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Philosophy

The Aesthetics of Kitsch and the Value of Bad Art

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The term 'kitsch' originated in the 19th-century Munich art market as slang for cheap, mass-produced art that aimed to evoke sentiment rather than aesthetic depth, and philosopher Clement Greenberg famously used it to condemn the 'bad taste' of popular culture.

Why this is interesting

You probably have something in your home you love but would be embarrassed to call 'art'—a souvenir, a cute figurine, a sentimental painting. Why do we feel that way?