an typical installation by spencer tunick – mexico 2007

yesterday the new york times reported on the trend of advertising agencies simply copying artists rather than collaborating with them. the piece by mia fineman highlights some of the recent instances along with older ones that people might of forgot.

read the article: the image is familiar; the pitch isn’t

seeing double: art and advertising ‘sea of skin’ advertisement for vaseline, 2007

seeing double: art and advertising a still from the film ‘the way things go’, 1987 film by fischli & weiss

seeing double: art and advertising ‘cog’ advertisement for honda, 2003

‘telephones’, 1995 by christian marclay

apple advertisement for the iPhone, 2007

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