The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction

by David Pearson

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hello.vickibrown says:

If this is actually the cover then I love it!
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

alistairh says:

Yup, that's the cover alright. It's brilliant eh? That Mr Pearson's a clever chap.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

von_brandis says:

damn.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

richard winchell says:

brilliant.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

dustin____ says:

I see what you've done there
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

Tri Monster says:

ha ha ha ha ha. nice!
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

Dylanfm says:

so perfect
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

kandinski says:

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.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

MGL says:

Also: _fantastic_ essay. Some silly bits about movies, but mostly just good writing. Available in full here.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

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?
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

kwwphoto says:

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...
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

D Goorevitch says:

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?
Posted 17 hours ago. ( permalink )

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