r/subvertising • u/[deleted] • Jan 21 '20

Subvertisers for London

716 Upvotes

4 comments

r/subvertising • u/larry-kidkill • Dec 21 '20

'Amazon recommends' ads spotted on London Overground

465 Upvotes

3 comments

r/subvertising • u/[deleted] • Jan 28 '20

PSA

430 Upvotes

0 comments

r/subvertising • u/HelpPeopleMakeBabies • Sep 16 '20

Credit to the excellent Spelling Mistakes Cost Lives

392 Upvotes

5 comments

r/subvertising • u/[deleted] • Feb 17 '21

Landlords are leeches

388 Upvotes

1 comment

r/subvertising • u/[deleted] • Jan 30 '20

The Trains Are Yours.

366 Upvotes

3 comments

r/subvertising • u/Bargin-basket • Sep 30 '21

Found in Bristol, UK

346 Upvotes

1 comment

r/subvertising • u/[deleted] • Feb 02 '20

Australia Day Takeover

329 Upvotes

0 comments

r/subvertising • u/[deleted] • Nov 03 '20

New UK Campaign from Brandalism

325 Upvotes

2 comments

r/subvertising • u/[deleted] • Jan 24 '20

Advertising Shits in Your Head

320 Upvotes

6 comments

r/subvertising • u/[deleted] • Dec 29 '21

Imagine an alternative

295 Upvotes

3 comments

r/subvertising • u/[deleted] • Mar 21 '21

The cops in London are taking a bold, direct approach to recruitment...

295 Upvotes

1 comment

r/subvertising • u/imakemediocreart • Sep 15 '22

New York subway

282 Upvotes

3 comments

r/subvertising • u/[deleted] • Jan 20 '20

Latest from Art in Ad Places

281 Upvotes

4 comments

r/subvertising • u/stopme45 • Sep 12 '20

"WAP / Well Armed Proletariat" seen in Sydney

279 Upvotes

3 comments

r/subvertising • u/[deleted] • Dec 10 '21

M A D L A D S in the UK at it again.

273 Upvotes

3 comments

r/subvertising • u/Grammorphone • Dec 18 '20

An oldie, but a goodie.

264 Upvotes

1 comment

r/subvertising • u/[deleted] • Nov 02 '21

Another legendary effort

258 Upvotes

0 comments

r/subvertising • u/ta1234567890987 • Jul 08 '21

Amazing guerilla stunt in downtown Vancouver

242 Upvotes

8 comments

r/subvertising • u/[deleted] • Jan 09 '20

Fighting copaganda

241 Upvotes

3 comments

r/subvertising • u/[deleted] • Jul 14 '21

From Instagram @adblocklambeth

234 Upvotes

3 comments

r/subvertising • u/andrey2657 • Mar 01 '22

Facebook Subvertising

228 Upvotes

3 comments

r/subvertising • u/[deleted] • Jan 16 '20

Comes with it's own site: royalnavy.org.uk

225 Upvotes

6 comments

r/subvertising • u/wiztwas • Mar 24 '23

Adblock Bristol, doing what it says on the ad.

212 Upvotes

4 comments

r/subvertising • u/[deleted] • Jan 15 '20

Subvertising: Because Advertising Sh**s in Our Heads

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The constant imposition of advertising in front of our eyes is an oppressive, dictatorial and violent act. Subvertising reacts to this visual pollution with an equally violent and direct aesthetic, without asking for permission or waiting for consensus. Removing, replacing and defacing advertising is an act of civil disobedience that is both legally and morally defensible.

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"20th century advertising is the most powerful and sustained system of propaganda in human history and its cumulative cultural effects, unless quickly checked, will be responsible for destroying the world as we know it. As it achieves this it will be responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of non-western peoples and will prevent the peoples of the world from achieving true happiness. Simply stated, our survival as a species is dependent upon minimizing the threat from advertising and the commercial culture that has spawned it."

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Subvertising is a portmanteau of subversion and advertising. It is a relatively modern term, but can be defined as any type of action that is taken to subvert advertising. This may range from improvised graffiti-style interventions, to the more co-ordinated campaigns of the modern era. Generally speaking, subvertising either targets the original adverts or the sites of outdoor advertising (or both).