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Don't we all have an itch for kitsch?


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Kitsch may be conveniently defined as a specifically aesthetic form of lying.

Kitsch may be conveniently defined as a specifically aesthetic form of lying.



Kitsch lends itself to a definition in terms of a systematic attempt to fly from daily reality: in time and in space.

Kitsch lends itself to a definition in terms of a systematic attempt to fly from daily reality: in time and in space.



A real Rembrandt hung in a millionaire's home elevator would undoubtedly make for kitsch.

A real Rembrandt hung in a millionaire's home elevator would undoubtedly make for kitsch.





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