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Abgang! T-Shirt Catalogue 1997 – Paul Kalkbrenner, Adbusting, Brand Satire, Graphic Design

Reconstructed digital edition of Abgang! T-Shirt Catalogue 1.97, published in Cologne, Germany in 1997. The catalogue documents the graphic design, T-shirt designs, brand parodies, adbusting and cultural commentary of Abgang!, the Cologne-based company founded and managed by photographer and graphic designer Paul Kalkbrenner. In addition to the Abgang! product catalogue, the publication contains editorial material on advertising, consumer culture, trademark parody and freedom of expression; interviews with people who left Germany or moved to Germany; an extensive text by Oliviero Toscani on ad…