The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
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gptkb:book
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| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Walter_Benjamin
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| gptkbp:available_in |
public domain
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| gptkbp:discusses |
mass culture
mechanical reproduction politics of art technology and art |
| gptkbp:genre |
gptkb:essayist
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
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| gptkbp:impact |
cultural criticism
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:postmodernism
gptkb:film |
| gptkbp:influences |
media theory
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| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
gptkb:The_Society_of_the_Spectacle
Understanding Media |
| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:German
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| gptkbp:notable_feature |
gptkb:Lightning_Release
gptkb:evolution authenticity |
| gptkbp:notable_quote |
“ The technique of reproduction detaches the reproduced object from the domain of tradition.”
“ That which withers in the age of mechanical reproduction is the aura of the work of art.” “ The work of art is no longer an instrument of ritual.” “ Reproducibility removes the aura from the work of art.” “ The distinction between art and politics is not a distinction between two spheres of activity.” |
| gptkbp:published_in |
1936
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| gptkbp:related_to |
cultural studies
art theory philosophy of art |
| gptkbp:topics |
aesthetics
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| gptkbp:translated_into |
gptkb:French
gptkb:Spanish English |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Walter_Benjamin
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4
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