Big-Box Knockout: Community vs. Consumerism
Fuse, Spring 1997, v. 21, no. 2, pp. 41-42
A video series involving local artists and their reactions to the issues of community versus consumerism. The show was inspired by the debate over building big-box stores (ie. Walmart) on the outskirts of the city of Guelph.
ITEM 1997.048 – available for viewing in the Research Centre
Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited
Cultural Overload – Mike Leznoff
Bigger Isn't Always Better – Mike Constable
Big Box Stores Mean Cheap Housing – Mike Constable
Swept Away – Kathleen Doerner Miller
Always Fresh – Gregory Klages
Peter – Bonnie Bettridge
I Was Once Alive – Mary Cross
In Response – Christof Migone
If You Ask Us – Don Alexander