The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
Walter Benjamin
In “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction” (1935), Walter Benjamin addresses the political, social, and cultural functions of art in a capitalist society. "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction" (1935), by Walter Benjamin, is an essay of cultural criticism which proposes that the mechanical reproduction of a work of art devalues the aura of the artefact's uniqueness as art.
The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
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