The work of art in the age of mechanical reproduction by Walter Benjamin is mainly concerned with the authenticity and originality of a work of art. In our time, as technology gets more improved and advanced more works of art are being created and spread around the world. it is true that the advancements of technology makes it easy for everyone to access pieces of art everywhere in whole world. For instance, nowadays everyone can watch a movie in their smartphones. in comparison with the past, when a movie was released, the only place where to watch it was in the cinema theaters. People used to wait anxiously for the time to come and take their families to cinema and enjoy watching it. Nowadays, only few people who go to cinemas because the majority can watch any movie in their TV screens or simply in their phones.

Because of the advancements of technology, the value and authenticity of piece of art have been reduced. Let´s take the Mona Lisa painting that was painted by Leonardo Da Vinci in 1503. When it was created, it was a masterpiece and people who value the work of art had to go to the exhibit and witness the beauty of that painting. It had a huge value and influence on people of that time. However, nowadays because of the advancements of technology, there are thousands of copies of this painting, we can almost find it in every home. This has resulted in the lose of its value and authenticity.more authentic and more valuable.