Argue Either That Contemporary Art and Literature Are an Extension

question 25

Essay

Argue either that contemporary art and literature are an extension and elaboration of modernist styles, or that the contemporary scene represents a fundamentally new and unprecedented development in the history of Western civilization. Support your position with examples and illustrations drawn from at least two different artistic media or forms (painting, sculpture, architecture, music, dance, theater, fiction, poetry, etc.).

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