The Cave of Apelles Kitsch & Art — Two Different Value Systems | Magnus Vanebo and Jan-Ove Tuv
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Aug 5, 2021 
Jan-Ove Tuv, artist and cultural critic focused on modernist aesthetics. Magnus Vanebo, figurative painter exploring kitsch and classical traditions. They map art and kitsch as different value systems. They debate aesthetic disinterestedness, narrative pathos, universality, and how images aim for emotional charge or conceptual distance.
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Art Values Ideas Over Objects
- The modern art value system prizes aesthetic disinterestedness and idea-driven exploration over the physical object.
- Jan-Ove Tuv links this to Kantian aesthetics and modernists like Duchamp, where the idea can overshadow the crafted object.
Invisible Artwork Sold For A High Price
- Jan-Ove Tuv recalls an invisible artwork sold for a high price to illustrate idea-over-object extremes in modern art.
- He uses this to show how ideas can become the primary commodity, detached from physical craftsmanship.
Kitsch Prioritizes Recognizability And Pathos
- Kitsch centers on recognizability, pathos, and storytelling, aiming to depict universal human experiences rather than personal expression.
- Magnus Vanebo cites Andrew Wyeth and the need for paintings to be recognizable as nature and emotionally charged.
