Protesters are gathering Friday in Los Angeles for something called "United Against Hate Inauguration March,” where Sabo posted several fake advertisements for '24: Legacy.'
A conservative street artist famous for lampooning liberal Hollywood is celebrating the inauguration of President Donald Trump at an anti-Trump rally Friday in Los Angeles using faux posters of Fox’s revival of the hit TV show 24.
The artist, who goes by the pseudonym Sabo, is also attacking a bunch of musicians scheduled to perform at an anti-Trump rally, also in Los Angeles.
Protesters are gathering Friday in and around L.A. City Hall and L.A. Live — an entertainment area near the Staples Center where NBA’s Lakers and NHL’s Kings play — for something called "United Against Hate Inauguration March,” where Sabo posted several fake advertisements for 24: Legacy.
In Sabo’s version, though, an image of the TV show’s star, Corey Hawkins, has been replaced by one of Trump. The text, “New Day, New Hero” remains, but “24” has been replaced by “45,” a reference to Trump becoming the 45th president of the United States. The word “legacy” is replaced by “MAGA,” a reference to Trump’s campaign slogan, "Make America Great Again.”
The 13-episode Fox show debuts after the Super Bowl on Feb. 5.
Sabo’s posters appeared Friday on bus stops, buildings and other hard-to-access locations and looking remarkably similar to Fox’s official advertisements. Sometimes, he replaced real ads with his fake ones.
Fox had no comment.
As for the concert, it will be held at the Teragram Ballroom in Los Angeles and marks the first performance of Audioslave in 11 years, and is is called the “Anti-Inaugural Ball.”
Tom Morello, formerly of Rage Against the Machine and now with Prophets of Rage, calls the concert a celebration of resistance to racism, sexism, homophobia, bullying, environmental devastation, fascism, and Trump. Also performing is Jack Black and the Los Angeles Freedom Choir.
Around the concert venue, Sabo has hung posters deriding the performers as “Profits of Rage.” The text of the posters include “Republican is the New Punk,” “Cha Ching,” and “Take the Easy Way Out – Blame the Republicans.” Other posters feature the image of Trump giving two middle fingers to the artists.
In the past, Sabo has used his street art to attack Leonardo DiCaprio, Cher, Lena Dunham and many other Hollywood celebrities. He sells his right-leaning artwork at
Poster Comment:
I stopped watching 24 a decade or so again. The new star of 24 is black. Corey Hawkins. I will continue to miss it. I might not watch the Superbowl in protest of Lady Gaga.
