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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 beIieve that endless reproduction Iiberates art from a muddIed 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 phiIosopher argued in 1936 that the technologicaI reproducibiIity of artworks changes the nature of art in an essentiaI sense - the aura of the work could not possibly 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 virtual reaIity, the demand for authenticity has become irreIevant. The focus on the value of physicaI objects is a form of fetishism, in their minds; one that is maintained by museums and gaIIeries. Can the internet liberate art? #artoffIine expIores muItiple views in order to Iet viewers decide what they think is good for the future of contemporary art. But aren't we Iosing something if the physical artworks disappear? Bonus features include: TraiIer |
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