In what ways can Yinka Shonibare's Nelson's Ship in a Bottle be compared to Rashid Johnson's The Souls of Black Folk (Chapter 25)?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The ideal answer should include:
1. Shonibare's work takes the form of a traditional object created for display on a shelf (the ship in a bottle), the form and subject of Johnson's display cabinet.
2. Both works retell African colonial and postcolonial history through representational objects invested with multicultural significance.
3. The lives of both artists link directly to the historical subjects of the works, underscoring the significance of the past brought into the present through the generations.
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What will be an ideal response?
How does the basso continuo function in Baroque music?
a. It is responsible for presenting the main melodic material. b. It creates a harmonic base through sustained drones. c. It provides both a harmonic and rhythmic foundation. d. It is played primarily by the high strings.
How did the political principles of Soviet communism translate into the aesthetic principles of the Socialist Realist movement? What are the traits of an "ideal" Socialist Realist film? Select two Socialist Realist film genres and explain how the representative films of each of those genres reflect the Socialist Realist cinema.
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Which feature of this page ties most specifically to the "Saxon" element of Hiberno-Saxon culture?
A. The decorative detailing of the arch B. The placement of David within a Roman arch C. David's halo D. The prominent use of gold and blue