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Cadeau (The Gift) Sculpture by Man Ray

What makes Man Ray’s sculpture Cadeau (The Gift) so special?

– Mass production, war, and Dada
– Poking at prevalent perspective
– Multiple copies of a stolen masterpiece make its point

What kind of painting is Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash by Giacomo Balla?

• Futurism, Cubism, and critical rejection
• An avant garde, dog’s perspective
• Stasis and motion = comedy

What makes Untitled (Man Smoking/Malcolm X) by Carrie Mae Weems a masterpiece?

– Malcolm X in a supporting role
– Where Black America meets the globe
– Arm wrestling, poker, and booze

Why does Cindy Sherman’s photograph Untitled Film Still 35 looks so familiar?

– Soft core porn set the rules

– Stereotypes beware Cindy Sherman’s face

– Setting the stage for ankles in Untitled Film Still 35

How does Ana Mendieta’s Flowers on Body both subvert and epitomize feminist art?

– Outsider gets inside the earth
– Culture and nature without gender
– Breaking binaries and boundaries

Here’s a few tidbits of introduction to the painting Woman Descending the Staircase:

• Abstract Expressionist and/or Photo Realistic
• Woman Descending the Staircase – pure movement
• What’s Duchamp got to do with it?

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