{"id":9,"date":"2021-03-13T18:33:52","date_gmt":"2021-03-13T16:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/walterbenjaminmag.wordpress.com\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2026-03-28T17:48:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T15:48:50","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/walterbenjaminmag.com\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"The Manifesto"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid alignfull column1-desktop-grid__span-3 column1-desktop-grid__start-2 column1-desktop-grid__row-1 column2-desktop-grid__span-6 column2-desktop-grid__start-6 column2-desktop-grid__row-1 column1-tablet-grid__span-3 column1-tablet-grid__row-1 column2-tablet-grid__span-5 column2-tablet-grid__start-4 column2-tablet-grid__row-1 column1-mobile-grid__span-4 column1-mobile-grid__row-1 column2-mobile-grid__span-4 column2-mobile-grid__row-2\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid-column wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid__padding-none\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-circle-mask is-style-default\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" src=\"http:\/\/walterbenjaminmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/profile_different-color.png?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-232\" style=\"width:366px;height:366px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/walterbenjaminmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/profile_different-color.png 1500w, https:\/\/walterbenjaminmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/profile_different-color-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/walterbenjaminmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/profile_different-color-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/walterbenjaminmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/profile_different-color-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/walterbenjaminmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/profile_different-color-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid-column wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid__padding-none\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">HI, IT'S ME, WALTER<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Curated by our favorite philosopher <strong>Walter Benjamin<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His Article: <em>'The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction'<\/em> Paving the path for writing on popular culture and the way we consume it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right\"><em>One of the foremost tasks of art has always been the creation of a demand which could be fully satisfied only later.<\/em><\/h3>\n<cite>Walter Benjamin <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The magazine features opinion-driven critiques and travelogues from our resident contributors, alongside exceptional works within the postmodern landscape. Our team conducts in-depth interviews with leading academic researchers and cultural icons, all sharing a singular drive: to spark a dialogue on postmodern art and culture in today\u2019s creative world. We focus specifically on how this culture is commercially consumed. 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