The aesthetic reaction to a work of art depends on the immediate envir

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The aesthetic reaction to a work of art depends on the immediate environment, and true appreciation of art requires that it be presented in an environment that allows for lengthy, solitary deliberation. Hence it is unfortunate that art museums have recently invented the notion of the “art-show event,” for which historically important, rarely seen works are collected into a show that is then heavily advertised and brings in huge crowds.

The statements above, if true, most strongly support which one of the following?

(A) People who really love and understand art tend to avoid museum art-show events.

(B) The more time one spends and the fewer people that are around, the more one will like a work of art.

(C) Most of the people who go to museum art-show events do not know how to appreciate art and fail to realize what they are missing.

(D) Art museum directors are forced to put on art-show events in order to raise money.

(E) Museum art-show events do not facilitate proper appreciation of art.

charanrana · Accepted Answer

Appreciation of art requires a 'certain environment' --> but art museums have started with “art-show events” --> the events are heavily advertised and bring in huge crowd.

So the author is essentially saying that at “art-show events” the art is not appreciated.

What will be the underlying assumption to reach this correlation?
Huge crowds & the "events result in the environment not conducive to appreciate art.

The question asks for a strengthener that is new information that increases our belief in the above.

(A) People who really love and understand art tend to avoid museum art-show events.    Irrelevant, people can still love coming to these events

(B) The more time one spends and the fewer people that are around, the more one will like a work of art.    Irrelevant, no one is talking about liking the art,for all we know they may still not like the art even if proper environment is provided.

(C) Most of the people who go to museum art-show events do not know how to appreciate art and fail to realize what they are missing.    Irrelevant, the author is discussing about the environment and not the people

(D) Art museum directors are forced to put on art-show events in order to raise money.    Irrelevant

(E) Museum art-show events do not facilitate proper appreciation of art.    correct choice , negating it -> Museum art-show events facilitate proper appreciation of art, hence they provide the environment conducive to appreciate art, breaks down the authors conclusion or correlation

Hope this helps!  nedunurianurag  &  nikitathegreat

nikitathegreat · Answer

Can someone explain all answer choices here?

nedunurianurag · Answer

How do i choose between B and E? Can someone please explain?

Vissuu · Answer

The "one" can still dislike the art even with the provided time and solitary environment, so B is gone.

kansalpraneet · Answer

Premise: reaction to art requires a certain environment and certain conditions like allowance for lengthy and solitary review of art; museums have called an art show where rare and important art will be displayed

Conclusion: it is unfortunate that it is heavily advertise and will be shown like this in a museum because then it will attract huge crowd

Pre-thinking: since there will be huge crowd, there will be less opportunity to properly react to the art. so basically what author is saying that such important and rare artwork will just be treated like some random artwork as there will be no chance of absorbing it or reacting to it in lengthy way or in solidarity

Answer & reason: E - the museum art shows do not "facilitate" proper appreciation of art since the heavily advertise it which brings in crowd an an environment suitable for review is not provided

Elimination: 
A - no mention of art lovers avoiding it 
B - that is true but no relation to art shows 
C - Not true as it is not explicitly mentioned 
D - not explicitly mentioned

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