COURSE

HUMN303N – Introduction to Humanities

Instructions
Although social justice art is not a topic exclusive to the 20th and 21st centuries, the distribution of information regarding controversial art with gender, race, sexual, and/or environmental themes has increased with the proliferation of media. Choose an example of a social justice work of art from the 20th or 21st centuries from any discipline of the humanities (music, literature, sculpture, film, television, etc.). Then, address the following:

• Identify the work and the medium.
• Based on your example, to what extent does this work of art make a social contribution?
• What aesthetic value does the work have? How does it reflect the human condition? How does it relate to your life?
• Has this work ever been censored? If so, explain the circumstances.
• Are governments ever justified in censoring art? Why or why not?
• Examine some of the influences of this work of art. What was the public reaction to this work? Does it effectively portray its message?
• Argue whether or not this work should be considered art. Explain why using terms learned in this course.

SOLUTION

The social justice aspects seek to address the relationship between art and social change in society. This aspect reflects on age, sex, gender, and race, among others. In this regard, Picasso’sLes Demoiselles d’Avignon of 1907 is a controversial painting that greatly conceptualizes the elements of social justice (Rubin et al., 1994). The painting depicts five naked women standing in an aggressive and confident pose and their faces replaced with African masks. The art piece style reflected a combination of elements derived from classical African art and contemporary art made substantive milestones in influencing social change in art expression…….Please click the icon below to access entire solution at $10