ARGONAUT BOOKS

In this sharp, witty polemic, critic Owen Hatherley questions the many ways we have adopted the gospel of luxurious poverty: from ubiquitous 'Keep Calm and Carry On' posters, the commercialisation of thrift, the added value of the artisanal and the selling of a 'make do and mend' aesthetic to a nostalgia for a utopian past that never existed. Instead, he proposes a radical demand for true abundance for all, not just adopting the veneer of a better age, in a rallying cry that reaches across a depleted cultural landscape and refuses to accept that we need to lower our expectations to fit tough t...Read More