RE: ' For example -- if someone had proven that those African heads on Derek's website had been made by American art students -- I'm sure that he would never have posted them as examples of art.'
I think this is an interesting question - ie why we respond to an object differently once we know it is a fake. (I would not be alone in doing that by the way. How would you respond to a 'Rembrandt', Chris, once you found it was painted in say 1950?) But it is by no means clear that this is what Benjamin is on about in his talk about authenticity - or 'aura' (Saul seemed to equate the two - which I think is probably dubious in fact). DA On Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 1:39 AM, Chris Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > and..... the concept of of authenticity belongs to Derek as much as to anyone > else. > > For example -- if someone had proven that those African heads on Derek's > website had been made by American art students -- I'm sure that he would never > have posted them as examples of art. > > Not because they looked any less "powerful" -- but because they were not > "authentic" > > ____________________________________________________________ > Bills adding up? Click here for free information on payday loans. > http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2231/fc/Ioyw6ijmOWd5C7AxovsgTlk7sQZYrj > moFY55LAFhApMLSI8C41LaGQ/ > > -- Derek Allan http://www.home.netspeed.com.au/derek.allan/default.htm
