ASSIGNMENT HELP | Identify the work and the medium.

Read/review the following resources for this activity:
• Textbook: Martin, F. D., & Jacobus, L. A. (2018). The humanities through the arts. New York: McGraw-Hill Education. Chapter 14
• Lesson
• Minimum of 1 primary sources (artist statement)
• Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook – from critic)
Instructions
Although controversial art is not a topic exclusive to the 20th and 21st centuries, the distribution of information regarding controversial art has increased with the proliferation of media. Choose an example of a controversial work of art from the 20th or 21st centuries from any discipline of the humanities (music, literature, sculpture, film, television, etc.). Then, address the following:

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• Identify the work and the medium.
• Based on your example, to what extent does this work of controversial art make a social contribution?
• What aesthetic value does the work have? How does it reflect the human condition? How does it relate to your life?
• Has this work ever been censored? If so, explain the circumstances.
• Are governments ever justified in censoring art? Why or why not?
• Examine some of the influences of this work of art. | PLACE YOUR ORDER NOW AT writtask.com |
• Argue whether or not this work should be considered art. Explain why using terms learned in this course.
• Include an accompanying statement from the artist(s) and a statement from a critic to support your points.

MODEL ANSWER

Work and Medium

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How The Work Makes A Social Contribution

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The Aesthetic Value That The Work Has

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Whether The Work Has Ever Been Censored

The work was not censored as it was displayed on more than hundreds of badges, T-shirts, as well as shopping bags, yet the artist was never questioned by the Liverpool authority.

Whether Governments are Justified In Censoring Art

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Influences of This Work of Art

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Whether The Work Should Be A Censored Art

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References

Contemporary Magazine, (2006). Yoko Ono: Interview with Michelle Rebecchi. https://www.flickr.com/photos/yokoonoofficial/2892000965

The Filter, (2004). “My Mummy was Beautiful”. https://thefilter.blogs.com/thefilter/2004/09/my_mummy_was_be.html