Walter Benjamin argued that reproducing a work of art kills its aura. But the aura itself has become a subject matter among contemporary artists. Witness the syncronization (both works date from 2006), from opposite corners of the earth (Paci’s Albanian based in Italy, Anading’s Pilipino):
The preview image for Adrian Paci’s Per Speculum, 2006. Courtesy of francesca kaufmann, Milan by way of E-flux. Currently on exhibit at Bonniers Konsthall.
Amazing.
Poklong Anading, from ‘Anonymity’, 2006. Backlit photographic duratrans. Exhibited at Cross Art Projects.
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