媚俗 is not identical to kitsch; however, kitsch seems like 大排檔...
Tomá? Kulka, in Kitsch and Art, starts from two basic facts:
that kitsch "has an undeniable mass appeal" and "considered bad" by the art-educated elite", and then proposes three essential conditions:
- Kitsch depicts a beautiful or highly emotionally charged subject.
- The depicted subject is instantly and effortlessly identifiable.
- Kitsch does not substantially enrich our associations related to the depicted subject.