Tag Archives: kitsch

The Coronaball Run, Day 5: Oklahoma City to Amarillo to Santa Fe

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: This is the fifth installment of my series about driving cross-country during the coronavirus crisis. Click here for first post, here for the second post, here for the third post, and here for the fourth post. From the … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Amarillo, Big Texan Steak Ranch, cowboys, green chile, kitsch, OKC Stockyards, Pueblo Revival style, red chile, Santa Fe, Santa Fe Plaza, sopaipilla, St. Francis of Assisi, steak, steakhouses, Stockyards City, tamales, Tomasita's, vaquero | 5 Comments

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 →

Posted in Art, Books Publishing and Writing, Commercial art, Movies | Tagged ads, art critics, avant-garde, Clement Greenberg, Comics, Hollywood, kitsch, pulp fiction, tap dancing, Tin Pan Alley | 9 Comments

Art Du Jour: The Velveteria

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: When Sir Barken was recently in L.A. on a cultural tour for his daughter, we met up for a day so I could show them around downtown. Sure, LACMA and the Getty are fine, but the city has … Continue reading →

Posted in Art | Tagged America fuck yeah, black velvet paintings, Caren Anderson, Carl Baldwin, folk art, kitsch, Los Angeles, lowbrow, Velveteria | 7 Comments

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 →

Posted in Art, Books Publishing and Writing, Linkathons, Politics and Economics | Tagged Clement Greenberg, Elmore Leonard, Feminism, healthcare, kitsch, North Korea, steven seagal, Terry Eagleton | 7 Comments

Architecture Conundrums: Solvang

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Back in the day, one of the main things that any self-respecting arts education drilled into wannabe artsfans was an aversion to kitsch. And not just an aversion to it, but a vehement, cell-level hatred. It’s fake. … Continue reading →