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Whenever I see a billboard or ad that has little or no information on it, I suspect a sneaky but clever ad campaign. Contact<\/a>, the photo festival that takes place each May, uses outdoor billboards and bus shelters<\/a> that challenge us to examine the use of advertising space in a whole new context. <\/p>\n

And this is what they are doing in Halifax<\/a><\/strong> — Billboards<\/em> is a public art project (pictured above) curated and organized by Eye Level Gallery. Located on the exterior wall of 2128 Gottingen Street, this off-site initiative brings works of contemporary art outside the gallery and onto the street. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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