- L'art pour l'art: how big was the movement, and who was it primarily that was adopting/rejecting this new form? Since the idea was so new, I wonder a lot about the reactions of the public and who it was reacting in what way.
- Romanticism: Though art has developed having been changed by it, is there any specific style, medium, or practice in which pure romanticism is clearly visible today?
- Romanticism in theater: how did the rise of photography impact theater (if it had effected it) during this time period?
- Lumiere films: As a whole, what was the public's opinion on movies at that time? Also why wasn't the industry lucrative? I would think that movies would be more sought out for how new it was to the world.
While reading some of the monuments pieces I felt as if each of them had something that they needed to prove. For example, for the Tate piece felt the need to expose what history has done to people. Each level exposed how much each person was taken advantage of in service of someone else. For the rumors of war piece exposed the whole idealism of the past resurrecting a past historical leader to make sure that the event does not happen again. The Bracero monument exposed all of the work that the people of that time had done in order to make sure that not another person is taken advantage of again. But truth be told, all of these monuments have come with some sort of backlash. The bracero monument had gotten criticism for stating that the braceros were free to do what they wished. From what the article had stated that was not the truth. It was merely one persons interpretation of what a bracero was, b...
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