The Artificial Kingdom

The Artificial Kingdom A Treasury of the Kitsch Experience : With Remarkable Objects of Art and Nature, Extraordinary Events, Eccentric Biography and Original Theory Plus Many Wonderful Illustrations Selected by the Author

Hardback (01 Nov 1999)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Tracing its beginnings to the 19th century, Olalquiaga describes the culture of loss and melancholy in which kitsch came to life and explores its enduring appeal in an arresting mixture of theory and anecdote.

Book information

ISBN: 9780747545354
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Imprint: Bloomsbury
Pub date:
DEWEY: 709.0348
DEWEY edition: 21
Number of pages: 321
Weight: 589g
Height: 200mm
Width: 145mm