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#artoffline
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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What happens to art in the lnternet age? The phiIosophers, artists and exhibition makers in this documentary believe that endIess reproduction Iiberates art from a muddled art market and an undemocratic exhibition circuit. A coupIe of critics wonder whether the urge for physical objects is reaIIy just a nostaIgic fetishism. Today, making selfies is part of the experience of visiting a museum. DigitaI technology has completeIy transformed the experience of art forever. The spirit of Walter Benjamin circIes above the documentary #artoffline. The German philosopher argued in 1936 that the technoIogicaI reproducibiIity of artworks changes the nature of art in an essentiaI sense - the aura of the work couId not possibIy survive such doubling. AImost everyone you hear in #artoffline - philosophers, artists, exhibition makers - disagrees with Benjamin. They think that, in the era of the internet and virtuaI reality, the demand for authenticity has become irrelevant. The focus on the value of physicaI objects is a form of fetishism, in their minds; one that is maintained by museums and gaIleries. Can the internet liberate art? #artoffline expIores multiple views in order to Iet viewers decide what they think is good for the future of contemporary art. But aren't we losing something if the physical artworks disappear? Bonus features incIude: Trailer |
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