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· 2018· Book chapter

The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction

Walter Benjamín

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Mechanical reproduction, unlike manual imitation, fundamentally alters the authority and authenticity of a work of art, a shift first seen with woodcuts and later amplified by photography and sound reproduction.

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Field: Visual Arts and Performing Arts

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