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Dustbin no.1 by Arman 1960, Serena- in the 60's artists where already expressing consumer waste society. In 1955 Victor Lebow a retail analyst was encouraging and prescribing conspicuous consumption to the masses he is quoted as saying "We need things consumed, burned up, worn out, replaced, and discarded at an ever increasing pace. We need to have people eat, drink, dress, ride, live, with ever more complicated and, therefore, constantly more expensive consumption." Neo Dada, Kurt Schwitters, French Pop, Consumer Culture, Sustainable Art, Shopping Photography, Handmade Books, Land Art, Found Object

Dustbin no.1 by Arman 1960, Serena- in the 60's artists where already expressing consumer waste society. In 1955 Victor Lebow a retail analyst was encouraging and prescribing conspicuous consumption to the masses he is quoted as saying "We need things consumed, burned up, worn out, replaced, and discarded at an ever increasing pace. We need to have people eat, drink, dress, ride, live, with ever more complicated and, therefore, constantly more expensive consumption."

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