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 Whether you’re a Cyber Monday shopper in search of good deals or a weary survivor of Black Friday, this weekend is a giant one for consumerism. Accordingly, I’ve clustered together 45 innovations that prove—positively and negatively—the power of consumerism. Even if you hate the very idea of consumerism and avoid it in all ways possible, you’ll find some pithy art features that turn a nose up at The Man.
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 Buying Nobility Noble Titles for Sale (GALLERY) |
 Buying Virginity for 1 Million Euros Italian Big Brother Contestant Sells Her Innocence (VIDEO) |
 Zombies Against Consumerism Zombiecon Encourages Amy Winehouse Costumes (GALLERY) |
 Logo Lampooning Photoshopping Famous Logos Out of Context for Fun (GALLERY) |
 Impact of Logos on Consumerism Unlabeled Candy & Chips Still Recognizeable (GALLERY) |
 Buy Nothing Day: Also the Biggest Shopping Day? |
 Guerrilla Grocery Labels Shop Drop Montreal Rebrands the Shopping Experience (GALLERY) |
 Hungry Kids in Your Shopping Cart Feed South Africa Campaign (GALLERY) |
 Consumer Brainwaves The Ultimate Focus Group |
 In-Store Online Shopping Intel Point-of-Sale Kiosk Skips Sales Personnel But Not Fitting Rooms (VIDEO) |
 Corporate Nightmare Artwork Comments On Consumerism by Walter Robinson (GALLERY) |
 Extreme Shopping Sprees Venue Ad Campaign (GALLERY) |
 Money Buys Happiness The New Way to Save Money |
 Shirts Against Fashion Consumption ‘We Are Numbers’ Project Tackes One-Night Trend Tee (VIDEO) |
 Apocalyptic Consumerism Carl Bender Creates End-Of-Days Style Products (GALLERY) |
 Closet Consumption Private Dining by James Plant (VIDEO) |
 Holistic Shopping The FLOWmarket Scarcity Goods Collection (GALLERY) |
 Altruistic Consumerism Woman Buys $1,000 of Tainted Cat Food to Protect Masses |
 Celebrating Cereal and Consumerism Iconic Images from Breakfast Foods (GALLERY) |
 Designers Resisting Online Shopping Karl Lagerfeld Prefers Bricks over Clicks (VIDEO) |
 Art From Consumption Chris Jordan's Incredible Mosaics of Waste Inspire Environmental Activism (GALLERY) |
 Child Consumerism Documentaries 'Kids + Money' (VIDEO) |
 Brand Me for Shopping or Avatars "My Face" Application on Facebook |
 Waste Art Collages Chris Jordan Raises Awareness of Mass Consumption (UPDATE) (GALLERY) |
 Discreet Consumerism Net-A-Porter Ships Luxury Goods in Brown Paper Bags |
 Crowd-Powered Consumerism JustBought.It Combines Twitter, Google Maps & TwitPic (GALLERY) |
 Personalized Gifting John Lewis 2008 Holiday Shopping Ad Campaign (VIDEO) |
 Destitute Divas W’s Derelect Editorial Features Dior Shopping Bags as Dresses (GALLERY) |
 Buying Happiness Danish Boutique Challenges Old Adage (GALLERY) |
 Shopping Addiction iPhone Apps Net-a-Porter Releases NET-APP That Constantly Updates (GALLERY) |
 Logo Branded Quilt Warmth from Consumerism (GALLERY) |
 Charitable Consumerism Louis Vuitton Donates to the Red Cross With Iconic Product Purchases (GALLERY) |
 Using Convenience to Inspire Charity Coin-Collecting Shopping Carts (GALLERY) |
 Cataloging Consumption ‘What Did You Buy Today?’ Captures a Designer’s Purchases (GALLERY) |
 Anti-Consumerist Packaging Generic No Frills Product Marketing Takes a Simple Route (GALLERY) |
 Shopping for Groceries in Tanks Sign of High Costs of Food? |
 Seasonal Handmade Pledges Buyhandmade.Org Asks to Buy Handmade for the Holidays (VIDEO) |
 Shopping Bag-Shaped Stools Gitta Gschwendtner's Concrete Take on Consumerism (GALLERY) |
 Wasted Art Chris Jordan Raises Awareness of Mass Consumption (UPDATE) (GALLERY) |
 Government Bailout Satire buymysh*tpile.com |
 Aristocratic Online Shopping Oakstreet Man Sifts Through the Crap So You Don't Have to (GALLERY) |
 Eco-Concious Shopping The GoodGuide iPhone App Scans Barcodes For Product Information (GALLERY) |
 Self-Weighing Shopping Carts Abastor2.0 Concept Would Make Getting Groceries Easy (GALLERY) |
 Fake Shopping Advocacy Amazero.Com is an Amazon Spoof Site by Green Thing (GALLERY) |
 Consumerism-Promoting Parties 'Fashion's Night Out' by Vogue in NYC Celebrates Style (GALLERY) |
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