Hi. You forgot to talk about what "part A" refers to and forgot to show the answer options. "Part A" refers to the central idea of the text, which is to show how some artists create works to challenge and criticize the elitist art market, but end up being part of that market, because these works are highly valued and celebrated by the art market .
The response options are:
A. “‘I threw … the urinal into their faces as a challenge,’ he lamented, ‘and now they admire [it] for [its] aesthetic beauty.’” (Paragraph 12)
B. “Made of scrap found in New Jersey junkyards, the massive work — 27 feet high and 23 feet in length — was supposed to be a mechanical display, sort of like a Rube Goldberg device.” (Paragraph 18)
C. “In the process, he destroyed all of his belongings — 7,227 pieces in all — including his own paintings and the art of his Young British Artist peers.” (Paragraph 26)
D. “The public soon learned to cheer them on, and to detach themselves from the attack artists were actively waging on their sensibilities.” (Paragraph 35)
Answer:
A. “‘I threw … the urinal into their faces as a challenge,’ he lamented, ‘and now they admire [it] for [its] aesthetic beauty.’” (Paragraph 12)
Explanation:
The article aims to show how some artists end up being contradictory with the aim of their works of art. This is because many of them create works to shock and criticize the world of the arts in a violent way, whether criticizing the elitism that this world has, the lack of accessibility, at the same time the futility and the fear with some styles of art. However, these works usually present something innovative and intriguing that is highly valued for what they criticize, the art world.
An example of this, is the work of art called “Fountain,” which is nothing more than a common urinal, but which is considered a symbol of Dadaism and is praised by many artists, although it is controversial and contradictory.
A line of text that supports this statement is "‘I threw … the urinal into their faces as a challenge,’ he lamented, ‘and now they admire [it] for [its] aesthetic beauty.’” (Paragraph 12)
