Culture Jamming

Abbie Hoffman Brigade, The
Artists who commit public acts of political art designed for free distribution. The Brigade credo is "Steal This Art!"
http://users.lmi.net/bblackie/ahb/

Abrupt Culture Jamming
For 10 years, Abrupt has been culture-jamming with manifestos, ad parodies, and radical pamphleteering.
http://www.abrupt.org/CJ/CJ.html

Adbusters Culture Jammers Headquarters
Vancouver based anti-consumerist magazine Adbusters. Famous for their spoof ads.
http://www.adbusters.org/

ameriCON incorporated USA
Purports to be a multinational corporation seeking investment from conservative Christian businessmen who are interested in dominating global markets.
http://americonincorporated.com/

Are You Generic?
Against unethical corporations, censorship and excessive advertising. Photographs and movies of recent protests, news and discussions.
http://www.areyougeneric.org/

The Bubble Project
Manifesto, templates, book ordering, contact information and recommended links.
http://thebubbleproject.com/

BugMeNot.com
Bypass compulsory web registration.
http://bugmenot.com/

Cacophony Society
A randomly gathered network of individuals united in the pursuit of experiences beyond the pale of mainstream society through subversion, pranks, art, fringe explorations and meaningless madness.
http://cacophony.org/

The Complacent Organization
Articles, event schedule, photographs, message boards and downloadable media.
http://www.complacent.org/

Culture Jamming
Overview of subversive affirmation, media hoaxing, and adbusting, with links to influential participants. [English/German]
http://www.culture-jamming.de

Datablob
A community and exchange for nonsense, competing with the cheery, industrious capitalism of the world's other great commerce and community websites.
http://www.ideacog.net/datablob/

Detroit Project, The
Ads linking SUVs to national security, an Arianna Huffington project by Americans for Fuel Efficient Cars.
http://www.detroitproject.com/

Enjoy the Sign
A funny, provocative movie about the filmmakers' obsession -- framed perversely as a series of TV commercials -- with a shining emblem of modern culture, The Sign.
http://www.enjoythesign.com/

Feed the Mannequins
Movement to bring basic comforts to mannequins, who work in horrible conditions and have no power to change it.
http://www.angelfire.com/ego/feedmanneqs/

Free Words Project
Book project by artist Sal Randolph. Free Words is a free and uncopyrighted book being given away in bookstores, libraries, galleries and other venues. Look for a free copy in New York bookstores, or download a pdf version from this site.
http://www.freewords.org/

Hyper-Redundant-Mart
Specializes in 'consumable simulacra'. "Why buy the product, when you can buy the idea? Buy the hype."
http://www.trojanmedia.org/hypermart.html

The 'I amusingly altered a product's packaging' Page
Marker pens and paint are taken to various product names with humorous results.
http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/2993/quikbrew.htm

It Was Him
Photographs of altered signs, advertising, and celebrity posters.
http://www.itwashim.com/

K-Band Communications
An opening onto the fraudulent reality; material ranges from global art-movement coverage to experimental fiction to corporate subversion.
http://www.kband.com

M. T. Enterprises WorldWide
Internet art group with corporate front, promoting "artainment." [Requires frames]
http://mteww.com/

Mark Dery's Shovelware
Mark Dery popularized the term "culture jamming", and wrote a pamphlet titled "Culture Jamming: Hacking, Slashing and Sniping in the Empire of Signs".
http://www.markdery.com/

National Cynical Network, The
Negativland co-conspirators out of Silicon Valley who produce voicemail art as well as all manner of audio collage.
http://www.nationalcynical.com/

Plagiarist.org
Internet art site comprised of strategically-modified internet content.
http://plagiarist.org/

Reamweaver
Software to "funhouse-mirror" any website, copying the "look and feel" but changing any words or images you choose.
http://reamweaver.com/

Robbie Conal's Art Attack
Political posters, guerilla postering guide and QuickTime movies.
http://www.robbieconal.com/

Santa Con
An online meeting place for coordinating Santa Con activities, trading stories, and selecting locations.
http://santacon.tribe.net/

SantaCon
Photos from previous years' events, with meeting times and places for upcoming activities.
http://www.santacon.com/

Santarchy
Santas creating mayhem on the streets in December. Links, police reports, pictures and articles.
http://santarchy.com/

Santarchy Canadiana
Photos, discussions, and details of upcoming events in major Canadian cities.
http://www.santacon.ca/

Soy Bomb Nation
A global grassroots movement dedicated to reclaiming the media from the corporate cheesemongers.
http://www.hiphopmusic.com/soybomb.html

Together We Can Defeat Capitalism
Undertakes public art and Internet projects to raise questions about early 21st Century capitalism.
http://www.twcdc.com/

Urbanize.org
Guerilla street art. Featuring work by the "Midget Posse" and anonymous graffiti artists.
http://www.urbanize.org/

The Yes Men
A genderless, loose-knit association of some 300 impostors worldwide who agree their way into the fortified compounds of commerce, ask questions, and then smuggle out the stories of the behind-the-scenes world of business.
http://theyesmen.org/

Mutual Fund from Hell, The
"Investing in the war on terror could be a winning proposition -- even if we lose." By Christopher Ketcham. [Salon] <small>(February 11, 2002)</small>
http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/02/11/axis_of_evil_fund/