Artists in Non-Western Societies

question 59

Multiple Choice

Artists in non-Western societies

• A) Are divorced from everyday life.
• B) Produce work that is more interesting to Western collectors than it is to the people in their own societies.
• C) Are similar to Western artists in that they are concerned with art for art's sake.
• D) Work with symbols that are of central importance to their societies.

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