To promote the new Titanic Exhibit at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, personal flotation devices were placed on public statues in the and around the city of Denver, Colorado. I’m not sure how I feel about toying with art for the sake of commerce. How about you? Are you cool with it?
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I’m cool with this, David, as it’s a museum. Sure, they’ll make money, but I think of public artwork and museums in the same way – and the Denver Museum of Nature and Science is a non-profit.
Awareness building in a simple way, the life-jackets. Bright orange that’s out of place. Catches your attention instantly.
I thought about this issue too before I posted it on my Guerrilla Communication blog, but decided it was kosher as it did indeed promote a museum.
I agree with Jetpacks. And, if I may add, it probably has also drawn Denverites eyes to the art they’ve been ignoring in their daily treks.
From a marketing perspective this is a well rendered campaign. No doubt. But if these were my sculptures, I’d say WTF.
This is about ad creep. I get that the client is good and deserving. If it wasn’t this would be an outrage. But it’s ad creep nonetheless.
I have a very similar mixed feeling. Altough I should say my first reaction was that this is a really great attention getting campaign. If the company/product was different though my opinion would change. At least this stunt is for something that relates…in a sense…to the art. Not to mention it is only a life jaket, it is not like the sculptures were defaced.