Drawing from Christian theologian, Graham Ward: “The last object that capitalism commodifies is the object that constitutes its inner identity: religion. In the commodification of religion, therefore, capitalism narcissistically consummates itself.” Simpson’s exhibition Shop-’til-ya-drop taps into the religious fervor present within consumer capitalism and its inevitable return to its inner identity as suggested by Ward.
Without a public opening, the exhibition Shop-’til-ya-drop capitalizes on CO-OPt’s unique display window experience and is only viewable as a form of “window shopping.”
Drawing from Christian theologian, Graham Ward: “The last object that capitalism commodifies is the object that constitutes its inner identity: religion. In the commodification of religion, therefore, capitalism narcissistically consummates itself.” Simpson’s exhibition Shop-’til-ya-drop taps into the religious fervor present within consumer capitalism and its inevitable return to its inner identity as suggested by Ward.
Without a public opening, the exhibition Shop-’til-ya-drop capitalizes on CO-OPt’s unique display window experience and is only viewable as a form of “window shopping.”