Have any of you read this essay - Benjamin's references to what kind of reproduction he is referring to are very specific - so why would you presume this - Chair, Visual Arts and Technologies The Cleveland Institute of Art
> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: <[email protected]> > Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 11:40:51 EDT > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Presence > > In a message dated 7/3/08 10:51:43 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > >> "For the first time in world >>> history," Benjamin wrote, "mechanical reproduction emancipates the work of >> >>> art from its parasitical dependence on ritual." >> > > Presumably this would mean Benjamin didn't think of any of the great prints > as art-no Durers, no Mantegnas. He can't have meant this- how did he > account for prints as art? > Kate Sullivan > > > ************** > Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for > fuel-efficient used cars. > > (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean.
