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Week 7 Assignment: Controversial Art and Censorship

Week 7 Assignment: Controversial Art and Censorship

Q Instructions Although social justice art is not a topic exclusive to the 20th and 21st centuries, the distribution of information regarding controversial art with gender, race, sexual, and/or environmental themes has increased with the proliferation of media. Choose an example of a social justice work of art from the 20th or 21st centuries from any discipline of the humanities (music, literature, sculpture, film, television, etc.). Then, address the following: Identify the work and the medium. Based on your example, to what extent does this work of art make a social contribution? What aesthetic value does the work have? How does it reflect the human condition? How does it relate to your life? Has this work ever been censored? If so, explain the circumstances. Are governments ever justified in censoring art? Why or why not? Examine some of the influences of this work of art. What was the public reaction to this work? Does it effectively portray its message? Argue whether or not this work should be considered art. Explain why using terms learned in this course. Include an accompanying statement from the artist(s) and a statement from a critic to support your points. Writing Requirements (APA format)

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The art work that I have chosen for this week’s assignment is indeed a very controversial one. The Holy Virgin of Mary by Chris Ofili was censored around 1999 and created a stir of controversies, more when it was sold for millions in 2005. Here, in this painting Virgin Mary is represented and shown as a black woman, she is further surrounded by several winged