, /toronto-street-ad-takeover/Street-ad-hack-Toronto_hu_82d1a1089b14745e.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/toronto-street-ad-takeover/Street-ad-hack-Toronto_hu_4c10ffd508cf7ef0.jpg\" srcset=\"/toronto-street-ad-takeover/Street-ad-hack-Toronto_hu_4c31ed6b33701045.jpg 480w, /toronto-street-ad-takeover/Street-ad-hack-Toronto_hu_dc0f739d72654036.jpg 960w, /toronto-street-ad-takeover/Street-ad-hack-Toronto_hu_4c10ffd508cf7ef0.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"Street ad hack - Toronto\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eStreet ad hack - Toronto\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n\nVia \u003ca href=\"http://popupcity.net/2012/07/urban-hacktivists-take-over-street-ads-in-toronto/\"\u003epopupcity.net\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\nWith urban artists like [**Ox**](/ox/), [**Ludo**](/ludo-paris-co-branding/), [**Vermibus**](/vermibus/) or [**Neko**](/neko-ny-light-takeover/) being specialized in this kind of critical vandalism and cities like [Berlin](/berlin-advertising-takeover-preparation/) and [Madrid](/madrid-street-advertising-takeover/) getting ad-busted on a grand scale, street ad takeovers seem to be quite popular these days. Now it’s Toronto’s turn...\n\nMainly targeting billboards and advertisement street signs, the cARTographyTO crew has been responsible for 35 ad-busting hacks all over Toronto. A spokesperson for [cARTographyTO](http://cartographyto.co.nr/) stated,\n\n*These structures are billboards masquerading as sources of useful public information. When you look at the pillars, it’s hard to find the maps, and this goes against the City’s own public space guidelines. How could City Hall allow this to happen? Beyond mere visual pollution, these pillars are a safety hazard. And Astral’s influence on our city is a public insult and embarrassment - more power has been given to those who already have the loudest voices, to the detriment of all who use these spaces.*\n\nWell done!\n\n![Street ad hack](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/toronto-street-ad-takeover/Street-ad-hack.jpg\u003e)\n\nStreet ad hack ![Street ad hack - Toronto](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/toronto-street-ad-takeover/Street-ad-hack-Toronto.jpg\u003e)\n\nStreet ad hack - Toronto \nVia [popupcity.net](http://popupcity.net/2012/07/urban-hacktivists-take-over-street-ads-in-toronto/).\n","tags":["Adbusting","Urban Hacking","Urban Interaction","American Urbanism"],"title":"Toronto Street Ad Takeover ","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/toronto-street-ad-takeover/"}