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Ron English Interview "How come you're allowed to have private property on public space?" A great nine minute interview with Ron English talking about art, advertising, and censorship and creating work that includes footage of English in action. (via Juxtapoz)
posted by Stephen Elliott (7 comments total) 7 users marked this as a favorite
 
I love Ron, we always do a group project when he makes his way out to SF. And he manages to get paid for it, lucky sod.
posted by MiltonRandKalman at 2:43 PM on January 16, 2009


You might want a NSFW on that youtube link.
posted by madajb at 5:52 PM on January 16, 2009


This was quite awesome. I like this guy.
posted by Alex404 at 7:15 PM on January 16, 2009


"How come you're allowed to have private property on public space?"

Under certain circumstances, the governmental authority tasked with administering the public space will lease you a limited right to place or affix your property to public property in exchange for a fee. HTH.
posted by Mr. President Dr. Steve Elvis America at 8:23 PM on January 16, 2009


Under certain circumstances, the governmental authority tasked with administering the public space will lease you a limited right to place or affix your property

When a outdoor advertising company is permitted, you're under the corporates rules, in which the First Amendment doesn't apply. Rarely does a municipality regulate the message.

Certain circumstances usually involves safe PSAs from the Ad Council, and certainly not the kind of anti-advertising Ron engages in.
posted by MiltonRandKalman at 8:55 PM on January 16, 2009


When a outdoor advertising company is permitted, you're under the corporates rules, in which the First Amendment doesn't apply.

It's not that the First Amendment doesn't apply. It just doesn't generally protect expressive defacements of other people's property.
posted by Mr. President Dr. Steve Elvis America at 8:59 PM on January 16, 2009


"How come you're allowed to have private property on public space?"

This video has been removed due to some unspecified violation of youtube's terms of use, but my first thought is that you're allowed to have private property on public space because otherwise it'd be a real bitch to find a parking space.
posted by sfenders at 3:10 PM on January 17, 2009


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