10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KITSCHNESS»
Discover the use of
kitschness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
kitschness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Monument: Art and Vulgarity in Saddam Hussein's Iraq
Milan Kundera4 ' 7 The Kitsch of Baghdad 'Kitschness' is an unselfconscious
attitude, an un reflective norm of behaviour necessarily shared by large numbers
of people. The moment we call something 'kitsch', we enter the exclusive
company ...
2
Science, Technology And Culture
The mood of the visit is sombre, at times even scary, though this is off—set by the
screaming kitschness of other parts of the site — the canteen staff in military
uniform, the weird mix of souvenirs for sale (including atomic bomb snow globes,
...
3
The Monument: Art, Vulgarity, and Responsibility in Iraq
Milan Kundera49 7 The Kitsch of Baghdad 'Kitschness' is an unselfconscious
attitude, an unreflective norm of behaviour necessarily shared by large numbers
of people. The moment we call something 'kitsch', we enter the exclusive
company ...
4
Damien Hirst: A Retrospective
The works share none of the cool conceptual nuance of earlier pieces, but are
alluring precisely because of their kitschness, narcissistic repetition and
homogeneity – poised tantalisingly between a comment upon and a lurid
instance of ...
5
Gerry Wedd: Thong Cycle
porcelain figurines with a respectable genteel past yet Wedd's figures have a
barbaric kitschness of great currency. They could almost be 200 years old but
they are about events of the recent past burned into the collective memory of all
of us ...
6
The Dracula Dilemma: Tourism, Identity and the State in Romania
The charge of'kitschness' is frequently levelled against Hotel Tihuţa. In the
second edition of In Search ofDracula McNally and Florescu dismiss the building
as an example of'bastard Gothic' (1994: 299). One newspaper article describes it
as ...
7
Redefining the Real: The Fantastic in Contemporary French ...
11 In Tom est mort, Paris: P.O.L., 2007, Darrieussecq's bereaved narrator muses
on the kitschness of memorialisation more generally: 'Le commerce de la mort est
forcement kitsch. Le kitsch soulage peut-être' (98). For Jackson, the fantastic is ...
Margaret-Anne Hutton, 2009
Inside, the multicoloured bowls were in place, the kitschness complete.
Maleeshya paced up and down in a fever of impatience. The Shuh!! spies posted
at the Apollo had rung suddenly to say the body was on its way. It was too soon, it
was ...
9
The Shanghai Alleyway House: A Vanishing Urban Vernacular
For the moment, it is enough to be aware that we should not allow ourselves to
be blinkered by the pretty kitschness of places like Xintiandi because such
selectiveness of vision can blind us the very real fact of some of the side effects
that ...
Gregory Byrne Bracken, 2013
However, McDonald's homogenization of food consumption has gone so far that
it appears now as a caricature, a joke, the ultimate in kitschness and junk food.
From a postmodern perspective that valorizes difference, otherness, and variety,
...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KITSCHNESS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
kitschness is used in the context of the following news items.
'We've got a good touring family for this show'
“I love it's kitschness,” Susan said. “And the theatre is brilliant, the Frank Matcham design is a real jewel in the crown for Blackpool.” * And Then ... «Blackpool Gazette, Apr 15»
'Ant-Man'?s Michael Pe a Calls Trump ?Not Informed"1:54
So he delivered with a display of such over-the-top kitschness and that inexplicable Aboriginal flag-waving astronaut. And the unbridled talent ... «NEWS.com.au, Feb 15»
Q&A: We chat to comedian and musician Graham Fellows
kitschness, and is actually a night of incredibly well-written and performed pop songs, without a single technical foul-up. Not very "Shuttleworth" ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jan 15»
Actor Christoph Waltz Takes Nimble Turn as Sociopathic Huckster In …
When Waltz and Burton met, they spoke about “kitschness in art and the constellations,” as well as Walter's psychosis. Following the tête-à-tête, ... «Jewish Business News, Dec 14»
Christoph Waltz on Bond, Burton, and Channeling His Inner Darkness
When Waltz and Burton met, they spoke about “kitschness in art and the constellations,” as well as Walter's psychosis. Following the tête-à-tête, ... «Daily Beast, Dec 14»
House music is great music – or can be
Admittedly some of the old Chicago house tunes have defintely aged badly with a certain Kitschness or campness however even stuff like ... «Spectator.co.uk, Apr 14»
Shoot Happens: Angela Beaumont
While the palette is all sweet 1950s kitschness, the modern silhouettes and futuristic highlights such as bright metallics and ruffled embellishment represent a ... «hotpress.com, Dec 13»
LG Pocket Photo review
This design neutrality, kitschness and portability marry to make the LG Pocket Photo printer a design win – round one over and it's looking ... «Recombu, Jul 13»
Black Eyes and Lemonade: Curating Popular Art at London's …
Gazing over them now, they seem the fodder of mass-produced kitschness. But back then they were the real miniature deal, with Jones a ... «Culture24, Jun 13»
Vintage Kiss Giant Fridge Magnet
If you are going to dress your fridge up with one of these panel magnets, you may as well fully embrace the kitschness of the concept. «Retro To Go, Jan 13»
