These Chinese takeout boxes and paper bags are a good example of the many pieces GALA made for the future international audiences of Melrose Place.
When viewers in China watch the show, beamed down to them by Rupert Murdoch's satellites, they will see the actors carrying posters (or are they just takeout bags?) with messages about some of the most contentious and censored issues in their country. It is currently not legal to draw the characters for "Human Rights" in China.
Pictured on the left are GALA's first group of takeout items, featuring ideograms for "Human Rights / Turmoil & Chaos." Later explorations in the series included ideograms for "Yin Yang / Equal Rights" and "National Treasures / Stolen Artifacts."