Word: kitschyness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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The Jeff Koons exhibition on view at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art until next week -- it goes to the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis in July -- is a fairly grim spectacle. It is, so to speak, a consomme double of cliche: first because the work is more kitschy...
What's the solution? A New Elvis? There isn't much hope on the horizon. Madonna's exhibitionist tendency alienates many folks in middle America. Garth Brooks isn't kitschy enough and doesn't win over the gospel crowd. And Nirvana just won't cut it with the hygienic set...
Inspired by -- and also instigating -- this heat wave are such adventurous and widely known chefs as Mark Miller of Washington's Red Sage and Josefina Howard of New York City's Rosa Mexicano, who regularly experiment with chile- flavored dishes like duck tamales with herb salsa, roasted oysters with green...
"There are Chileans jamming the blues with Cambodians; Eskimos dancing alongside Aborigines. It's real and it's a parody; it's superficial, kitschy, deceiving, fun, invigorating, debate-sparking. Maybe, just maybe, it's what we are."
Across the Square in a pink stucco building with kitschy '70s decor, the Hong Kong on Mass Ave. serves traditional Americanized Chinese favorites: combination specials, Peking Ravioli, Beef and Broccoli. Open until 2 a.m. every night but Monday, the frequently rowdy Kong is a great place to catch a late...