“The bogus religiosity which now surrounds original works of art, and which is ultimately dependent upon their market value, has become the substitute for what paintings lost when the camera made them reproducible” (Berger).

My interpretation of this quote seems to be that original art has lost its value now that pictures are more easily mass-distributable. While I agree with this statement in many aspects an can show you one of many, many examples of this, I seemed to notice that one piece of art in this museum was only creatable from some type of camera, most-likely being a satellite, and therefore a (rare) contradiction to this quote: the Panorama.

Mini-story: I was about twelve years old, flying out from La Guardia airport; since my house is on the plane’s way out east toward the ocean, I actually spotted it from up in the air, moving so fast that I only had about 8 seconds to snap a photo – and I was sure of it, since planes pass above my street almost as much as they do over Queens College. It sort of gave me a high, since I did something that seemed unimaginable. However, its relevance to this exhibit is that I was able to find my house here again, and it undoubtedly gave me the same, priceless feeling of pride for knowing how to spot a small neighborhood where I’ve been growing up for my entire life on such a huge scale. I then spotted my favorite places to be, places that hold special spots in my heart. For a while, I felt like the only person in the room.