Street Artists Just Pulled Off The Largest Advertising Takeover In World History

From Glasgow to Brighton the streets of the UK look a little different this week. In 10 cities guerrilla install crews have been swapping 365 ads with art works, creating the largest advertising takeover in world history.

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Three Little Pigs advert

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Colonel Gaddafi Blasts 'Robert Mugabe' In The Face With Water Pistol

It has been a bad year for dictators and now South African fast food chicken restaurant Nando's has turned the fall of regimes to its advantage. Its new advert is a parody of infamous leaders remembering the "good old days" of causing terror and misery on a national scale.

It features a mocked up Robert Mugabe having a water pistol fight with Colonel Gaddafi, playing in the sand with Saddam and messing about on the swings with South Africa’s P.W Botha. But the advert ends on a sour note as Mugabe sits on his own at the dinner table: "This time of year, no-one should have to eat alone," says the voice-over

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Unhate Campaign: World Leaders 'Kiss' In New Clothing Adverts

President Obama snogging Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez? Unlikely. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu smooching with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas? Never. President Sarkozy cuddling up to German chancellor Angela Merkel... Actually, that one we could see. Somewhat disturbingly. (See all pictures here)

These images and more are all part of a new advertising campaign by clothing brand Benetton, who in an attempt to spark sales conversation have released six highly controversial images of world leaders engaging in some very close diplomatic discussions. (Huffington Post)

 

Italian clothing company Benetton has withdrawn a publicity shot of the pope kissing a Muslim religious leader following a Vatican backlash.

A digitally manipulated picture showed Benedict XVI locking lips with Mohammed Ahmed al-Tayeb, the grand sheikh of al-Azhar mosque in Cairo, as part of an advertising campaign that launched on Wednesday and featured unlikely combinations of religious and political figureheads kissing. (The Guardian)