The images on display were in direct opposition to the reality of Germany. The paintings of German farmers and their families and Greek style sculptures idolizing warriors misrepresented the reality of the industrialized Germany who in order to full the ideal of farm life presented to them had to support the conquering and destruction of other people. The artwork on display in the exhibit can only be consumed by a few people, as Benjamin explains on page 36. Galleries and museums cannot regulate people’s reactions like film can. The Great German Art Exhibition displayed aesthetically pleasing, physically present art, but it cannot, according to Benjamin, compete with film when it comes to using them as propaganda. The use of technology greatly freed people in technique, but was also used to alter their perception of
The images on display were in direct opposition to the reality of Germany. The paintings of German farmers and their families and Greek style sculptures idolizing warriors misrepresented the reality of the industrialized Germany who in order to full the ideal of farm life presented to them had to support the conquering and destruction of other people. The artwork on display in the exhibit can only be consumed by a few people, as Benjamin explains on page 36. Galleries and museums cannot regulate people’s reactions like film can. The Great German Art Exhibition displayed aesthetically pleasing, physically present art, but it cannot, according to Benjamin, compete with film when it comes to using them as propaganda. The use of technology greatly freed people in technique, but was also used to alter their perception of