I found this read, "The work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction" very interesting. I loved how it showed the evolution of the process of Art Reproduction, and how photography took Art Reproduction to another level. The interesting concept arrises, is a reproduction is as good or as valuable as the original? Some would argue that in some given circumstance, "Yes", an example is with film, if you slow down the original, one might see things that the naked eye might have missed, making the reproduction more valuable than the original, Others may disagree and say that an original painting is more valuable than a replica, an example of this is an original painting from Micheal Angelo would cost more than a reproduced painting of his. I love Walter Benjamin's quote,
"The uniqueness of a work of art is inseparable from its being imbedded in the fabric of tradition".
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