Capitalism, Marxism and art, oh my! Part II-Branding
This week we will consider branding and consumerism in a capitalist culture.

Task 7
Sturken, Marita and Cartwright, Lisa (2001) Chapter 6: "Consumer Culture and the Manufacture of Desire". In Practices of looking. An introduction to visual culture; Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 189-236.
Read this text and answer the questions below.
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Now watch Logorama (16:01) (opens in a new window) a French animation from the collective H5, François Alaux, Hervé de Crécy and Ludovic Houplain, 2009 and answer the following question.
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Now you are going to think about branding in art.
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Find an example of an artist who you think utilizes the capitalist marketplace well and post one of his or her works on this wall. Make a note on your post about the work and its author. Be prepared to discuss and qualify your example.