Art Copies v Originals: Is Art Wonderment Possible with a Reproduction?

Is art wonderment possible through a copy of an artwork? As an art curator and writer, our host is often faced with printed or digital art portfolios – does this art digital hygiene go against art etiquette? Small donations are great! "Buys us a book": https://buymeacoffee.com/exhibitionistaThis ‘art anxiety’ is reinforced by the concept, coined by the German thinker Walter Benjamin, of “the aura”, the "here and now of the work of art" understood as a defense of the unique art experiences ‘in the flesh’. Donate!What if we’d failed to see what Benjamin alerts us to in his seminal art book: The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction? What if mass reproduction of images brought an art liberation? What is preserving the here and now of the aesthetic experience was a form of gatekeeping? And how can we read the concept of aura today?Interested in Worlding, my art space & residency in London?https://www.worldingproject.com/Interested in seeing the exhibition with Collective Aid and SOS MEDITERRANEE for Refugee Week? https://www.zeffy.com/en-GB/ticketing/across-lands-and-seas-exhibitionInterested in our Workshops? https://www.zeffy.com/en-GB/ticketing/workshops-across-lands-and-seas-exhibitionAnd our talk about courage? https://www.zeffy.com/en-GB/ticketing/across-lands-and-seasKnow more about Collective Aid and SOS MEDITERRANEE.Read Katy Barron's Women who Podcast Magazine. And listen to our episode in Kathy's podcast Women Who Sarcast.And here is the link to Kathy's awesome film Navel Gazing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogy1nTiCms0&t=205sSIGN UP TO THE EXHIBITIONISTAS [email protected]:00 Can we be moved by a reproduction of an artwork?07:04 Walter Benjamin's "Aura" is often misunderstood15:52 My 2nd hand art experience: 2 paintings by Caspar D. Friedrich20:12 Benjamin, a fellow podcaster? And the real change brought by tech29:07 Art Etiquette segment!40:13 Walter Benjamin's Influence on Art and Technology40:13 Copy v automated reproduction53:26 Brainstorm in a teacup segment!54:37 Answer to the question: can we be moved by a copy of art? #walterbenjamin #aura #technologyandartDid the episode stir Art Wonderment memories? Share them via text or voice message.Support the showCreated & Hosted by Dr. Joana P. R. Neves, art curator and writer with over 20 years of experience in the contemporary art field. Artistic director of Drawing Now Paris since 2018, she has worked across the industry, from the art market to education. She co-launched the art residency and project space Worlding in 2020. Exhibitionistas’ first year offered exhibition discussions with guest co-host Emily Harding; organically, it grew into a more experimental show exploring art topics, stories and interviews complemented by Joana’s publication Art Thinkosaurus on Substack. She champions ‘Art Wonderment’s’ embrace of complexity against the lure of ready-made opinions. A polyglot, she grew up in Lisbon, studied and lived in Paris, to finally settle in London with her artist husband, four children and two cats. Find us:On Instagram – @exhibitionistas_podcastOn Substack (NEWSLETTER: sign up!): Art Thinkosaurus > Exhibitionistas FilesOnline: www.exhibitionistaspodcast.comDo you want to be a guest on Art Etiquette? Reach out: [email protected]: Joana P. R. Neves, 2024.