Last week saw London rebels help reclaim more than 5oo corporate advertising spaces in 15 European cities by subvertising them with designs from amazing artists who responded to a call from the Subvertisers International and Brandalism.
Category Archives: Art
XR Guide to Subvertising released
Advertising shits in your head We are bombarded every day with messages to consume harmful products, whether it’s the latest car, fast fashion, junk food or short-haul flights. High carbon industries use advertising to normalise the ongoing consumption of dangerous […]
Post-Rebellion round up: Looking back to look forward
Dearest rebels, Wow, what an incredible couple of weeks it has been, with ups and downs and lots of emotions. But whatever happened, we remained all crew and fully expressed our love and rage, XR style! This post is looking […]
South London activists call out HSBC for their dirty practices
This week a Lambeth rebel and other South London activists installed a spoof HSBC billboard ad in busy Herne Hill as part of Brandalism’s new campaign. Posters were also installed in bus shelters around Lambeth to raise awareness of HSBC’s […]
Highlighting HSBC’s dirty banking pratices in Brixton
XR Lambeth rebels got busy this weekend calling out HSBC’s hypocrisy and environmental racism in a subvertising campaign at and around their Brixton branch.
How to make a banner
Art has always been a massive part of the Rebellion. It’s provided engaging and inspiring ways of communicating the message of the climate and ecological emergency in so many different shapes, sizes, forms and tones. One of the most powerful […]