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Walter Benjamin

Walter Benjamin observes that the reproducibility of art is a consequence of the advances of productive capitalist society, and that the cultural and political interest of its consequences should not be underestimated. Benjamin's main observation is correct and extremely important. Benjamin uses classic Marxist style with his opening observations. However, they are explicit, not hidden, and do not influence his main analysis of the consequences of the reproducibility of art, and should rather be seen as a form of intellectual honesty and openness. Benjamin acknowledges the strong influence that reproductive society has on our perception of culture. He considers the influence of photography on art as dominant compared to the influence of art on photography. (Walter, B. 1936) Theodor Adorno similar to Benjamin was a philosopher, critic, and theorist who generated a vast body of works on aspects of society and culture believed that the "culture industry" turned......

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