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    manipulated and mounted upon a back-lit photo transparency. “While modern photography in the first half of the twentieth century may have been guided largely by the “decisive moment‚” after the 1960s‚ much of the photographic work circulating in the fine art realm could be characterized as highly premeditated‚ systematic‚ and staged: in other words‚ this work embodies an ethos of “think first‚ shoot later.” (MCA Exhibit Description) I think that Jeff Wall’s Nightclub captures the idea of “think first

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    emerged as an experimental form of contemporary art in 1945‚ it breaks down the boundaries of art by challenging the audience’s perceptions through the use of several art traditions with reference to the contemporary society. Artist’s unrestricted approach to their work relates to issues in today’s society through views‚ which usually doubts the authenticity of accepted beliefs. They link past‚ present and future through the blending or looking back to past art styles integrated with technology and

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    Contemporary Performance Art: How it Varies From the early 1970’s performance art has become one of the most revolutionary ways of public expression. It is what some people would describe as “against the norm” when bringing up the subject of art. These kind of performances are presented to either random or specific audiences‚ where the performer presents and orchestrates scripted or unscripted work‚ or random and spontaneous works of art which include poetry‚ acting‚ dance‚ song‚ and painting

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    Photograph as Contemporary Art by Charlotte Cotton was first publish in 2004. Charlotte Cotton discusses the transformation of photography‚ as it moves into the category of contemporary art. As they were gaining momentum throughout history‚ but today they have people more vocal than they ever been. She is more concerned about the motivations of the photographer; rather than the themes‚ or subject matter. Because that’s the main focus when “regular” people are viewing photographs. She is focusing

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    other companies Armco‚ “produced coated‚ high strength and low-carbon flat rolled steel and oil field machinery and equipment” (Merchant & Van der Stede‚ 2012). In 1990‚ Armco was the sixth largest steel manufacturer in the United States. Armco’s Midwestern Steel division generated $550 million dollars in sales in 1990. Within Armco‚ the Kansas City Works division was their largest entity. It accounted for approximately $250 million in sales. Within the last decade‚ along with other steel producing

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    tourist attraction in Nottingham called the British Art Contemporary Exhibition. The gallery is open to the public free of charge and in addition to the gallery itself; it also has a gift shop along with a restaurant. The gallery displays pieces of arts for three months before it is transported to another location in England and its primary objective is to promote the artists themselves. The Nottingham exhibit is unique in that the contemporary art pieces are highly marketable and are split between

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    This report seeks to explore and compare the contemporary social critiques with the modernist myth surrounding the city of Paris in the late 19th century. The sharp contrast of interpretation on both sides is exemplified through three major artworks‚ Le Train dans la Neige‚ la Locamotive by Claude Monet‚ Dans un Café Dit Aussi‚ L’Absinthe by Edgar Degas‚ and Bal du Moulin de la Galette by Pierre Auguste Renoir. Each painting exudes deeper meaning by way of brush stroke‚ color‚ style‚ composition

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    The Palace of Versailles and Contemporary Art: Takashi Murakami The Palace of Versailles located approximately twelve miles outside Paris‚ France and is viewed as a place to showcase modern art. Much of the art that the palace has put on exhibitions over the years has brought a lot of controversy including the most recent one by Japanese artist Takashi Murakimi. Looking back at the 400 years of history at the Palace of Versailles it was once a home for the French royal family‚ a center for

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    JODHAA AKBAR (Hindi‚ 2008‚ 209 minutes) Directed by Ashutosh Gowariker Produced by Ronnie Screwvala and Ashutosh Gowariker Story: Haidar Ali; screenplay: Haidar Ali and Ashutosh Gowariker; dialogues: K. P. Saxena; lyrics: Javed Akhtar; music: A. R. Rahman; cinematography: Kiiran Deohans; production design: Nitin Chandrakant Desai; costume design: Neeta Lulla Ashutosh Gowariker’s sumptuous tribute to the Mughal Empire at the height of its culturally-syncretic glory unfolds with the leisurely

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    East meets (Mid) West: The humble narrator of Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ Nick Carraway‚ owes his steadfast virtues to his midwestern origins.  These moral virtues that he learned out west elude‚ however‚ him as he becomes entangled in a life of greed‚ corruption and lies.  The promise of monetary gain brought Nick out East‚ but it was ultimately the dearth of morality and opulent lifestyle that prompted his return to the midwest. The death of Gatsby‚ a noticeable product of a flawed American

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