Our Aesthetic Categories: Zany, Cute, Interesting by Sianne Ngai

Our Aesthetic Categories: Zany, Cute, Interesting

Sianne Ngai

333 pages first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction art philosophy challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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The zany, the cute, and the interesting saturate postmodern culture. They dominate the look of its art and commodities as well as our discourse about the ambivalent feelings these objects often inspire. In this radiant study, Sianne Ngai offers a ...

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