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Answer: Jim lived by himself in the center of Manhattan. He is used to comfort and conformity. He wakes up to the sound of his unbearably loud neighbors arguing, brushes his teeth, gets dressed, and is on his way by 6:30. He picks up a bagel from his nearby convenience store and heads to work. He has an average desk job with accounting, with an average home, and average life. His coworker, and best friend, Jacob, sees how he is always doing the same thing everyday. He sees how Jom's conformity is preventing him from really enjoying himself. So one day, Jacob says to Jim, " I see how you live, and I see that you are always doing the same thing. Doesn't that ever get boring?" "Not really,", Jim said plainly. "I want you to try something." Jacob said. "The next time something spontaneous comes up, take it." "Ok" Jim said. That night, he heard a noise outside of his building." It was the doorbell. He opened the door, wondering who it was, and it was a man. Not just a man, but he had a wife and a baby. The man said, "Please. I need a place to stay.
Explanation:
Answer:
To answer the question, one must define who the market is to the artist.
The fourth paragraph gives us a clue:
"...critics, dealers, gallery owners and museum curators whom they depend on for their livelihood."
Very clear isn't it?
So to the artist the market is made up of:
- Critics: an endorsement by a critic or a poisonous remark (if flipped) can give an artist the break they have been looking for;
- dealers: these category are more like brokers. Buying, selling and consulting on art works for a fee;
- owners of art works: These are direct 'consumers' for the artists products.
- museum curators: this category manage collections of works of art and artifacts in museums. They have sound knowledge of each art work and can also influence decisions during an auction by the museum.
Regardless of their dependence on the above categories of people, the text shows that the artist have a disdain for them.
A possible reason may be found in paragraph 5 :
<em>'In shredding “Girl With Balloon,” Banksy seems to be pointing to a central absurdity of his graffiti art being treated as fine art. When it appears on city streets, anyone can vandalize it; now that the same images are in galleries and auction houses, they must be handled with white gloves.'</em>
In simple terms, Banksy is saying that majority if not all artists don't have a complete say over how their work is valued. There is a system that decides this. And this lack of power or inability to insist on the true worth of their work is annoying.
Cheers!
Diction is the author's word choice.
So A, otherwise known as the first choice in your list.
Hope this helps!
