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Author: Walter Benjamin Impact: Discussed the effects of mass production on art's 'aura' and introduced critical tools for media theory.

Author: Oscar Wilde Impact: Explores the relationship between the artist and the critic, arguing for the creative role of the latter.

Author: John Berger Impact: Transformed the way art is understood and appreciated, critiquing traditional Western cultural aesthetics.

Author: Clement Greenberg Impact: An important text for formalism, advocating for the purity of art forms and medium specificity.

Author: Susan Sontag Impact: Examines the role and impact of photography on society and challenges its claim to truth.

Author: Edward Said Impact: Illuminates the impact of colonial attitudes on the West's perception and depiction of 'The East', changing postcolonial discourse.

Author: Marshall McLuhan Impact: Explores how electronic media transforms our experience of space and time and ultimately the nature of art.

Author: Raymond Loewy Impact: Advocated the integration of beauty and functionality in industrial design, influencing modern aesthetics.

Author: Edgar Allan Poe Impact: Describes the deliberate artistic choices necessary for effective storytelling, influencing literary criticism.

Author: Michael Fried Impact: Defends abstract expressionism and critiques minimalism, making a case for what he deems as 'art' versus 'mere objects'.

Author: Robert Rosenblum Impact: Debates the complexities and dualities in the understanding of abstract art.

Author: Rosalind Krauss Impact: Dissects the notion of originality in avant-garde art, paving the way for reinterpretations of modernism.

Author: Harold Bloom Impact: Explores the psychological relationship between poets and their predecessors, shaping the study of literature's intergenerational dialogue.

Author: Roland Barthes Impact: Questioned traditional literary criticism by downplaying the author's role, emphasizing the reader's interpretation in creating meaning.

Author: Robert Venturi, Denise Scott Brown, and Steven Izenour Impact: A seminal text in architecture that called attention to the importance of signs, symbols, and commercial architecture.

Author: Brian O'Doherty Impact: Critiques the gallery space as a context for art, leading to revisions in how art is displayed and understood.

Author: W.K. Wimsatt and Monroe Beardsley Impact: Disputed the significance of an author's intention in interpreting works of art, shaping modern literary criticism.