Dall'hic et nunc all'ubique et Semper?

Giuseppe Pucci

pp. 181-191

in: Aura, Rivista di estetica 52, 2013.

Abstract

According to Walter Benjamin the aura of a work of art lies in its unique existence in a particular place (“here and now”), but certain copies/facsimiles – like those discussed in this paper – seem to challenge this point of view and realize Paul Valéry’s prediction about the possibility to produce everywhere, any time, the “system of sensations” generated by the originals.

Cited authors

Benjamin Walter

Valéry Paul