Walter Benjamin is saying that our experience of the "art object" is diminished by the tools of mechanical reproduction. I believe that it is better that it gets mass produced even tho it may loose its Aura. More people can see it. Cameras have changed art so much that it even makes art a little less valuable because the average person could easily pick up a camera, point and shoot and have an instant piece rather then hours of hard work for one painting. Just like Benjamin's reason for saying photo or video reproduction will diminish its Aura. The value will be much less
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