Read the text about modern art and choose the best headline for each paragraph. There is one extra headline. AH1imagetemplate216.png Write one letter in each gap. It's hard to find a person who hasn't got an opinion on modern art. The opinions are controversial: some people love it; others think it's a load of rubbish. Thus, the discussions on modern art seem to be hot. But do all supporters and opponents of modern art fully understand what it actually is? Let's find out. So what is modern art? From its name, we find out that it includes art movements and genres of the so-called modern era (or recent years). Is that true? Of course. However, "modern" here means more than just a chronological period of time. It's also a sphere of philosophy: modernism in European culture consists of everything that challenges classical definitions of art. For a very long time, art used to be a privilege for the rich and educated. It was a highly exclusive sphere with its own rules and restrictions. You couldn't call yourself an artist if you didn't belong to a close group of people with relevant experience. Your painting wasn't related to art until this group approved of it. But things have changed a lot since then. Can a clean white sheet of paper be a piece of art? A hole in the floor? A can of soup? The answer is yes if it's considered from the viewpoints of modernism. This way, the main idea of modern art isn't the object itself (it can be anything you could ever imagine, not just a picture or a statue), but the emotions of the viewers, the interpretations and ideas that appear in their heads. A. Importance of impressions B. Opposite viewpoints C. Extraordinary artists D. Second meaning of the word E. Beliefs from the past

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