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Post your response to the following: How does the Calder sculpture
compare or not compare to public art you have in your city? How do
you think art in public spaces contributes or does not contribute to
building community and a sense of culture?

Review Ch. 4 in A World of Art. Post your response to the following:
Considering the examples on pp. 67-70 in Ch. 4 of your text, what sort
of performance art can you imagine executing in a public space? What
would be the purpose and content of your piece?
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ART 101 Week 2 CheckPoint Art and Intention

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CheckPoint: Art and Intention
Discussion and debate have always marked the reception of art. This
CheckPoint focuses on two works of art that are currently regarded as
masterpieces, but were initially met with controversy.
Resource: Ch. 4 of A World of Art
Write a 200- to 300-word summary that answers the following:
Summarize the reaction to Michelangelo’s David and Marcel
Duchamp’s Nude Descending a Staircase.
What was objectionable about each work?
What are the reasons behind Duchamp’s innovative approach to
human form?