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POL 265-279
I (obviously) really like how the book descibes ads as a paradox. As it says at the bottom of 274, ads show you what you think you need, and it will make you happy if you buy the product. The needs are never truly fulfilled and you'll never be happy no matter how much you buy. The ads only make you feel as if you're missing that something that will make you happy, and lures you into buying the thing they are selling. It never stops. (This still makes me think of Banksy-- the true defacement in cities isn't his art, but the ads..)
Good! You speak of Banksy... How do artists use advertising and branding campaigns to sell their work/message? Does this happen regularly? Who stands to profit from these campaigns? Do artmaking institutions participate in these practices as well? Consider the "myths" of artists...
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