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Cute, Quaint, Hungry And Romantic: The Aesthetics Of Consumerism

Call it an encyclopedia of low-brow aesthetics. In Cute, Quaint, Hungry and Romantic, the writer whom Steven Millhauser called "the most original essayist since George Orwell" examines with devastating wit and in a style distinctly his own the contagious appeal of that which is not art, the uses of the useless, the politics of product design and advertising. Here is a psychic voyage into the aesthetic unconscious of the consumer, as well as "the perfect companion for any foray through Restoration Hardware or the freezer compartment at Dean & DeLuca" (Village Voice Literary Supplement). From teddy bears to Mars Bars to Leonardo DiCaprio, this is the refuse of consumerism unflinchingly — and very entertainingly — observed.

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 294
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9780306810473
  • Genres
  • philosophy, sociology, psychology, essays, art, cultural, business, criticism
  • Release date
  • 2001