The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
Even the most perfect reproduction of
a work of art is lacking in one element:
Its presence in time and space
Its unique existence at the place
Where it happens to be
Where it happens to be
This unique existence of the work of art
Determined the history to which it was subject
Throughout the time of its existence
This includes the changes which it may have
suffered in physical condition over the years
As well as the various
Changes in its ownership
Where it happens to be
Where it happens to be
The traces of the first can be revealed only by
Chemical or physical analyses
Which it is impossible to perform
On a reproduction
The changes of ownership are subject to a tradition
Which must be traced from the situation of the original
The presence of the original
Is the prerequisite to
The concept of authenticity
Is the prerequisite to
The presence of the original
Is the prerequisite to
The concept of authenticity
Authenticity
Authenticity
Authenticity
Authenticity
a work of art is lacking in one element:
Its presence in time and space
Its unique existence at the place
Where it happens to be
Where it happens to be
This unique existence of the work of art
Determined the history to which it was subject
Throughout the time of its existence
This includes the changes which it may have
suffered in physical condition over the years
As well as the various
Changes in its ownership
Where it happens to be
Where it happens to be
The traces of the first can be revealed only by
Chemical or physical analyses
Which it is impossible to perform
On a reproduction
The changes of ownership are subject to a tradition
Which must be traced from the situation of the original
The presence of the original
Is the prerequisite to
The concept of authenticity
Is the prerequisite to
The presence of the original
Is the prerequisite to
The concept of authenticity
Authenticity
Authenticity
Authenticity
Authenticity
Credits
Writer(s): Juan Antonio Lopez
Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
Link
© 2024 All rights reserved. Rockol.com S.r.l. Website image policy
Rockol
- Rockol only uses images and photos made available for promotional purposes (“for press use”) by record companies, artist managements and p.r. agencies.
- Said images are used to exert a right to report and a finality of the criticism, in a degraded mode compliant to copyright laws, and exclusively inclosed in our own informative content.
- Only non-exclusive images addressed to newspaper use and, in general, copyright-free are accepted.
- Live photos are published when licensed by photographers whose copyright is quoted.
- Rockol is available to pay the right holder a fair fee should a published image’s author be unknown at the time of publishing.
Feedback
Please immediately report the presence of images possibly not compliant with the above cases so as to quickly verify an improper use: where confirmed, we would immediately proceed to their removal.