Walter Benjamin: The greater the decrease in the social significance of an art form, the sharper the distinction between criticism and enjoyment by the public. The conventional is uncritically enjoyed, and the truly new is criticized with aversion.

The greater the decrease in the social significance of an art form, the sharper the distinction between criticism and enjoyment by the public. The conventional is uncritically enjoyed, and the truly new is criticized with aversion.

-- Walter Benjamin


		Name: Walter Benjamin Type: Critic Nationality: German Birth: July 15, 1892 Death: September 27, 1940

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