About “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction”
This 1935 essay by Walter Benjamin explores how mass media allows audiences to repeatedly see or hear a work of art, and the social and political implications of this. It proposes that mechanical reproduction devalues the aura of an artwork, and that without traditional ritualistic value, art production becomes inherently based on political praxis.
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- 2021 · ISBN 9781667156071
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| Cover | Edition | Year | ISBN | |
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 | Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction | 2021 | 9781667156071 | Buy on Amazon |
 | The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction | 2010 | 9781453722480 | Buy on Amazon |
| | The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction | 2008 | 9780141036199 | Buy on Amazon |