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appyboo

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on: Jun 23, 2018
Knowledge of what would have enriched the experience of those who visited Gupta's Very Hungry God?
 
  A. Gupta's personal history
  B. The controversy behind erecting the installation
  C. The Christian vanitas image
  D. The story of the Seven Sages
  E. Hindu rituals and beliefs

Question 2

The Women series of paintings by Willem de Kooning caused a stir in the art world. They were:
 
  A. provocative because of their high realism.
  B. loved by the public but reviled by critics.
  C. the result of his turning away from abstract representation to a nonrepresentational style.
  D. seen as powerless, cool, and intellectual.
  E. seen as shocking and brutal.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

E
The absence of knowledge regarding Hindu practices can hinder the viewer's ability to understand the true concept of Gupta's sculpture and performance.

Answer to Question 2

E
Although the artist began each painting from a photograph of a beautiful woman, it mutated into a grimacing monster, which de Kooning reports wasn't his goal at all.


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