The “I AM TOTALLY RIPPING YOU OFF” exhibition is an object lesson in intellectual property. Originally inspired by a piece by Laura Dapito of the same name, it currently consists of over 30 posters of varying dimensions. Each poster, or group of posters, recreates the signature graphical and typographical aesthetic of an artist, a designer, or collective or firm. These recreations subsitute the words “I AM TOTALLY RIPPING YOU OFF” in place of the original words of the works that they target.

An article I wrote on the subject was published on the design blog SpeakUp.

“I AM TOTALLY RIPPING YOU OFF” was most recently exhibited in May of 2007, in the foyer of the CIT building (née “Mason”) at the Rhode Island School of Design.