Using that classic piece of art on a book cover: Grr…
The IPKat
JANUARY 25, 2022
For Benjamin, the aura of a work of art in its primal sense was integrated within the practice of ritual, such as a fresco on the wall of a medieval church. As such, mechanical reproduction can never be authentic, nor can a copy ever be perfect, because it is detached from its aura. But this is not the case for works of art.
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