Sunday, February 18, 2007

The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction

This is long.

I see what he's saying, but I don't think art through facism and communism are that interconnected. From what I've seen at least, alot of art is politicised in both camps, and both, while perhaps did not call for war, definately glorified it. I think the result of any big government system, particularly during wartime, both politicises art and glorifies fighting to try to instill in it's people a will to fight.

I did like how he described the modernization of art, the reaction towards the appearance of copies, film, photography, etc.

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