Walter Benjamin’s “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction” and Guy Debord’s “The Society of the Spectacle” both discuss the “images” resulting from modern means of production. Debord focuses on how modern technology influences the individual’s perception of society by the presentation of a “reality”/ worldview that is actually very different from reality. Benjamin, on the other hand, focuses on the evolution of how we see art, which is caused by technological advances as well. He argues that art was once created for “rituals”, events where the elite gathered and interpreted the art with their specialized knowledge of esoteric meanings and symbolisms. Art in the age of mechanical reproduction is so widely dispersed and easily understandable that almost all people can assess it. Therefore, it has gained political meaning and purpose.