Taken last night on the tube on my phone – hence the rubbish quality. But rather a classic juxtaposition, don’t you think
On the left we have an advert for yet another grim, celeb chef programme on the TV – Hell’s kitchen. I was taking a photo of it anyway asan example of crass but speaks-truer-than-it-knows advertising. It was then that a friend, Charmaine Muir, noticed what the next ad along the wall was for – the new film Atonement. One of the press descriptions of the film said that it was ‘a revelation’.
Well the combination of ads certainly was that – and it added up to more than the sum of its parts – and to think that it was all on the wall of St Paul’s tube station. I suspect the apostle would be quite impressed.
For those who have ears to hear and eyes to see…
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Funny, there must be something going on… Seems like you’re not the only one experiencing coincidences with posters on the underground – came across this blog post by chance (or something):
http://cadeveo.wordpress.com/2007/09/01/signs-and-signifiers-of-the-spectacular-times/
Weird. I noticed a very similar “coincidence” in the subway in New York. That space is prime advertising and costs a pretty bit. Ad positioning and cross-marketing only helps to bolster sales. And I’ve no doubt certain ideas are being sold in conjunction with the “shows” in the ads themselves.
http://cadeveo.wordpress.com/2007/09/01/signs-and-signifiers-of-the-spectacular-times/
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