# Inside America's dead shopping malls

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxMidAtlantic
- Speaker: Dan Bell
- Year: 2016
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Astronomy and space, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_bell_inside_america_s_dead_shopping_malls)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

What happens when a mall falls into ruin? Filmmaker Dan Bell guides us through abandoned monoliths of merchandise, providing a surprisingly funny and lyrical commentary on consumerism, youth culture and the inspiration we can find in decay.

## Lectures

1. [Inside America's dead shopping malls](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/dan_bell_inside_america_s_dead_shopping_malls/a1030ab71294), 12 min (TED's player)