Lukol Directory: Society: Activism: Media: Culture Jamming

Adbusters Culture Jammers Headquarters
Vancouver based anti-consumerist magazine Adbusters. Famous for their spoof ads.
http://www.adbusters.org/

Hyper-Redundant-Mart
Specializes in 'consumable simulacra'. "Why buy the product, when you can buy the idea? Buy the hype."
http://www.trojanmedia.org/hypermart.html

Mutual Fund from Hell, The
"Investing in the war on terror could be a winning proposition -- even if we lose." By Christopher Ketcham. [Salon]
http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/02/...

Plagiarist.org
Internet art site comprised of strategically-modified internet content.
http://plagiarist.org/

Urbanize.org
Guerilla street art. Featuring work by the "Midget Posse" and anonymous graffiti artists.
http://www.urbanize.org/

Feed the Mannequins
Movement to bring basic comforts to mannequins, who work in horrible conditions and have no power to change it.
http://www.angelfire.com/ego/feedmanneqs/

National Cynical Network, The
Negativland co-conspirators out of Silicon Valley who produce voicemail art as well as all manner of audio collage.
http://www.nationalcynical.com/

Datablob
A community and exchange for nonsense, competing with the cheery, industrious capitalism of the world's other great commerce and community websites.
http://www.ideacog.net/datablob/

Detroit Project, The
Ads linking SUVs to national security, an Arianna Huffington project by Americans for Fuel Efficient Cars.
http://www.detroitproject.com/

Reamweaver
Software to "funhouse-mirror" any website, copying the "look and feel" but changing any words or images you choose.
http://reamweaver.com/

SantaCon
Photos from previous years' events, with meeting times and places for upcoming activities.
http://www.santacon.com/

Abrupt Culture Jamming
For 10 years, Abrupt has been culture-jamming with manifestos, ad parodies, and radical pamphleteering.
http://www.abrupt.org/CJ/CJ.html

Together We Can Defeat Capitalism
Undertakes public art and Internet projects to raise questions about early 21st Century capitalism.
http://www.twcdc.com/

ameriCON incorporated USA
Purports to be a multinational corporation seeking investment from conservative Christian businessmen who are interested in dominating global markets.
http://americonincorporated.com/

M. T. Enterprises WorldWide
Internet art group with corporate front, promoting "artainment." [Requires frames]
http://mteww.com/

Mark Dery's Shovelware
Mark Dery popularized the term "culture jamming", and wrote a pamphlet titled "Culture Jamming: Hacking, Slashing and Sniping in the Empire of Signs".
http://www.markdery.com/

BugMeNot.com
Bypass compulsory web registration.
http://bugmenot.com/

The Yes Men
A genderless, loose-knit association of some 300 impostors worldwide who agree their way into the fortified compounds of commerce, ask questions, and then smuggle out the stories of the behind-the-scenes world of business.
http://theyesmen.org/

The 'I amusingly altered a product's packaging' Page
Marker pens and paint are taken to various product names with humorous results.
http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/29...

The Complacent Organization
Articles, event schedule, photographs, message boards and downloadable media.
http://www.complacent.org/

Are You Generic?
Against unethical corporations, censorship and excessive advertising. Photographs and movies of recent protests, news and discussions.
http://www.areyougeneric.org/

Cacophony Society
A randomly gathered network of individuals united in the pursuit of experiences beyond the pale of mainstream society through subversion, pranks, art, fringe explorations and meaningless madness.
http://cacophony.org/

Santarchy Canadiana
Photos, discussions, and details of upcoming events in major Canadian cities.
http://www.santacon.ca/

Subvert
Art that inspires, provokes, and subverts the dominant corporate paradigm. Information on their music, stickers, and project.
http://subvert.us/

Soy Bomb Nation
A global grassroots movement dedicated to reclaiming the media from the corporate cheesemongers.
http://www.hiphopmusic.com/soybomb.html

Mindbomb.tv
Alterations of television advertisements to comment on the human condition and provoke discussions of media literacy. Also provides calendar of live events and suggestions for action.
http://www.mindbomb.tv/

Robbie Conal's Art Attack
Political posters, guerilla postering guide and QuickTime movies.
http://www.robbieconal.com/

Santarchy
Santas creating mayhem on the streets in December. Links, police reports, pictures and articles.
http://santarchy.com/

What a Crappy Present
Humorous site that encourages people to not buy music CDs, mainly as a protest against the music sales and distribution industry (but not the artists themselves).
http://www.whatacrappypresent.com/

Free Words Project
Book project by artist Sal Randolph. Free Words is a free and uncopyrighted book being given away in bookstores, libraries, galleries and other venues. Look for a free copy in New York bookstores, or download a pdf version from this site.
http://www.freewords.org/

Derek Baker
Opinions, issues, and links.
http://www.derekbaker.net/culturejam.htm

Enjoy the Sign
A funny, provocative movie about the filmmakers' obsession -- framed perversely as a series of TV commercials -- with a shining emblem of modern culture, The Sign.
http://www.enjoythesign.com/

It Was Him
Photographs of altered signs, advertising, and celebrity posters.
http://www.itwashim.com/

Santa Con
An online meeting place for coordinating Santa Con activites, trading stories, and selecting locations.
http://santacon.tribe.net/

Abbie Hoffman Brigade, The
Artists who commit public acts of political art designed for free distribution. The Brigade credo is "Steal This Art!"
http://users.lmi.net/bblackie/ahb/

Santacon Cymru
Historical information on events in Wales.
http://www23.brinkster.com/enigma23/santac...

K-Band Communications
An opening onto the fraudulent reality; material ranges from global art-movement coverage to experimental fiction to corporate subversion.
http://www.kband.com

Sub Topics:
Negativland
Spoof Websites
®TMark
etoy
Billboard Alteration
Hoaxes
Vote Auctions
Kill the Dot
Akayism
Nike ID
Andre the Giant Has a Posse
Pepsi Shirt on Coke Day
Telephone Tone Copyright
Patenting Own Genes


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Arts: Visual Arts: Performance Art
Arts: Visual Arts: Thematic: Guerrilla Art
Society: Issues: Environment: Consumerism: Activism
Society: Issues: Human Rights and Liberties: Free Speech
Society: Issues: Intellectual Property
Society: Politics: Anarchism: Culture
Society: Subcultures



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