Walter Benjamin (1892–1940) was a German cultural critic, philosopher and social critic.
In the case of Net Art, what was especially exciting for us was that, for the first time there was no distinction between original and copy; they were identical. It was Walter Benjamin’s dream come true!
Eva and Franco Mattes, Eva and Franco Mattes on Mega Eliza
Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction by Benjamin was in the '30s, and so one hundred years ago, ninety years ago.
Peter Bauman, Figure31 on DEL and Blockchain Art