Why until recently would the idea of a museum or gallery be alien to African art?
A) ?Art was considered too sacred to be part of a show.
B) ?Art was not valued and was treated with contempt.
C) ?Art was considered functional rather than purely aesthetic.
D) ?Art was considered a type of wealth inherited from ancestors.
C
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sought to create a style of art music that was distinct and separate from the traditions of German orchestral music and Italian opera?
a. Bayreuth Festival b. Impressionists c. Russian Five d. Black Russians e. Realists
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A. Höch B. Tatlin C. Marinetti D. Picasso
Suicide of Judas and Crucifixion of Christ, plaque from a box
a. How has the iconography been adapted to fit the new religion? b. How has the iconography shifted?