Are Highway Billboards Becoming the New Home of High Art?

Advocacy groups turn interstates into galleries

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Advertisers may dominate the lion's share of America's billboards, but roadside signs seem to be an increasingly popular medium for artists as well.

A number of billboard installations have been popping up around the country, reports The New York Times. In Missouri, there's the "I-70 Sign Show," which seeks to spark political debate with images like a Mickalene Thomas piece on female sexuality.

In Cincinnati, the "Big Pictures" show aims to break up the daily routines of passersby with images like a toucan surrounded by Post-it notes, created by artist Sarah Cwynar.

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