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Calvin Klein’s Pretend Splasher Ads

If you’ve been walking around downtown NYC’s mini Times Square (Houston Street between Broadway and Lafayette) you may have come across what appears to be a hugely vandalized Calvin Klein billboard. But the splashing of pink paint over the almost copulating models over the past few days represents a collaboration between Calvin, the New Museum, and Droga 5, not the work of the notorious Splasher, who did “splash” that NECKFACE Vans billboard just around the corner months back. Although we don’t see how this represents a “mesmerizing mash up of graffiti, fashion, and art” at least they’re trying something that’s Time tested.

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