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LA Artist “Jesushands” Takes Credit for ”Hollyweed“ Prank
According to Vice, Fernandez was inspired by the “original” Hollyweed sign prank of 1976 which was executed by Cal State Northridge art student Danny Finegood as part of an art project. -- Blouin Artinfo
Security May Be Boosted for “Hollywood” Sign
HOLLYWOOD (CNS) — So who's the prankster who altered the famed Hollywood sign on New Year’s morning to make it read “Hollyweed”? -- San Fernando Valley Sun
Legalizzazione cannabis. Hollywood-Hollyweed in California
"Weed" è un termine slang che significa marijuana e l'atto vandalico è stato compiuto per celebrare il fatto che a partire da oggi, in California, il possesso, la vendita e il consumo di marijuana è legale. Attorno a mezzanotte, un individuo è salito sulla collina e ha coperto con due teli neri una parte delle lettere 'o', facendole così diventare 'e', come ha spiegato alla Cbs la ditta di sicurezza Trudeau, che si occupa della vigilanza sulla celebre insegna. Già in passato la scritta aveva subito alcune modifiche: in "Hollyweed" anche nel 1976 realizzata da un giovane studente del Cal State Northridge, in "Oil war" in segno di protesta contro la guerra del golfo, e la trasformazione in "Hollywoodland" per pubblicizzare un'agenzia immobiliare locale. Il portavoce della polizia di Los Angeles, Christopher Garcia, ha dichiarato che è stata avviata un'indagine per il reato di ingresso abusivo nell'area di proprietà della Hollywood Sign trust. -- Mondo TiVu
El LAPD llevará el caso de los bromistas de 'Hollyweed' a la fiscalía
La pareja expresó que la broma fue un homenaje a Daniel Finegood, un homenaje de Cal State Northridge que realizó el mismo acto en el Día de Año Nuevo de 1976. Finegood escaló el Monte Lee con cortinas por un valor de $50 dólares y modificó el letrero el primer día que California clasificó la posesión de hasta una onza de marihuana como un delito menor, en lugar de uno mayor. -- Hoy
Local artists claim responsibility for 'Hollyweed' prank as security evaluations underway
In an interview with Vice, Zach Fernandez and his former wife Sarah Fern claim the prank was inspired by a similar modification in 1976 by Cal State Northridge art student Danny Finegood. -- KPCC
Meet the Artist Behind the Cheeky Transformation of the Hollywood Sign
The stunt is not without historical precedent: On New Year’s Day 1976, Daniel Finegood, an art student at California State University, Northridge, armed with $50 worth of curtains, did the same, in honor of the January 1 adoption of a drug law under which possession of small amounts of marijuana was a misdemeanor, not a felony. Marijuana was legalized in California under Proposition 64, which passed in November 2016. -- Artnet News
A History of Weed-Inspired Vandalism of the Hollywood Sign
This isn’t the first time this has happened. The 2017 vandal’s art recalls a famous incident from New Year's Day in 1976 when a student at Cal State Northridge named Danny Finegood pulled the same stunt. Finegood and a few of his college friends took $50 worth of curtains up to Mount Lee and made the first-ever “Hollyweed” edit by strategically covering the two o’s to look like e’s. The joke reportedly got him an “A” in his art class. -- Men's Journal
Artists Claim 'Hollyweed' Sign in Magazine Interview
In an interview with the online magazine Vice, Zach Fernandez said the effort was inspired by a similar 1976 alteration of the sign carried out by Cal State Northridge art student Danny Finegood, who changed the sign to "Hollyweed" as part of a school art project in response to a recent relaxation of marijuana laws. Finegood got an A grade on his project. -- NBC New York
Meet The Artist Who Says He Changed The Hollywood Sign To "Hollyweed"
He came up with the plan about two weeks ago after seeing a picture on Instagram of a similar prank in 1976 by a California State University, Northridge student.
Pair who say they turned Hollywood sign into Hollyweed were inspired by ’70s CSUN student
In an interview with the online magazine Vice, Zach Fernandez said the effort was inspired by a similar 1976 alteration of the sign carried out by Cal State Northridge art student Danny Finegood, who changed the sign to “Hollyweed” as part of a school art project in response to a recent relaxation of marijuana laws. Finegood got an A grade on his project. -- Long Beach Press Telegram