Episode 694: Is KITSCH All There Is?

Zero Squared by Douglas Lain

Jun 17, 202680:20Society & Culture

Why must art be either avant-garde or Kitsch today? What could count as avant-garde art today? Should today's critics examine the formal techniques involved in the production of Kitsch? Is that all there is? Support Subl...

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