797920
797920

Work of Art in the Age of Electronic Reproduction

1985-01-01 en 8m
In an homage to Walter Benjamin and his essay The work of art in the age of mechanical reproduction, Buchanan's video questions how image processing transforms the role of the artist in society, as well as the nature of contemporary society itself, by juxtaposing images of the making and eating of a television-shaped cake, distorted text from writers Georgi Plekhanov and Herbert Marcuse, and footage of herself working.

Production Assistant

Doug Wichert

Prop Designer

Nora Chavooshian

Visual Effects

Paul Davis

Director

Nancy Buchanan

Visual Effects

David Jones

Production Assistant

Peer Bode

Status

Released

Countries

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