New York, December 2002:

Over the Counter Culture - Ange Taggart
"If you love your country, if you want to fight terrorism, go out this weekend and shop" President George Bush
Inspired by the President's invitation to shop Ange Taggart took a trip on New Years Eve to Times Square, New York to begin her shopping for 2003 right in the heart of the nation of consumption.
In 'Over the Counter Culture' Ange presents an evening of video and tales of performances in held in public spaces, some right in the heart of corporate chain stores, where the "shopping experience" is most ritualized. She introduces the work of both UK and North American based artists from organisation's such as Adbusters, Dedomenici, Fanclub, My Dads Strip Club, Retag, Rev Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping, Space Hijackers, The Vacuum Cleaner and Whirl-Mart.
Based in Nottingham UK, Ange is the founder of My Dads Strip Club and co-founder of Fanclub featured in the BBC documentary series on consumerism Spend, Spend, Spend. Working with store returns policies has become an integral feature of her work as well as a handy way of gaining unofficial arts sponsorship. She is also a recipient of UK funding from Artsadmin Artists' Bursary Scheme and Arts Council England.