- With reference to Ch. 4 of But is it art?, please explain Pierre Bourdieu’s statement, “Taste classifies, and it classifies the classifier” (94). Do you agree or disagree, and why?
- The final scene of Daisies shows the two Maries feasting and then destroying a banquet hall. The end of the film is ambiguous. Describe the film’s final moments and explain how they contribute to the film’s message. (Some ideas to get you started: Is the film a tragedy? Or is it an anarchic celebration? Are the Maries dead? If they are dead, is that a punishment for their behavior or are they now finally free?)
- Explain the argument of Linda Nochlin’s 1971 essay “Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?” as summarized in Ch. 5 of But is it Art?
- Please describe the work of one artist from Ch. 4 of But is it Art? who fought the will of the market by making art which couldn’t be sold.
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