This is a list of people and organisations that engage or have engaged in culture jamming . Culture jamming encompasses a wide range of activities. The group sociometry lists "flash mobs, media hoaxes, fake protests, building climbing, ad busting, and billboard liberation" as some examples. ^[1] Memes, subvertising, and hacktivism are other common examples. ^{[2] [3]}

Contents

• Activist groups and people
• Anarchist groups
• Art collectives
• Business
• Campaigns and tactics
• Film and television
• Music and audio
• Political parties
• Publishers and publications
• Religious
• Theatre and performance art
• Unions
• Visual art
• Writers
• Misc
• References

Activist groups and people

• ACT UP, AIDS activist group that used "attention-getting stunts, graphics, and sound bites" to gain publicity for the AIDS epidemic ^{[4] [5] [6]}
• Anonymous, international hactivist collective ^{[7] [8]}
• Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army, British activist group that used clowning to supplement their protests ^[9]
• CODEPINK, American anti-war organisation ^{[6] [10]}
• Earth First!, American radical environmental organisation ^{[5] [11]}
• Feminist Anti-War Resistance, Russian activist group ^[12]
• Just Stop Oil, British environmental activist group ^{[13] [14]}
• Ofog − Direkt aktion för fred, Swedish anti-nuclear and anti-militarism group that utilises clowning ^{[15] [16]}
• Peng Collective, German activist group ^{[17] [18]}
• Queer Nation, American LGBTQ organisation ^{[5] [11]}
• Résistance à l'agression publicitaire, French anti-advertisement organisation ^[19]
• Situationist International, European social revoutionary group ^{[4] [5] [20]}
• Space Hijackers, English activist group ^{[20] [21]}

Anarchist groups

• CrimethInc., international anarchist collective ^[22]
• Noisebridge, American anarchist hackerspace ^[23]

Art collectives

• ®™ark, anti-consumerism art collective ^[24]
• Barbie Liberation Organization, American artist-activists known for changing the voiceboxes in several hundred Teen Talk Barbies ^[24]
• Brandalism, British art collective ^{[25] [26]}
• Cacophony Society, American organisation that created Burning Man and Santarchy ^{[27] [28] [1]}
• Chim-Pom, Japanese art collective ^[29]
• CutUP Collective, British art collective ^{[30] [31]}
• Gran Fury, American art collective of AIDS activists that spun off from ACT UP ^{[5] [32] [6]}
• Guerrilla Girls, American feminist art collective ^{[5] [20] [33]}
• The Illuminator Art Collective, American art collective known for projecting political messages onto buildings ^{[27] [34]}
• INDECLINE, American anarchist art collective ^[35]
• monochrom, international creative group ^[36]
• Newmindspace, North American arts collective ^{[37] [38]}
• Nsumi, American arts collective ^[39]
• subRosa, cyberfeminist art collective ^[40]
• Suohpanterror, Sámi art and activist group ^[41]
• Temporary Services, American art group ^[42]
• TrustoCorp, American art group ^[43]
• Ztohoven, Czech art collective ^[44]

Business

• Ji Lee, Korean-Brazilian advertising executive and designer known for The Bubble Project, where he added speech bubble stickers to ads in New York City for the public to fill in ^{[45] [46] [47]}
• Jonah Peretti, American entrepreneur and co-founder of Buzzfeed and HuffPost ^[2]

Campaigns and tactics

• Buy Nothing Day, an annual anti-consumerism protest on Black Friday, promoted by Adbusters ^{[4] [48] [20]}
• Critical Mass, an originally Swedish/American protest collective that involves a large amount of cyclists riding together, often blocking traffic but making the act of cycling safer by doing so ^[4]
• English Disco Lovers, English Google bombing campaign in 2012 that aimed to replace the English Defence League as the top search result for "EDL" ^[49]
• Kampanjen mot verneplikt, Norwegian campaign against conscription ^[16]
• No Pants Subway Ride, international event where participants ride rapid transit without trousers on ^[50]
• Operation Inflation, American movement of protesters wearing inflatable costumes, such as the Portland Frog, during anti-ICE protests ^[51]
• Reclaim the Streets, protest collective started in England that turns busy streets into a social space, blocking traffic for an undetermined amount of time while participants dance, socialize, eat, and play music ^{[4] [52]}
• Stop Tony Meow, defunct browser extension that replaced pictures of Australian PM Tony Abbott with pictures of kittens ^[53]
• StreetWars, international water gun assassination tournament based on the game Assassin ^{[54] [55]}
• truth, anti-tobacco campaign by the American Legacy Foundation ^[24]
• TV Turnoff Week, an anti-consumerism protest meant to decrease the number of ads consumed by viewers; promoted by Adbusters ^{[20] [45]}
• Unabomber for President, American political campaign in the mid-1990s ^[56]
• Whirl-Mart, American anti-consumerism campaign wherein protesters slowly push trolleys around stores for an undetermined amount of time, not buying anything and frustrating other shoppers ^{[57] [58]}
• World Naked Bike Ride, international naked bike ride ^{[59] [60]}
• Yomango, anti-consumerism campaign started in Spain ^{[48] [61] [62]}
• You Stink, Lebanese movement ^[63]

Film and television

• Muntadhar al-Zaidi, Iraqi broadcast journalist who threw his shoes at US President George W. Bush during a 2008 press conference ^[64]
• Brass Eye , British satirical news program ^{[65] [66]}
• Sacha Baron Cohen, English comedian and satirist, perhaps best known for his role as Ali G and Borat ^{[67] [68] [69]}
• Stephen Colbert, American comedian and political commentator known for The Colbert Report and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ^[70]
• Deep Dish Television, American public-access television network ^{[5] [71]}
• Johannes Grenzfurthner, Austrian documentarian and artist ^{[72] [73]}
• Nathan for You , American satirical reality show, notable for Dumb Starbucks and Summit Ice Apparel ^{[74] [75]}
• Paper Tiger Television, American public-access television network ^{[5] [71]}
• Filip Remunda, Czech filmmaker and artist known for creating a fake hypermarket in 2003 ^[76]
• Morgan Spurlock, American filmmaker ^{[77] [78]}
• Jon Stewart, American satirist and political commentator best known for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart ^[79]
• Mark Thomas, English comedian ^[80]
• Bassem Youssef, Egyptian comedian ^[81]

Music and audio

• Antediluvian Rocking Horse, Australian audio project ^[82]
• Jello Biafra, singer (formerly of Dead Kennedys ) and political activist ^{[5] [83]}
• Crass, English punk rock band ^[84]
• The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy, American hip-hop music ensemble ^[5]
• The Evolution Control Committee, American experimental music band ^[85]
• Gorillaz, English virtual band ^[86]
• The KLF, British electronic band ^{[87] [88]}
• John Lydon, English musician of Public Image Ltd and, formerly, the Sex Pistols ^[89]
• Meadow House, English musician ^[90]
• M.I.A., Sri Lankan-British rapper ^[91]
• Negativland, American alternative band ^{[92] [3] [93] [48]}
• John Oswald, Canadian composer known for his plunderphonics ^{[94] [95]}
• Over the Edge , American sound collage radio program ^[96]
• Psy, South Korean rapper best known for "Gangnam Style" and "Gentleman" ^{[97] [98]}
• Public Image Ltd., English post-punk band ^[99]
• Pussy Riot, Russian punk band ^{[100] [26]}
• Snog, Australian electronic-techno group ^[82]
• The Tape-beatles, American multimedia group ^[94]

Political parties

• Anti-PowerPoint Party, Swiss political party ^[101]
• The Beer Party, Austrian political party ^[102]
• Best Party, Icelandic political party ^[103]
• Bill and Ben Party, New Zealand joke political party ^[104]
• German Apples Front, German satirical political party ^[105]
• Hungarian Two-Tailed Dog Party, Hungarian satirical political party ^[106]
• Official Monster Raving Loony Party, British satirical political party ^[107]
• OLAF (Organization to solve the foreigner question), Swiss satirical political party by Andreas Heusser ^[108]
• Party of Bread Eaters, Lithuanian frivolous political party ^[109]
• Party of the Future, Dutch political party ^[110]
• The Political Party, Norwegian satirical political party ^[111]
• Sarmu probo nisi, Serbian satirical political organisation ^[112]
• Shiji Seitō Nashi, Japanese political party ^[113]
• Sou Tout Apwe Fete Fini, Saint Lucian political party ^[114]
• Veterans of Future Wars, American satirical political organisation ^[115]

Publishers and publications

• 4chan, English-language imageboard ^[116]
• Adbusters , Canadian anti-consumerist magazine ^{[2] [4] [48] [24] [20]}
• Cult of the Dead Cow, American media organisation ^{[117] [8]}
• Encyclopedia Dramatica, parody wiki ^[118]
• Indymedia , alternative, open publishing news site ^[48]
• The Onion , American parody news site ^[119]
• Processed World , American anti-capitalism magazine ^[5]
• Reductress , American satire news site ^[120]
• Stay Free! , American anti-consumerism magazine ^[24]

Religious

• Calvin Butts, American reverend who led his congregation members in painting over tobacco advertisements ^{[5] [45]}
• Church of Euthanasia, American religious and antinatalist activist group ^[121]
• Church of the SubGenius, American parody religious organisation ^{[92] [5]}
• Discordianism, virtual religion ^{[87] [88]}
• Michael Pfleger, American reverend whose organisation Operation Clean targeted tobacco advertising ^[5]
• The Satanic Temple, American non-theistic new religious movement ^{[116] [122]}

Theatre and performance art

• Alan Abel, American hoaxer, writer, and filmmaker ^[123]
• Ant Farm, performance art collective best known for their work Cadillac Ranch ^{[5] [124]}
• damali ayo, American artist known for her rent-a-negro.com website ^[6]
• Billionaires for Bush, American street theater group ^[4]
• Billionaires for Wealthcare, American guerrilla theatre group ^[4]
• Biotic Baking Brigade, an organsation known for pieing public figures ^[24]
• Emergency Broadcast Network, American multimedia performance group ^{[5] [125]}
• Guillermo Gómez-Peña, Mexican-American performance artist ^{[20] [126]}
• Guerrilla Girls On Tour, American theatre company split off from Guerrilla Girls ^[127]
• Improv Everywhere, American improv group ^[27]
• Improv Toronto, Canadian performance artist group ^[128]
• James Luna, Puyukitchum-Ipai-Mexican-American performance artist ^{[20] [129] [130]}
• Publixtheatre Caravan, English travelling activist/performance group ^[131]
• Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping, American anti-consumerism guerrilla theatre group that mimics street preachers ^{[4] [20]}
• Joey Skaggs, American performance artist and media hoaxer ^{[92] [5]}
• Vermin Supreme, American performance artist ^[132]
• The Yes Men, American duo of prankster/activists ^{[4] [48] [20]}
• Yippies, American anti-war street theatre group known for stunts such as trying to levitate The Pentagon and campaigning a pig for president ^{[4] [5] [45]}

Unions

• Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union Local 338, an American union that, in 2004, repurposed the Duane Reade logo to spread information about the chain's practices ^[48]
• UNITE HERE, an American/Canadian trade union that led a campaign against American Apparel's practices in 2003 ^[48]

Visual art

• 0100101110101101.ORG, American artist duo ^[45]
• Ades, French artist ^[133]
• Banksy, street artist based in London ^{[134] [135] [26]}
• Beast, Italian artist ^[136]
• Billboard Liberation Front, an American artist-activist organisation that that engages in billboard hacking ^{[2] [4] [48] [5] [27]}
• Black Hand, Iranian graffiti artist ^[137]
• Bleepsgr, Greek street artist ^[138]
• BUGA UP, Australian subvertising group ^{[4] [5]}
• Cartrain, British artist ^[139]
• David Černý, Czech artist ^[140]
• Robbie Conal, American guerrilla poster artist ^{[92] [5]}
• Critical Art Ensemble, American tactical media group ^{[36] [141]}
• Sandra de la Loza, American artist ^[142]
• The Decapitator, England-based street artist ^[143]
• Joseph DeLappe, American artist and writer ^[144]
• Brad Downey, American artist ^[145]
• Marcel Duchamp, French-American artist ^{[93] [146]}
• Ron English, American street artist ^{[5] [147]}
• Escif, Spanish artist ^[148]
• etoy, European digital art group ^[149]
• Shepard Fairey, American graphic artist and creator of the Andre the Giant Has a Posse campaign and the Barack Obama "Hope" poster ^{[100] [150]}
• Tatyana Fazlalizadeh, American artist ^[151]
• John Fekner, American street artist involved with Brandalism ^{[135] [152]}
• Scott Froschauer, American artist ^[153]
• Graffiti Research Lab, American art project ^[154]
• Andreas Heusser, Swiss artist ^[108]
• infringement Festival, international critical arts festival ^[155]
• Mark Jenkins, American sculptor ^[156]
• Packard Jennings, American artist ^{[45] [157]}
• K Foundation, British art group known for their piece K Foundation Burn a Million Quid ^{[87] [88]}
• Imp Kerr, Swedish-French artist ^[158]
• Chris Korda, American artist and activist, known as the founder of the Church of Euthanasia ^[121]
• JR, French artist ^{[159] [160]}
• Steve Lambert, American conceptual artist ^{[119] [161]}
• John Law, American artist who is the founder of Cacophony Society, co-founder of The Burning Man, and former member of Suicide Club ^[27]
• Don Leicht, American artist ^[162]
• Lionel, Canadian artist ^[163]
• Anthony Lister, Australian artist involved with Brandalism ^[135]
• Meow Wolf, American artist known for Omega Mart ^[164]
• Adrian Piper, American artist ^{[20] [6]}
• Poster Boy, American decentralised group of artists ^[165]
• Sal Randolph, American artist and founder of Opsound ^[166]
• Robert Rauschenberg, American painter and graphic artist ^{[45] [167]}
• Reza Rioter, Iranian graffiti artist ^[168]
• Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada, Cuban-American artist and activist ^[3]
• Schwa, conceptual artwork by American artist Bill Barker ^[169]
• Jordan Seiler, American artist ^{[93] [45] [27] [170]}
• Will St Leger, Irish artist ^[171]
• Jeff Wassmann, American artist ^[172]
• Gillian Wearing, British artist ^[45]
• Dan Witz, American artist ^[162]
• Petro Wodkins, Russian artist ^[173]
• Tavar Zawacki (formerly ABOVE), American artist based in Berlin ^{[174] [175]}

Writers

• Hakim Bey, American anarchist writer of The Association for Ontological Anarchy ^[176]
• Guy Debord, French writer, critic, and founder of the Situationist International ^{[4] [177]}
• Abbie Hoffman, American writer and activist ^{[178] [5] [4] [45]}
• Paul Krassner, American writer, satirist, and founder of The Realist ^{[5] [179]}
• Kalle Lasn, Estonian-Canadian writer, filmmaker, and co-founder of Adbusters ^{[2] [92]}
• Jerry Rubin, American social activist and writer ^{[4] [5] [180]}
• John Safran, an Australian journalist and media prankster ^[94]
• Nikolas Schiller, American blogger and activist ^{[181] [182]}
• Ivan Stang, American writer, filmmaker, and co-founder of the Church of the SubGenius ^{[92] [183]}

Misc

• Luther Blissett, a global psuedonym originating in Italy that has been used by artists and activists since the 1990s ^[184]
• Brujas, American skate collective ^[185]
• Burning Man, an American anti-consumerism festival ^{[48] [27]}
• Stuart Ewen, American historian and academic ^{[5] [186]}
• Rémi Gaillard, French YouTuber and prankster ^{[187] [188]}
• Lumber Cartel, facetious conspiracy theory ^[189]
• Molleindustria, Italian game designer ^[190]
• The South Butt, American company parodying The North Face ^[191]
• Sudo Room, American hackerspace ^[192]
• Suicide Club, a secret society of urban adventurers ^[27]

References