Benjamin om Publiken

Jobbar med research till Publiken numret av Visslingar & Rop. Jag blev glad när jag hittade detta:

"In the appreciation of a work of art or any art form, consideration of the receiver never proves fruitful. Not only is any reference to a certain public or its representatives misleading, but even the concept of an "ideal" receiver is detrimental in the theoretical consideration of art, since all it posits is the existence and nature of man as such. Art, in the same way, posits man's physical and spiritual existence, but in none of its works is it concerned with his response. No poem is intended for the reader, no picture for the beholder, no symphony for the listener."
Walter Benjamin