The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction

The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction - Walter Benjamin

This document explores the effects of mechanical reproduction on art, discussing the change in perception, the relationship between mass and art, and the influence of technology and politics.

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Our fine arts were developed, their types and uses were established, in times very different from the present, by men whose power of action upon things was insignificant in compari son with ours. But the amazing growth of our techniques, the adaptability and precision they have attained, the ideas and habits they are creating, make it a certainty t... See more