Walter Benjamin, Manet, Architectural History

Systems of Authenticity: A Literary Criticism of Lupton's Thinking With Type & Benjamin's Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction

by Elizabeth Sarobhasa

Reading is the result of an organized experience. As the text on a page dictates the reader subconscious experience of... more Reading is the result of an organized experience. As the text on a page dictates the reader subconscious experience of reading, it also demonstrates how to navigate the layout: the grid structure. These standards create a navigational reference of how we interact with the system of the text visually. However, the mechanical duplication of text and artwork share a similar relationship to their initial creation: the separation of the copy and the original. The hierarchy of authenticity maintains the shared context we experience through these connections, however, the different methods of mechanical reproduction do not always guarantee an accurate relationship to the original form.