Tag Archives: Clement Greenberg

Fuck Clement Greenberg

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: In discussions of literature and architecture, I still come across would-be intellectuals who invoke art critic Clement Greenberg’s distinction between the avant-garde and kitsch. Of course, for such people avant-garde is doubleplusgood, while kitsch is one small step … Continue reading →

Linkage

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: A kid saves a classmate from a potential stabbing, but Canadian schools don’t want any heroes. Doctors and hospitals are stuck in the 1800s. Michael Kinsley Political Gaffe of the Day. Marxist literary critic Terry Eagleton thinks … Continue reading →