Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1998 15:14:23 -0500
From: Ken Saylor <saylor-AT-inch.com>
Subject: Re: I Shop Therefore I Am: Did Baudrillard Say This




Arun Kundnani wrote:

> A colleague of mine says that he once read some writing of Baudrillard
> where he uses the phrase "I shop therefore I am". I cannot recall coming
> across this myself. Is my colleague right? Can anyone help with a
> reference for this quote.
>
> Arun Kundnani
> Multimedia Department
> Institute of Race Relations
> http://www.homebeats.co.uk/

This quote is attributable to the visual artist Barbara Kruger and is used
in
one of her artworks, as well as on t-shirts, shopping bags, postcards,
etc.......

Ken Saylor