Discuss the concept of appropriation in postmodern art. Point to specific examples from your text in your response. Then consider content from outside your text, describing how it references past style or works.
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Postmodern artists engage in the practice of appropriation, or an artistic recycling of existing objects or images. Sherrie Levine is an artist who created a number of "after" works, restating images made originally by such artists as Constantin Brancusi, Man Ray, and the photographer Walker Evans. In music, appropriation is at the heart of sampling-taking bits of music from prerecorded songs and giving them new meaning by placing them in a new context.
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A. junk art B. earthworks C. traditional sculpture D. funk aesthetic
This work is an example of a type of tabletop sculpture that was popular in France during the Rococo period.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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A. Sonics B. Animals C. Chocolate Watchband D. Shadows of the Knight