Avant-Garde and Kitsch

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Kitsch is mechanical and operates by formulas. Kitsch is vicarious experience and faked sensations... Kitsch is the epitome of all that is spurious in the life of our times.

Clement Greenberg

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Topic

Kitsch Taste

Author

Clement Greenberg

Source

Avant-Garde and Kitsch Partisan Review

Medium

Essay Magazine

Statement Type

Definition

Language

English

Time

1939 1930s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Greenberg, Clement. "Avant-Garde and Kitsch." Partisan Review, 1939.