600 Fake Outdoor Ads in Paris Blast Corporate Sponsors of the COP21 Climate Talks

Brandalism stunt targets brands' hypocrisy

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Couldn't make it to Dismaland before its rapid shut-down? That's OK. There's always Paris.

Just in time for the COP21 Climate Conference, an organization called Brandalism has hijacked over 600 outdoor ad spaces in the city, replacing them with climate change-related art … and what, at first glance, look like ordinary ads for brands like Total, Air France, Dow Chemicals, GDF Suez and Volkswagen.

The difference is, these ads reveal unpleasant truths.

All the targeted brands are corporate sponsors of COP21.

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