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Question on: "Reactionary art critic Clement Greenberg..."
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11 Feb 2017, 17:40
11 Feb 2017, 17:40
Reactionary art critic Clement Greenberg once said, “It seems to be a law of Modernism that the conventions not essential to the viability of a medium be discarded as soon as they are recognized.” The modern artists’ relentless drive toward self-purification and reinvention led to Realism, followed in turn by (among others) Impressionism, Cubism, Abstract Expressionism, and Pop Art, each movement building on but seeking to obliterate earlier ones. If one accepts Greenberg’s argument, it seems inevitable that the authenticity premium paid for an original will also fall by the wayside of art’s eternal march. Indeed, artist Andy Warhol churned out silkscreens and other reproductions on a prodigious scale at his workshop, fittingly called The Factory. One day, perhaps, the wealthy will purchase copies of their favorite works for an amount that is commensurate with the effort involved in producing each copy – whether modest or exceedingly costly – and display such works with as much pride as they would have the original.
The passage provides information to answer which of the following questions?
(A) Who was the first artist to sell reproductions on a large scale?
(B) Why does Greenberg believe that non-essential artistic conventions are discarded in modern art?
(C) What is the progression of modern art movements, from oldest to newest?
(D) What impetus does the author provide as explanation for the evolution of various modern art movements?
(E) Which conventions that are “not essential to the viability of a medium” are discarded?
Question is in Spoiler. Thanks for your help!!!
The passage provides information to answer which of the following questions?
(A) Who was the first artist to sell reproductions on a large scale?
(B) Why does Greenberg believe that non-essential artistic conventions are discarded in modern art?
(C) What is the progression of modern art movements, from oldest to newest?
(D) What impetus does the author provide as explanation for the evolution of various modern art movements?
(E) Which conventions that are “not essential to the viability of a medium” are discarded?
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Answer: (D) What impetus does the author provide as explanation for the evolution of various modern art movements?
Answers to “look-up” questions will be directly stated somewhere in the passage. Correct answers will be in the form of a question and may use synonyms or combine multiple pieces of information, but the choice will still reflect the information given in the passage. Wrong answers will often fall into one of these categories: they could be plausible in the real world but not actually stated in the passage; they could contradict information given in the passage; or they could be irrelevant to the information given in the passage.
(A) The passage indicates only that Warhol did sell reproductions on a large scale; it does not indicate that he was the first artist to do so.
(B) Greenberg’s quote indicates only that Modernism decrees that “conventions not essential to the viability of a medium be discarded”; the passage does not indicate why Greenberg believes this to be true.
(C) The passage mentions five types of modern art movements (Realism, Impressionism, Cubism, Abstract Expressionism, and Pop Art) but it does not indicate that these five represent all modern art movements. In fact, the second sentence explicitly states that Realism was “followed by ( among others) Impressionism…” The final four, then, are not the only other modern art movements that followed Realism.
(D) CORRECT. In the second sentence, the author states that “the modern artist’s relentless drive toward self-purification and reinvention led to” the development of various movements (Realism and so on) in modern art.
(E) Greenberg’s quote indicates only that “conventions not essential to the viability of a medium be discarded”; the passage does not indicate which specific conventions are or were discarded
My Question:
I see why (D) is the correct answer, but why is E not correct, as well. Explanation says that the passage does not indicate which specific conventions are or were discarded, but isn't the second half of the passage devoted to authenticity of original work is a convention that will inevitably be discarded. It specifically says this in the following sentence: "If one accepts Greenberg’s argument, it seems inevitable that the authenticity premium paid for an original will also fall by the wayside of art’s eternal march." Thanks for your help.
Answers to “look-up” questions will be directly stated somewhere in the passage. Correct answers will be in the form of a question and may use synonyms or combine multiple pieces of information, but the choice will still reflect the information given in the passage. Wrong answers will often fall into one of these categories: they could be plausible in the real world but not actually stated in the passage; they could contradict information given in the passage; or they could be irrelevant to the information given in the passage.
(A) The passage indicates only that Warhol did sell reproductions on a large scale; it does not indicate that he was the first artist to do so.
(B) Greenberg’s quote indicates only that Modernism decrees that “conventions not essential to the viability of a medium be discarded”; the passage does not indicate why Greenberg believes this to be true.
(C) The passage mentions five types of modern art movements (Realism, Impressionism, Cubism, Abstract Expressionism, and Pop Art) but it does not indicate that these five represent all modern art movements. In fact, the second sentence explicitly states that Realism was “followed by ( among others) Impressionism…” The final four, then, are not the only other modern art movements that followed Realism.
(D) CORRECT. In the second sentence, the author states that “the modern artist’s relentless drive toward self-purification and reinvention led to” the development of various movements (Realism and so on) in modern art.
(E) Greenberg’s quote indicates only that “conventions not essential to the viability of a medium be discarded”; the passage does not indicate which specific conventions are or were discarded
My Question:
I see why (D) is the correct answer, but why is E not correct, as well. Explanation says that the passage does not indicate which specific conventions are or were discarded, but isn't the second half of the passage devoted to authenticity of original work is a convention that will inevitably be discarded. It specifically says this in the following sentence: "If one accepts Greenberg’s argument, it seems inevitable that the authenticity premium paid for an original will also fall by the wayside of art’s eternal march." Thanks for your help.
Question is in Spoiler. Thanks for your help!!!
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