An American museum of East Asian art reviewed its acquisitions strateg

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An American museum of East Asian art reviewed its acquisitions strategy in 2009. As part of that review, a marketing executive recommended purchasing more ceramics, jades, and paintings of people or landscapes because visitor surveys indicated that those types are of greatest interest to museumgoers in the region. The museum’s curator recommended purchasing more twenty-first-century East Asian art—particularly abstract (nonrepresentational) paintings and sculptures—because the museum’s collection is weakest in that area.

Among the East Asian works of art described below, select a painting and a sculpture, each of which satisfies at least one of the recommendations made by the marketing executive and at least one of the recommendations made by the curator. Make only two selections, one in each column.

Among the East Asian works of art described below, select a painting and a sculpture, each of which satisfies at least one of the recommendations made by the marketing executive and at least one of the recommendations made by the curator. Make only two selections, one in each column.

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Bunuel · Accepted Answer

https://gmatclub.com/forum/download/file.php?id=86394 We have two sets of recommendations: one from the Marketing Executive and one from the Museum Curator . Marketing Executive recommends: 1. Ceramics 2. Jades 3. Paintings of people or landscapes Museum Curator recommends: 1. Twenty-first-century East Asian art. Since all the options are East Asian works , we only need to find one painting and one sculpture, each satisfying both the Marketing Executive’s and the Curator’s recommendations (and since all are East Asian, we only need to check for the Curator’s 21st-century requirement, a quick scan shows that all except the third option, the fish-shaped jade vase from 1849 , meet this condition, so it’s automatically eliminated; for the remaining four, we just need to check which satisfy the Marketing Executive’s recommendations ). Painting options: 1. Painting of girl’s face, acrylic and oil on canvas, 2006 Meets the Marketing Executive’s criteria (painting of a person) Meets the Curator’s criteria (21st century) Valid 2. Chinese brush painting of fish in a tank, ink on paper, 2002 Meets the Curator’s criteria (21st century) Does not meet the Marketing Executive’s (not a person or landscape) Invalid Sculpture options: 3. Fish-shaped vase with dragon head, jade, 1849 Meets the Marketing Executive’s criteria (jade) Does not meet the Curator’s (not 21st century) Invalid 4. Abstract sequence of interconnected curves, ceramic, 2008 Meets the Marketing Executive’s criteria (ceramic) Meets the Curator’s criteria (abstract, 21st century) Valid 5. Fossil-like jagged sculpture, stainless steel, aluminum, fiberglass, and cable, 2004 Meets the Curator’s criteria (21st century) Does not meet the Marketing Executive’s (wrong material) Invalid Final Answer: Painting: Painting of girl’s face, acrylic and oil on canvas, 2006 Sculpture: Abstract sequence of interconnected curves, ceramic, 2008 GMAT-Club-Forum-oh6vrms5.png

gmatman1031 · Answer

I was confused about this one as well.

"Painting of girl's face" satisfies the marketing executive's recommendation of more "paintings of people" and satisfies the curator's recommendation of more "twenty-first-century paintings".

"painting of fish" satisfies the curator's recommendation of more "twenty-first-century century paintings".

"fish-shaped vase" satisfies the marketing executive's recommendation of more "jades".

"Abstract sequence" satisfies the marketing executive's recommendation of more "ceramics" and satisfies the curator's recommendation of more "abstract sculptures" and of more "twenty-first-century paintings".

"jagged sculpture" satisfies the curator's recommendation of more "abstract sculptures" and of more "twenty-first-century paintings".

Thus, we are must choose "Painting of girl's face" and "Abstract sequence".

Apt0810 · Answer

Painting A - since it is satisfying the marketing executive's criteria that the painting should be of some person and it is also satisfying the curator as the painting is from 21st century
Sculpture D - since it includes ceramic (required by the executive) and it is abstract and made in 21st century

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Cellchat · Answer

A. Painting of girl’s face, in shades of blue and red, acrylic and oil on canvas, 2006 -  Correct - This satisfies the marketing executive's criteria that the painting should be of a  person  and it also satisfies the curator's criteria as the  painting  is from the  21st century .

B. Chinese brush painting of fish in a tank, ink on paper, 2002 -  Incorrect - only satisfies the curator's recommendation for more  21st century  paintings.

C. Fish-shaped vase with dragon head, jade, 1849 -  Incorrect - Does not satisfies  21st century  style.

D. Abstract sequence of interconnected curves, ceramic, 2008 -  Correct - This is  ceramic , which is a requirement by the executive and it is also  abstract  and made in  21st century , which is a requirement by the curator.

E. Fossil-like, jagged sculpture suspended from cables, stainless steel, aluminum, fiberglass, and cable, 2004 -  Incorrect - Only satisfies the curator's recommendation of more  abstract  sculptures and of more  twenty-first-century  paintings.

TheRoadTo750 · Answer

IMO, this is a poorly written question. As it is written, 21st century and East-Asian are inseparable criteria. If a waiter asks what you'd like to drink and you say "a cold soda" and they return with an iced coffee, is that acceptable because one of the words in your request was addressed? The curator does nothing to demonstrate that he would be okay with 21st century art that isn't East-Asian.

D33T · Answer

I selected A for painting and C (fish-shaped vase with dragon head) for sculpture
No contention with A as the correct answer... but the OA for sculpture is supposedly D (abstract ceramic)

C: Jade (satisfies exec) + East Asian (satisfies curator)
D: Ceramic (satisfies exec) + abstract (satisfies curator) but not

Lining up both options as above seems to imply there were 2 potential answers for "Sculpture"?

nisen20 · Answer

Hi native speakers, is a ceramic considered a sculpture?
I don't think it's possible for everyone to agree that they are the same thing, after doing a search on google.

chetan2u · Answer

Hi, we may not require to know this.
We can infer from the initial statement that the options are either paintings or sculptors. Ceramic would surely fit in sculptor than in paintings.

Among the East Asian works of art described below, select a painting and a sculpture,  each of which satisfies at least one of the recommendations made by the marketing executive and at least one of the recommendations made by the curator. Make only two selections, one in each column.

PReciSioN · Answer

"The museum’s curator recommended purchasing more twenty-first-century East Asian art—particularly abstract (nonrepresentational) paintings and sculptures—because the museum’s collection is weakest in that area."

Is   " Particularly abstract paintings & sculptures"   part of his 1st recommendation (21st cent. EA art) or is it a 2nd SEPARATE recommendation.

If it is part of the same recommendation, then option-A:  " Painting of girl’s face, in shades of blue and red, acrylic and oil on canvas, 2006"  , doesn't comply with his recommendation as the painting is not abstract.

If it is a different recommendation, then option-C  " Fish-shaped vase with dragon head, jade, 1849"   , could also be the answer for sculpture, considering it satisfies the jade recommendation of the marketing executive and the (separate) sculpture recommendation of the curator.

*Also, when we say "Abstract paintings and sculptures" in the context of the passage, I presume that abstract refers to only paintings and not paintings & sculptures both?

Would really appreciate your help!  MartyMurray  ,  avigutman  ,  AnishPassi  ,  GMATNinja  ,  ChiranjeevSingh

GMATNinja · Answer

The part set off by dashes ("particularly...") is a subset of twenty-first-century East Asian art.

A work of art MUST be twenty-first-century East Asian art in order to satisfy the curator's recommendation.
If that piece of twenty-first-century East Asian art is ALSO an abstract (nonrepresentational) painting or sculpture, that would make the curator extra happy (since he/she would like to see more of those in particular).
But as long as it's twenty-first-century East Asian art, that satisfies the curator's basic requirement.

This is similar to saying, "I want to eat a lot of fruit -- particularly citrus fruit." Perhaps MOST of the fruit you eat will be citrus, since that's the type of fruit you want the most. But that doesn't necessarily mean that you'll ONLY eat citrus fruit.

Also, if the part in dashes were required, NONE of the answer choices in the first column would work, so that interpretation cannot be correct. Similarly, if we treat the part in dashes as a separate and unrelated requirement, then we'd have multiple possible answers for the second column -- that can't be the case either, so the interpretation above must be correct (and makes your question about "abstract" irrelevant).

I hope that helps!

Also, if the part in dashes were required, NONE of the answer choices in the first column would work, so that interpretation cannot be correct. Similarly, if we treat the part in dashes as a separate and unrelated requirement, then we'd have multiple possible answers for the second column -- that can't be the case either, so the interpretation above must be correct (and makes your question about "abstract" irrelevant). I hope that helps!

PReciSioN · Answer

Thank you so much  GMATNinja  !! Your explanation makes a lot of sense!

I have one follow-up question. If the Museum's Curator makes only 1 required recommendation, then why does the question stem mention   "satisfies at least one of the recommendations made by the marketing executive and  at least one  of the  recommendations (Plural)  made by the curator"   
Does this not imply that the curator has made multiple recommendations and we can choose an option which satisfies atleast one (any recommendation)?

Thanks a ton!

GMATNinja · Answer

Exactly. The marketing executive makes four recommendations: 1) ceramics, 2) jades, 3) paintings of people, 4) paintings of landscapes.

The museum's curator seems to recommend two things:  1) abstract paintings and 2) abstract sculptures, while suggesting it would be great if these abstract paintings and sculptures were 21st-century East Asian works.

All we have to do is hit a minimum of one recommendation from each.

I hope that helps!

PReciSioN · Answer

Hi  GMATNinja  ,

Isn't the recommendation and preference, the other way around? The recommendation is 21st century EA art while the preference is for Abstract paintings or sculptures.

Vasavan · Answer

The question starts of by saying  "Among the East Asian works of art described below, select a painting and a sculpture......". 
So, all the paintings and sculptures are East Asian in the options to begin with. We just need to find one that satisfies the condition of being 21st century

Gemmie · Answer

MKT executive: 
- Ceramics
- Jades,
- Painting of people, 
- Painting of landscapes

Curator 
- 21st century
- East Asian
- Abstract paintings
- Abstrat sculptures

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1. Painting: Painting of girl’s face, in shades of blue and red, acrylic and oil on canvas, 2006.

Satisfies Marketing Executive's Recommendation: It is a painting (fits the category of paintings).

Satisfies Curator's Recommendation: It is from the twenty-first century and is not strictly representational, given it depicts a girl's face in abstract shades of blue and red.

2. Sculpture: Abstract sequence of interconnected curves, ceramic, 2008.

Satisfies Marketing Executive's Recommendation: It is ceramic (fits the category of ceramics).

Satisfies Curator's Recommendation: It is a twenty-first-century artwork and is abstract in nature, consisting of interconnected curves.

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Chinese brush painting of fish in a tank:  Doesn't satisfy any of the curator's recommendations

Fish-shaped vase with dragon head:  Doesn't satisfy any of the recommendations of both

Fossil-like, jagged sculpture:  Doesn't satisfy any of the MKT executive's recommendations

manrasingh · Answer

Hi  chetan2u   GMATNinja   ScottTargetTestPrep   bb

I am unable to understand the following:-

1) how can we decipher how "Painting of girl’s face, in shades of blue and red, acrylic and oil on canvas, 2006." is fitting the Painting column. I can't seem to understand that how is it a 21st century East Asian art?

2) For the above, I had marked "Abstract sequence of interconnected curves, ceramic, 2008." as I was unable to understand whether this is a painting or a sculpture.

bb · Answer

It is 2006. That is 21st century. This satisfies both conditions (people and 21st century) 
 Ceramic would be a sculpture. Paintings are not made from Jade or Ceramics.

manrasingh · Answer

Thanks for the prompt reply

1. I wanted to know from the " The museum’s curator's" perspective as he is talking about East Asian Art. Nowhere is it mentioned that this artwork is East Asian which led me to rejecting it.

bb · Answer

Most mistakes on the DI are because people rush and do not pay attention to all elements of the question. It is quite clearly written in the question that those works are East Asian. Why did you decide not to read that part of the question?

Among the East Asian works of art described below,  select a painting and a sculpture, each of which satisfies at least one of the recommendations made by the marketing executive and at least one of the recommendations made by the curator. Make only two selections, one in each column.

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Painting	Sculpture
		Painting of girl’s face, in shades of blue and red, acrylic and oil on canvas, 2006.
		Chinese brush painting of fish in a tank, ink on paper, 2002.
		Fish-shaped vase with dragon head, jade, 1849.
		Abstract sequence of interconnected curves, ceramic, 2008.
		Fossil-like, jagged sculpture suspended from cables, stainless steel, aluminum, fiberglass, and cable, 2004.

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