Dear Derek,
Thank you for your e-mail. Re. Warhol--although he may be over-rated in terms of the objective merits of his work, Warhol did, in my opinion, conclusively frame the logic of perception in the late 20th century--mechanized simulation. Just as Picasso destroyed utterly any lingering belief in the autonomy of Form, Warhol made it impossible to believe that Art is anything other than mechanical reproduction (a la Benjamin),

As for the Museum: for a stunning example of the Museum as Baudrillardian simulacra factory come down to Melbourne and check out the Treasures of the Hermitage existence; I have never seen so many Rembrandt paintings transposed to t-shirts and lady's hand-gags in my life. A cornucopia of post-modernist aestheticus sensorium.

Eric