19 июл 2011 г. - 5. What is 'Kitsch'? or 'Venus de Milo' as the kitsch-idol
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The article addresses issues like the definition of 'kitsch' and its relation to 'modernity' or 'postmodernity'; or the Hellenistic era as an age of kitsch par excellence. There are plenty of references in the article to such well-known art critics as Walter Benjamin, Susan Sontag, Umberto Eco and many more.
The case of the 'Venus de Milo' is a perfect choice to discuss 'kitsch'. Read more here: http://kbender.blogspot.be/2011/07/what-is-kitsch-or-venus-de-milo-as.html?view=magazine