The Cuteness of the Avant‐Garde Author(s): Sianne Ngai Source: Critical Inquiry , Vol. 31, No. 4 (Summer 2005), pp. 811-847 Published by: The University of Chicago Press Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/444516 JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org. Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at https://about.jstor.org/terms The University of Chicago Press is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Critical Inquiry