New American Paintings

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San Diego, CA taylormchapin@gmail.com / www.taylorchapin.com / @blackbearss b. 1991 Santa Monica, CA 2022 MFA, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 2016 BFA, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA 2021 Consumption Capital, Oceans

Domus

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In praise of beauty, in the face of crisis I contenuti di questo mese riguardano in particolare il ruolo del design e dei designer. Concepito per essere pubblicato in coincidenza con il Salone del Mobile di Milano (ora rinviato a causa del diffonder

Farmer's Weekly

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Economic challenges faced prior to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) global pandemic had already changed the demands of South African consumers, according to Dawie Maree, head of information and marketing at FNB Agriculture. Maree said the low econo

Domus

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“Se raggiungi la semplice bellezza e null’altro Raggiungi il meglio che Dio abbia fatto È qualcosa: e quando gli renderai grazie troverai in te l’anima che hai perso”. Questi versi appartengono al poemetto Fra Lippo Lippi di Robert Browning (1855),

The Atlantic

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At an inaugural desert festival of yogis and spirit guides like Russell Brand, an exclusive industry grapples with consumerism, addiction, and the actual meaning of wellness.

Lifestyle Asia

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The prerequisites in obtaining the required information are rather mundane—an electronic device that can connect to the Internet and a working Internet connection would expose a very important piece of information not just for the sake of knowing, bu

C Magazine

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A designer’s curious typographic flourish is lifted for the next advertising campaign. At the same time, the designer ironically uses brand iconography in their own postmodern exhibition space. In the endless stream of content, images and advertiseme

New Philosopher

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When I was twelve, I was told about ‘rampant consumerism’. Perhaps the chat was prompted by Black Monday, when the Dow Jones dropped by almost a quarter. Perhaps by acquaintances, buying yet another new car. Perhaps by my childish fixations: the eter

Art Guide Australia

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Applied Arts Sarah Goffman Chau Chak Wing Museum Late 2021—April 2022 In keeping with Sarah Goffman’s long-time practice, Applied Arts is a contemplation of civilisation’s relentless production of waste. The exhibition sees Goffman re-appropriating p

Vogue Living

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Almost a year to the day this issue went on sale, the worst of the Black Summer bushfires were extinguished and Australia breathed a sigh of relief. That summer was unforgettable in many ways but one part that will forever stick in our minds was the

AQ: Australian Quarterly

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ARTICLE BY: DR RICHARD DENNISS If people learned to love their stuff, really love it, then rather than spend their time and money on ‘retail therapy’ they would willingly spend their time and money caring for their things, maintaining them, repairing

The Atlantic

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In May, I stood in the rear galley of an airplane and watched as a line formed to berate the flight attendant next to me. We were at a gate at LaGuardia, our flight half an hour delayed, and the air inside the cabin was acrid with the aromas of anxie

Artist Profile

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MY PRACTICE DEALS WITH THE inherent desire of young people, particularly males, towards risk-taking behaviour as a means of understanding themselves and their place in the world, even if it ends in scenes of failure or disaster. I use personal narrat

New Philosopher

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Zan Boag: We live in a culture that is obsessed with stuff, yet it’s generally viewed as a negative to be materialistic. Why is this? Tim Kasser: I think this ambivalence reflects some competing tendencies in the human mind and in human culture. On

BluPrint

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Battling the pandemic has been a consuming feeling that everyone dealt with in the past two years. Grief from death news, raging political disputes, overcharged anxiety from several issues, unfiltered indifferences for other people, the list goes on.

C Magazine

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Reading the first issue of Civilization (2018), I felt something like relief after telling myself it didn’t want to be read. Newspaper is already uncomfortable—an extreme medium, with its walls of text on pages proportionate to none. It is impossible

GQ India

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For the uninitiated, how would you define the idea of “gorpcore”? It is, essentially, the consumption of outdoor aesthetics and clothing; a contemporary resurgence of a long existing trend in outdoors fashion. At a deeper level, it represents a life

The Atlantic

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In 1899, a brilliant but stubborn economist named Thorstein Veblen coined a term that proved quite useful in the following century and beyond. His theory of “conspicuous consumption”—basically, purchasing certain goods in order to show off—introduced

CosBeauty Magazine

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More and more customers globally are demanding transparency as they take an increasing interest in the ethical practices of the companies they buy from. ‘Conscious consumption’ is the new buzzword. It is a movement of people who seek out ways to make

Re:Think

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Nicole Dextras is a graduate of the Emily Carr University of Art in Vancouver, Canada. Her art practice is based in social interventions and environmental installation, rooting nature to our everyday urban experience. It was a privilege to talk with

Le Grand Mag

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In the art world, the combination of in-person and virtual experiences have forged new territory. Sotheby’s New York saleroom was redesigned by Hamilton set designer David Korins to launch gala-style sales, which are streamed online while hosting a n

The Australian Women’s Weekly Food

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If you’re serious about reducing waste and looking after the environment, the key is to think before you buy. Start by looking at what you already have. Perhaps it’s not needed after all, or it could be substituted with something else. Consider plann

Eco Living Magazine

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We are all consumers. However frugally or minimally we try to live, the vast majority of us have to eat, clothe ourselves and get from A to B. Although consumer culture is increasingly demonised as the root of many of the problems we face today, bein

Guardian Weekly

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I fear I’m in JB MacKinnon’s bad books. Halfway through our Zoom interview, I tilt my camera to adjust to the setting sun – but from this new angle, an e-commerce box can be spotted over my shoulder. Its barcode glows in the fading light, a totem of

The Ideal Home and Garden

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“The Show” for the entire industry, Ambiente is undoubtedly the world’s number one in products associated with dining, cooking, household items, furnishings and ornaments, interior design, gifts, jewellery and fashion accessories. Over and above the

frankie Magazine

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Hello! What kind of art do you make? I primarily make large-scale works on paper. All my work ties back to my interest in nature and mythology. I’m inspired by naturalist illustration, science fiction, current events and my own personal history. In m

The Guardian

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Fossil fuel giants have known the harm they do for decades. But they created a system that absolves them of responsibility

Green Magazine

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Understanding who, where and how products are made, the ethical and ecological impacts involved, as well as how raw materials are sourced is part of a growing consciousness toward accountable consumerism. Tait are devoted to continually improving sus

India Today

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The Indian luxury landscape is undergoing a drastic shift; from conspicuous consumption to self-indulgence; from the intent of owning luxury to that of experiencing it. While initially, it was the big brands that were entering India; the past decade

The Atlantic

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“Paper straws are not going to solve the ocean plastics crisis,” a reader writes. But they’re a good first step.