What makes Man Ray's sculpture Cadeau (The Gift) so special?

• Mass production, war, and Dada
• Poking at prevalent perspective
• Multiple copies of a stolen masterpiece make its point

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Why is The Jungle by Wifredo Lam considered a Cubist masterpiece?

• Hybrid creatures – animal, human & plant
• A totem-tall woman with shears takes the blame
• Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism in the back seat

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What's the meaning of Robert Rauschenberg's Canyon painting?

– A bird, a pillow, a god and a boy's bottom – An excuse for trauma built into Greek myth – Canyon's three dimensions create depth

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What makes New York Night by Georgia O'Keeffe such a special painting?

• Glimmering window panes
• The machine age and Precisionism
• An avant-garde squad

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What kind of painting is Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash by Giacomo Balla?

• Futurism, Cubism, and critical rejection
• An avant garde, dog's perspective
• Stasis and motion = comedy

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What makes Duane Hanson's sculpture Supermarket Shopper a masterpiece?

• Desolation of spirit and a TV dinner to match
• A typical American moment stands apart
• Destroying a controversial past

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What's the story behind El Greco's painting Laocoon?

• A Spanish Trojan War
• The vengeance of Laocoon's broken vow
• 300 years ahead of his time

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Why is Kerry James Marshall's painting De Style so perfect for this moment?

• Where South Central LA meets the 1917 Netherlands
• Barbershop as cultural oasis
• Whimsy and gravity unite on canvas

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What makes Untitled (Man Smoking/Malcolm X) by Carrie Mae Weems a masterpiece?

• Malcolm X in a supporting role
• Where Black America meets the globe
• Arm wrestling, poker, and booze

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Why does Cindy Sherman's photograph Untitled Film Still 35 looks so familiar?

– Soft core porn set the rules

– Stereotypes beware Cindy Sherman's face

– Setting the stage for ankles in Untitled Film Still 35

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