Coolhunters.de

The keen chaps over at Influx have an insightful piece on an exhibition in Germany called Coolhunters. The exhibition explores the phenomenon of teenage culture.

The show’s basic premise is that more than anything, teens today desire
fame and fortune. Entry into today’s teen culture demands that they
obtain all the trappings of fashion and technology.

The exhibit
explores how the poles of mainstream, mass, individuality and
conformity all work together simultaneously to define the culture. In
addition, it shows how teens are also taking it upon themselves to
shape their own culture through product customization, the subversion
of marketing messages.

It suggests that teens now operate as
their own "coolhunters" in the "tribal supermarket", piecing together
elements to define who they are.

Coolhunters inc. Black Metal, Ja?
Influx Post