The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction

    by David Pearson

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    1. hello.vickibrown, von_brandis, richard winchell, Jason Santa Maria, and 92 other people added this photo to their favorites.

    2. hello.vickibrown (48 months ago | reply)

      If this is actually the cover then I love it!

    3. alistairh (48 months ago | reply)

      Yup, that's the cover alright. It's brilliant eh? That Mr Pearson's a clever chap.

    4. d-w- [deleted] (48 months ago | reply)

      I see what you've done there

    5. Tri Monster (48 months ago | reply)

      ha ha ha ha ha. nice!

    6. Dylanfm (48 months ago | reply)

      so perfect

    7. kandinski (48 months ago | reply)

      I am getting ten. Better make it one, which I will then run through a fotocopier so I always have a copy to hand for anyone who wants it.

    8. MGL (48 months ago | reply)

      Also: _fantastic_ essay. Some silly bits about movies, but mostly just good writing. Available in full here.

    9. caritoenflickr (47 months ago | reply)

      The alarming and at the same time hilarious thing is that as we are awed by this abolutely great cover, and photograph it, upload it to Flickr and then comment on it we restore the aura Benjamin said that the work of art loses with technical reproduction... or are we?

    10. kwwphoto (41 months ago | reply)

      This brings back lots of memories from college, where I read this essay in half of my film & digital media courses at UCSC.

      BTW, I guess we haven't restored Benjamin's aura, since there were so many reproductions in succession. Or you can call it a postmodern aura, since Benjamin wasn't around for all this Web 2.0 fun...

    11. Dan Goorevitch (35 months ago | reply)

      What's the difference if it is or isn't "the actual cover?" If it isn't "the actual cover" what else could it be?

    12. Elmo Rosa (5 months ago | reply)

      Maybe that's the most perfect book cover I've ever seen.

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