The Use and Abuse of Art

The author draws a parallel between their examination of art and Nietzsche's analysis of history to emphasize what?

When the author discusses the idea of sacrificing for art, referencing Faulkner's quote, what key question is being raised?

Why does the author choose to use illustrative examples from various art forms and social realities instead of providing a complete description of contemporary art?

The author asks the audience to use their "imagination and sense of analogy" because:

The author deliberately excludes visual aids like slides because:

The author contrasts art criticism with cultural criticism to highlight:

The author asserts that art has become "one great institution with a high consciousness of itself as a vested interest." What does this imply?

The author criticizes the contemporary painter echoing Daumier's slogan, "one must be of one's own time," because:

The author distinguishes between "the Renaissance," "the Romantic Period," "the turn of the century," and "contemporary" to:

The increased accessibility of art through mass media and educational systems is presented as:

In describing the cultural revolution that has occurred in Western societies over the past few decades, the author notes:

The author suggests that the 'Drang nach Künsten' (drive towards the arts) was fueled by

Advertising's role in the mid-twentieth century is presented as significant because it:

The author uses the examples of chimpanzee art and a child's one-person show to illustrate:

The proposal to display art in fire houses and police stations suggests what about society's perception of art?

The author's stated approach to the topic of art is best described as:

The author's personal background growing up among the creators of Cubism and other avant-garde movements:

The long list of art movements (Cubism, Futurism, Dada, etc.) is used to demonstrate

The examples of provocative art (excrement art, self-mutilation, etc.) are primarily intended to highlight:

The inclusion of 'Art and Technology' exhibits, like Oldenburg's 'Giant Icebag' and Krebs's 'Light-piece,' suggests

The discussion of the contemporary theater and its use of violence, cruelty, and obscenity serves to:

The stylistic intolerance of earlier times is contrasted with the pluralism of our age to suggest that

The author raises the question of what conditions contemporary art accompanies and illuminates to prompt

The author critiques the notion of the 'Interesting' replacing the 'Beautiful, the Profound, and the Moving' to point out:

The author argues that a 'radical ambiguity' surrounds the word 'Art' because:

The author's commentary on the Lincoln Mint circular ('All else passes... Art alone... endures') serves to highlight:

The author uses the Hemingway quote ('A country... erodes and the dust blows away... except those who practiced the arts') to illustrate:

The idea of subversive or revolutionary art is presented as relying on which assumption?

The author mentions Yevtushenko's statement that genuine art must be 'antibureaucratic, antigangster, antiviolence' to show

The use of art as a 'religious retreat' is compared to

The author states that 'art is power' to then argue that:

The author alludes to the troubles of the Metropolitan Museum to illustrate:

The author contradicts Camus's assertion that 'only artists have never harmed mankind' to emphasize:

The author concludes by stating that the inquiry into the uses we make of art is warranted because:

Given the author's perspective, which of the following questions would they likely consider most important when evaluating a work of art?

Which statement best reflects the author's overall attitude toward art?