Post no bills

My first stencil, created in 2002.  My friend H had the idea and I did the design, and then we built and installed them together.  Something similar was done in Toronto before, but we were unaware and did our version independently.  It has also been done since.  We claim no ownership of the idea, it's just a silly pun.

These were the very first ones we did.



These are from 2005.


Bill Murray was updated a few years ago.






Many people have taken photos of the bills over the years.  Here are a few:

Photo by Sam JavanrouhPhoto by striaticPhoto by ardenstreet
Photo by ardenstreetPhoto by SCX_TylerPhoto by wfabry
Photo by intrepidaciousPhoto by robertjamesbellPhoto by cycle_serious
Photo by Danielle ScottPhoto by lemur277Photo by bella.m


The bills have also popped up in print and on-line:

http://www.woostercollective.com/2005/03/seen_on_the_streets_of_toronto_2.html
http://boingboing.net/2005/03/03/moment-of-graffiti-zen.html
http://www.stencilrevolution.com/photopost/postnobills/
http://torontogp.blogspot.com/2010/07/i-said-post-no-bills.html
http://americancity.org/magazine/article/culture-toronto-as-a-canvas-cormier/
http://torontoist.com/2009/01/bills_bills_bills/
http://www.streeteditors.com/2009/01/13/post-no-bills/
http://readingcities.com/index.php/toronto/comments/post_no_bills/
http://wins.failblog.org/2010/07/13/culture-jamming-win-cosbygatesmurrayclinton/
http://culturejamtoronto.com/?p=165
http://1000acts-of-art.ca/acts-of-art/other/2011/01/31/post-no-bills/
http://www.blogto.com/city/2010/07/wacky_and_irreverent_signage_around_toronto/

I'm glad people have enjoyed them.
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