Roger Pouivet's Ontology of Mass Art in Globalization
Philosopher Roger Pouivet's essay 'L'œuvre d'art à l'âge de sa mondialisation' (published by La Lettre Volée) explicitly references Walter Benjamin's 'The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction'. Pouivet aims to define a new ontology of the artwork in the 20th century, using contemporary globalization in the artistic domain as a case study for analyzing the current age. The essay was published in 2003.
Key facts
- Roger Pouivet wrote the essay 'L'œuvre d'art à l'âge de sa mondialisation'.
- The essay was published by La Lettre Volée.
- The title references Walter Benjamin's 'The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction'.
- Pouivet seeks to define a new ontology of the artwork in the 20th century.
- He uses globalization in the artistic domain as an example for his analysis.
- The essay was published in 2003.
- The source is artpress.com.
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Artists
- Roger Pouivet
- Walter Benjamin
Institutions
- La Lettre Volée
- artpress.com
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