# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Lecture by Jason Farago: “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Distraction”
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 24 Feb, 2026 at 05:30 pm – Tue, 24 Feb, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Throughout the twentieth century, artists and philosophers regularly understood the work of art as distinct from the wider world. Painting and sculpture, poetry and music, belonged to an autonomous cultural sphere, one evaluated according to aesthetic rather than instrumental criteria, and therefore demanding a particular mode of attention and engagement. But these foundational claims of Modernism have buckled in our century of digital reproduction and circulation, where the work of art appears as one of countless images in our daily feeds.

How should we contemplate the work of art today? In his lecture, Jason Farago will discuss how screens, devices, platforms, and algorithms have transformed both the work of art and our encounter with it, and will explore whether and how culture can still champion human values in an inattentive age.

This event is free and open to all. Co-sponsoring support comes from the Franco Family Institute for Liberal Arts and the Public Good and the Arts Initiative at Notre Dame. Jason Farago is a critic at large for The New York Times, writing about culture and its place in the wider world. He regularly contributes art criticism and columns to The Guardian, The New Yorker, and The New Republic. He is a co-creator of Close Read, a criticism series that delves into a single cultural work, detail by detail. In 2023, he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for criticism.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/notre-dame/lecture-by-jason-farago-the-work-of-art-in-the-age-of-mechanical-distraction/200029723681103
- **Event Categories**: Art, fine-arts, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Notre Dame
- **state**: IN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 100 St. André Way, Notre Dame, IN, United States, Indiana 46556
- **lat**: 41.69805
- **long**: -86.23888
- **full address**: 100 St. André Way, Notre Dame, IN, United States, Indiana 46556

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Lecture by Jason Farago: “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Distraction” being held?
  - **A:** Lecture by Jason Farago: “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Distraction” takes place on Tue, 24 Feb, 2026 at 05:30 pm to Tue, 24 Feb, 2026 at 06:30 pm at 100 St. André Way, Notre Dame, IN, United States, Indiana 46556.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Lecture by Jason Farago: “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Distraction”?
  - **A:** Lecture by Jason Farago: “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Distraction” is organized by Raclin Murphy Museum of Art.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Lecture by Jason Farago: “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Distraction” is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Notre Dame, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Lecture by Jason Farago: “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Distraction” sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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