Sempé's Konsumgesellschaft

Jean-Jacques Sempé's Konsumgesellschaft, published by Diogenes Verlag from 1973 onward, is a single-issue comic that offers a gently satirical, wordless look at modern consumer culture. Best known for his New Yorker covers, Sempé brings his signature delicate linework and wry observational humor to a series of vignettes exploring the absurdities of shopping, advertising, and material desire. Though brief in its run, this work captures a timeless, affectionate critique of society's relationship with goods and status.