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In response to "I always thought it meant something like meaningless or worthless. What I usually call junk, but still keep around the house. -- nm" by not2fast

It's a form of art. Some Latin American modern art is based around it. Day of the Dead, for example.

Posted by con_carne Jul 22 '10, 20:40

Kitsch imitates formerly grander cultural icons in order to bring it down a notch, maybe make fun of it. To be able to laugh at skulls and death, in the case of Mexico's DotD.

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that's a very specific meaning of kitsch. -- nm - Reagen Jul 22, 20:41 1
- There should be an ", as used by Latin American artists," in there somewhere -- nm - con_carne Jul 22, 20:47

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It's a form of art. Some Latin American modern art is based around it. Day of the Dead, for example.

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