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<title>blogTO Recent Comments: No Love For Poster Child?</title>
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<title>Ken</title>
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I like the original better:
<a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=L-a607j2dOo">http://youtube.com/watch?v=L-a607j2dOo</a>
<a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ir0U3VNYg_w">http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ir0U3VNYg_w</a>

This version lacked imagination and sincerity, I thought.
The pattern is not so nice and too busy to make a statement.
It didn't say 'toronto'.

Joshua Allen Harris' sculptures had 'New York' written all over them - their subway grates were ubiquitious and the sculptures hid in plain sight - it just looked like garbage until the passing subway car 'activated' them.


Pure simple ingenuity.

Sorry PosterChild.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/arts/2008/05/no_love_for_poster_child/#c297719</link>
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<category>Toronto, Arts</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:33:50 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Poster</title>
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Haha!

Sponsored by a bank, limited to one night only, highly regulated and structured, AND with a half-hour line up!]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/arts/2008/05/no_love_for_poster_child/#c281206</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/arts/2008/05/no_love_for_poster_child/#c281206</guid>
<category>Toronto, Arts</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 11:24:24 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>guy lafleur stole my bike</title>
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"It's not that Toronto hates fun, it just likes it's fun highly regulated and structured."

peace, order and good government, bitches!]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/arts/2008/05/no_love_for_poster_child/#c281202</link>
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<category>Toronto, Arts</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 11:14:52 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>MattAlexander</title>
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I guess the secret to having public art tolerated is for it to be sponsored by a bank and limited to one night ONLY.

It's not that Toronto hates fun, it just likes it's fun highly regulated and structured.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/arts/2008/05/no_love_for_poster_child/#c281200</link>
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<category>Toronto, Arts</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 11:04:24 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Poster</title>
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Hello!

I like Bob Ross. 

http://www.bladediary.com/bobross.jpg

We might all learn something from his chilled-out attitude.
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/arts/2008/05/no_love_for_poster_child/#c281179</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/arts/2008/05/no_love_for_poster_child/#c281179</guid>
<category>Toronto, Arts</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 09:21:20 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>marksan</title>
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acer: http://blogto.com/contribute/]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/arts/2008/05/no_love_for_poster_child/#c281173</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/arts/2008/05/no_love_for_poster_child/#c281173</guid>
<category>Toronto, Arts</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 08:24:52 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>David Oliver</title>
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@acer: It's a blog, that means that things are posted that might not be interesting to you. They're posted though because they're interesting to the poster. BlogTO has posted stuff from Dear Toronto before so this isn't exactly a shockingly offtopic post.

@Ian: I'm pretty sure Poster Child knows that he doesn't have the right to put it there and even acknowledges in his post on his site that he realises that they were just doing their jobs.

@Everyone saying that the security guards are why Toronto is going down the gutter: Get over yourselves, there will be plenty more street art and Poster Child isn't going to close up shop because something of his got taken down.

@Everyone saying that this is stupid and are glad it was taken down: Sure they had the right to take it down, but someone standing there waiving their arms probably posed more risk than this.

WACKY WAVING INFLATABLE ARM FLAILING TUBE MEN EMPORIUM AND WAREHOUSE. Yeah, whatever.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/arts/2008/05/no_love_for_poster_child/#c281133</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/arts/2008/05/no_love_for_poster_child/#c281133</guid>
<category>Toronto, Arts</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 00:30:16 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>acer</title>
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I know the artist/hipsters love a good "rebel against the mainstream establishment" drama but as people have already said:

Some guy left a inflatable arm guy on a grate.  Security whose job it is to look after the square walked over, had a look and threw it away.

Why is this worth posting?  No one got hurt, or in fact no one even got yelled at.  The "art" wasn't all that interesting or very good (subjective I know, but this won't go down in Toronto's art history).

BlogTO, I'd rather have 2-3 quality post's a day then lot's of crap.  This is turning into a local TV newscast.  Fill up space regardless of whether it's worth doing a story on it.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/arts/2008/05/no_love_for_poster_child/#c281120</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/arts/2008/05/no_love_for_poster_child/#c281120</guid>
<category>Toronto, Arts</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 22:51:31 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>empathy for the hipstar</title>
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I used to stand in front of A/C vents and let my tshirt puff out to simulate the look of a fat person but then a security guard punched me in the stomach. I empathize. ]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/arts/2008/05/no_love_for_poster_child/#c281111</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/arts/2008/05/no_love_for_poster_child/#c281111</guid>
<category>Toronto, Arts</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 21:45:09 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Ian</title>
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"You don't like/get it, so security was right to take it away?"

No, security was right to take it away because when it comes down to it somebody dumped some crap on their property, essentially defacing it.  Surely you'd not suggest that property owners have no right to paint over graffiti left on their buildings?  

Even if you think it is "art", Poster Child doesn't really have the slightest right to put it there.

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<link>http://www.blogto.com/arts/2008/05/no_love_for_poster_child/#c281109</link>
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<category>Toronto, Arts</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 21:34:51 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Dave</title>
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RBeezy, my god, you're right!  I see now that it is great example of streetart....by the way, which do you prefer: the inflatable Kong they put on top of car dealerships or the inflatable Godzilla?  I like the Godzilla myself, it brings a certain eastern-influenced whimsy to the work. The artist's use of such a bright green makes one really take notice, and the enormous size speaks to the power of the imagination over reality. Art truly is anywhere you want to find it I guess.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/arts/2008/05/no_love_for_poster_child/#c281079</link>
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<category>Toronto, Arts</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 18:00:28 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Martin Reis</title>
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Posterchild rules! Everybody else can ... This city needs all the great streetart it can get. ]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/arts/2008/05/no_love_for_poster_child/#c281072</link>
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<category>Toronto, Arts</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 17:23:36 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Rajio</title>
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How culturally enlightened of you.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/arts/2008/05/no_love_for_poster_child/#c281062</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/arts/2008/05/no_love_for_poster_child/#c281062</guid>
<category>Toronto, Arts</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 16:36:03 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>RBeezy</title>
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Rajio, you and Bob Ross can kiss my ass. 

if you consider him a visionary for anything other than his infamy as a pop culture footnote than I'd love to trade my etchings for your velvet Elvis paintings.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/arts/2008/05/no_love_for_poster_child/#c281061</link>
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<category>Toronto, Arts</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 16:31:21 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>RBeezy</title>
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nah Dave, I'm not a hipster, I'm just someone who, whether I like it or not; appreciates the release of creative energy in unexpected forms. it helps to make life more interesting.

you know what happens when you leave everything pent up Dave? you become a sallow, bitter, Boo Radley-complexioned type who can only find satisfaction by shitting on everything in random public forums...like on a blog for example.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/arts/2008/05/no_love_for_poster_child/#c281060</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/arts/2008/05/no_love_for_poster_child/#c281060</guid>
<category>Toronto, Arts</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 16:27:51 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Rajio</title>
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RBeezy, you philistine. His name is Bob Ross and evidently you dont understand the irony of assuming then mocking other people's tastes while trying to champion the cultural merit of this shallow attempt at self-enduced artistic victimhood at the hands of 'the man'. ]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/arts/2008/05/no_love_for_poster_child/#c281058</link>
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<category>Toronto, Arts</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 16:23:11 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Dave</title>
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"if the lameasses who replied have their way, Toronto will become the cultural equivalent of ketchup."  Yes! The OTHER cry of the Hipster - if you don't like something, it cant be because it is stupid/lame/unoriginal, it must be because you aren't smart/sucessful/cool enough to get it.  Now if we can only get someone to say how much cooler it is in Montreal/Vancouver, we can get the trifecta in this one thread.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/arts/2008/05/no_love_for_poster_child/#c281057</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/arts/2008/05/no_love_for_poster_child/#c281057</guid>
<category>Toronto, Arts</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 16:20:40 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>RBeezy</title>
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if the lameasses who replied have their way, Toronto will become the cultural equivalent of ketchup.

oh please forgive the charlatan artist for interrupting your enjoyment of the Kelly Clarkson remix on your iPod as you schlep to your part-time gig as the assistant fry guy at McDonald's.

I'm sure Poster Child has been properly admonished and can now squash his hopes of becoming a bigger artist than that white dude with the 'fro who painted landscapes on PBS.

T-Dot's getting more bland by the day.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/arts/2008/05/no_love_for_poster_child/#c281055</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/arts/2008/05/no_love_for_poster_child/#c281055</guid>
<category>Toronto, Arts</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 16:11:34 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Ry-Tron</title>
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Lol! Those who know me will get a chuckle out of me being called a hipster.

Anyways, the vents are back to their usual dull, uncovered selves today. Enjoy the view!]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/arts/2008/05/no_love_for_poster_child/#c281053</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/arts/2008/05/no_love_for_poster_child/#c281053</guid>
<category>Toronto, Arts</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 16:10:07 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>noni</title>
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As in life, you can get away with more shit if you're small & cute. THAT is one big ugly f-er. No wonder it didn't stand a chance.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/arts/2008/05/no_love_for_poster_child/#c281052</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/arts/2008/05/no_love_for_poster_child/#c281052</guid>
<category>Toronto, Arts</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 16:06:45 PDT</pubDate>
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