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On Saturday, a group organized by the Public Ad Campaign whitewashed ad posters that it claimed were illegal, replacing some of them with original art.

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According to Bucky Turco of Animal New York, 120 out of a planned 132 spots in Manhattan and Williamsburg were painted over. During the proceedings, four participants were arrested: one artist, two “whitewashers,” and a videographer. According to Jordan Seiler at Public Ad Campaign, the videographer still faces criminal charges.

As reported in the Daily Intelligencer and Gothamist, the ad companies went to work quickly, covering up the group’s blank walls and paintings by Monday.

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