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basically it was a lie: the weight of conformity

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Dave

Technology. Television, internet, music. What Theodor Adorno called “the culture industries” . This was seen by Walter Benjamin in the 1920’s as being at the forefront of what was termed “modernity”. Benjamin saw this as “radical immediacy” and it would … Continue reading →

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keeping it unreal: the advertainers

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Dave

Are all aspects of or life affected by immediacy? Its an old idea where products not only lend contextual support to a narrative but contribute and propagate a commodity fetishism resulting from the relationship between technology art and advertising.The result … Continue reading →

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