History of art criticism taste involved in consumer society, and seeing kitsch and art as opposites. Greenberg further claimed that avant-garde and Modernist art was a means to resist the leveling of culture produced by capitalist propaganda. Greenberg appropriated the German word 'kitsch' to describe this consumerism, although its connotations have since changed to a more affirmative notion of leftover materials of capitalist culture. Greenberg later became well known for examining the formal properties of modern art. Meyer Schapiro is one of the best-remembered Marxist art historians of the mid-20th century. Although he wrote about numerous time periods and themes in art, he is
Danger: Low Brow Danger: Low Brow Danger: Low Brow was a comedy show on Melbourne radio station 3RRR from 1985 to 1991, before moving to Triple M and then Fox FM. The original members of the show were: This album featured sketches which originated on the show from 1985–89, completely re-recorded and issued in 1989, on cassette only. It included a number of ad parodies, the mock Beatles historical documentary "Do-It-Yourself Beatles", the fabricated movie trailer "Kung Fu Rabbi", and a travesty on English soccer commentary entitled "Big Genital Soccer". An album of sketches originating on the show from 1988–90, re-recorded and released