54001 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-1: Mass Production
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Boon, m (cid:894)(cid:1006)(cid:1004)(cid:1005)(cid:1004)(cid:895): (cid:862)fountains(cid:863) to (cid:862)in praise of perfection(cid:863) in in praise of copying, harvard university. In analysing duchamp"s artworks- mass produced objects also have their own history: digitally manipulating images aims to control what the viewer can see, mechanical processes do not destroy art, unique due to physical matter, unique space in time. "whether the being-intime of all entities and objects has as its correlative a singularity or uniqueness that manifests at every moment within nonduality" p. 194: duchamp"s ready mades, danger of repetition. Thus: the digital realm relies on the fact that energy itself is discontinuous. In duchamp"s infrathin- differences, asserts power in the computer. Immediately once an item is taken out of context, creates a new meaning. 5 different versions of an idea, or an image- doesn"t have to be the same image except developed. Hall: original has essence and authenticity, expression and reflector of creator. Appeal, give the work a sense of originality, authenticity.
