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Kitsch

A large, raspberry-shaped sculpture rests on a concrete floor, its surface composed of tightly packed red bead-like forms. One side ruptures into a cavern of green, turquoise, and white crystals, resembling mold and mineral growth, creating a vivid contrast between fleshy abundance and geological decay.

Artist Kathleen Ryan’s Beautiful Blight

Ryan memorializes the mundane and the mortal in her engaging sculptural portraits of all things kitschy, immutable and abject.
By Mya Ward
Man in a pastel pink suit stands beside an ornate easel, holding a paint palette and brush. On the canvas is a surreal, wide-eyed doll with voluminous pink hair and a bow, framed in gilded pink. The studio background is entirely pink.

I AM THAT ‘EYE AM’: Mark Ryden’s Whimsy and Wonder at Perrotin Los Angeles

This kitschmeister, lowbrow luminary and indisputable Pop Surrealism pioneer has become something of a cultural touchstone over the course of his decades-long career.
By Mya Ward
A collage of two ceramic animal statues set in a grid with a gradiant background

How Artist Alake Shilling Gives Kitsch a Conscience

Through her ceramic sculpture, the artist strikes world-weary sentiment into the eyes of nostalgically precious woodland creatures.
By Mya Ward

Jeff Koons Moves Forward With His Controversial ‘Bouquet of Tulips’ Sculpture in Paris

By Helen Holmes

Just How “Woke” Should the ‘Charlie’s Angels’ Remake Be?

By Helen Holmes
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Super 8 Hotels Giving Away ‘Not-So-Super’ Art in Miami

By Paul Laster
(Courtesy Artknowledgenews.com)

Kitsch Master Can’t Attend Own Show Due to Pending Imprisonment

By Ryan Steadman

The Empire Strikes Back: The Very Best Kate and Willie Keepsakes

By Amy Kuperinsky
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