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Aura: An Elusive Concept in Art Theory and Museum Practice

Werner Schweibenz

Cultural Arts Research and Development · 25-42 · 10.55121/card.v6i2.102386

According to Tate’s online glossary Art Terms, aura is a quality integral to an artwork that cannot be communicated through mechanical reproduction techniques. So what happens to the aura in the age of digital reproduction? The paper describes the origin of this concept, which was introduced by the author and art critic Walter B