The investor, who bought Andy Warhol's Mao in 2011 but has since rejected consumerism for the world of philanthropy, has also been motivated by rage.
These advertisements spoke to a new generation that sought to reject consumerism, and made the revolutionary claim that the Volkswagen was a good buy precisely because it did not change from year to year.
"This is just my interpretation, but he has a lot of stuff, so for me to say that I'm going to in a lot of ways reject consumerism, get rid of all my crap and live a tiny lifestyle, to him that was very shocking".
Not only has the recession got many of us appreciating the simpler things in life, there's also a broader backdrop of valuing provenance and rejecting mindless consumerism – whether it's Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's horror at the fishing industry, fashion-chain sweatshop exposés or the popularity of growing your own vegetables.
His style rejected American consumerism even as it appeared to embrace it.
Mr. Moran said his car was designed for people he likes to call "No-Nos" — those who reject mainstream consumerism and popular advertising.
This exploration of what Matchar calls the "New Domesticity" follows college-educated, middle-class American women who have rejected cities, consumerism, and corporate culture in favor of very old-fashioned house- and family-keeping.
This exploration of what Matchar calls the "New Domesticity" follows college-educated, middle-class American women who have rejected cities, consumerism, and corporate culture in favor of… At the heart of this historical overview of the Manhattan neighborhood is a celebration of liberalism, bohemianism, and counterculture.
International Women's Day, if it is to claim any kind of political relevance, has to reject ladies' Christmas consumerism and lowest-common-denominator universalism.
Reject blind consumerism.
