Kitsch may be conveniently defined as a specifically aesthetic form of lying.

- Matei Calinescu

Kitsch lends itself to a definition in terms of a systematic attempt to fly from daily reality: in time and in space.

- Matei Calinescu

A real Rembrandt hung in a millionaire's home elevator would undoubtedly make for kitsch.

- Matei Calinescu

Don't we all have an itch for kitsch?

- Matei Calinescu

While a forgery illegally exploits the elitist taste for rarity, a kitsch object insists on its anti elitist availability. The deceptive character of…

- Matei Calinescu