Matei Calinescu Quotes

While A Forgery Illegally Exploits The Elitist Taste For Rarity, A Kitsch Object Insists On Its Anti Elitist Availability. The Deceptive Character Of Kitsch Does Not Lie In Whatever It May Have In Common With Actual Forgery But In Its Claim To Supply Its Consumers With Essentially The Same Kinds And Qualities Of Beauty As Those Embodied In Unique Or Rare And Inaccessible Originals.

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