The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction.
Walter Benjamin (1936)
Main Focus:
AURA / /
AURA / /
'Aura' = authenticity, the line of manipulation / / ownership and the way in which the piece is exhibited. Aura in relation to arts is a negative trait in relation to its bourgeois connections. Reproduction of art by means of photography, and
its distribution to the masses.
"Mechanical reproduction of art changes the reaction of the masses toward art (...) The greater the decrease in the social significance of an art form, the sharper the distinction between criticism and enjoyment by the public"
"Mechanical reproduction of art changes the reaction of the masses toward art (...) The greater the decrease in the social significance of an art form, the sharper the distinction between criticism and enjoyment by the public"
Very interesting essay / / analysis.
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