" ... Images without bottom ..." -- Goods and surfaces -- The marriage between art and commerce -- Chosen people -- The dream of wholeness -- Varnished barbarism -- Mechanical sentiments -- Form follows value -- Form follows power -- Form follows waste -- Conclusion: The political elements of style
Summary
Depicts the evolution of an increasingly style-conscious society from the time when style was an exclusive prerogative of aristocratic elites to today when it fascinates millions
