PrepTest 87, Section 3, Question 22
Laurie: In a democracy, public art should bring people together either by expressing a consensus on a subject or by helping people to reconcile their differences and to recognize that no single opinion is definitive. Since contemporary public art creates only acrimony, it has failed in its task.
Laurie: In a democracy, public art should bring people together either by expressing a consensus on a subject or by helping people to reconcile their differences and to recognize that no single opinion is definitive. Since contemporary public art creates only acrimony, it has failed in its task.
Elsa: If people hold radically different opinions, public art should emphasize that. No art form can do the impossible, which is what you are asking for.
Laurie: In a democracy, public art should bring people together either by expressing a consensus on a subject or by helping people to reconcile their differences and to recognize that no single opinion is definitive. Since contemporary public art creates only acrimony, it has failed in its task.
Elsa: If people hold radically different opinions, public art should emphasize that. No art form can do the impossible, which is what you are asking for.
Laurie: In a democracy, public art should bring people together either by expressing a consensus on a subject or by helping people to reconcile their differences and to recognize that no single opinion is definitive. Since contemporary public art creates only acrimony, it has failed in its task.
Laurie's and Elsa's statements provide the most support for holding that they disagree about
what types of public art are most characteristic of contemporary democracies
whether it is possible in a democracy to create public art that people with radically different opinions can enjoy and support
what the criterion of success for public art in a democracy should be
whether contemporary public art creates only acrimony
whether it is wise for contemporary public art to help achieve a consensus on a subject
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