“By making reproductions. It substitutes a plurality of copies for a unique existence. And
reproduction to meet the beholder or listener in his own particular situation, It
reactivates the object reproduced.”
In the age of mechanical reproduction, one has to think it was a double edged sword. On one hand it was cheating. Cheating that a work of art isn’t just one piece but as many that can be reproduced. Thus taking the ownership and minimizing it to as many copies are made. On the other hand the copies may be providing a sense of publicity. Publicity that allows a work of art to be shared and enjoyed by all. A problem that still takes place today where ownership is shared by as many copies owned and the special attribute of one and only is jeopardized.