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art has always been a mirror in society
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reflecting our values tabos and beliefs
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throughout history there have been many
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significant artworks that have
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challenged these tabos and beliefs
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sparking Fierce debates and many
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conversations and some have even faced
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censorship today we're going to explore
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some of the world's most controversial
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artworks that have left an infinite dent
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in society For Better or For Worse we
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will be exploring this chronologically
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starting in 1536 to 1987 and we start
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with Michelangelo Michelangelo is the
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last judgment adorning the alter wall of
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the cine Chapel is a breathtaking yet
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very controversial Masterpiece its
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Dynamic depiction of the second coming
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of Christ and the final Judgment of
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souls shocked many upon its unveiling
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the nude figures in such a Sacred Space
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led to a moral outrage prompting Pope
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Pius IV to order alterations including
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covering some of the nudity with painted
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drapery despite these efforts of
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censorship the Fresco remains one of the
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most celebrated yet contested works of
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the Renaissance michaelangel may not
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seem him today as a controversial artist
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but back in the day he was seen as
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somewhat of a rebel to certain people
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such as the pope clearly from here we
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move on to 1863 exploring Edward mané
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not Monae mané man man man man sorry
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mané from there we go on to explore 1863
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with Edward mané not Monae mané with his
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work in Man Shattered traditional
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artistic norms by placing a nude woman
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in the presence of two fully clothed men
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the lack of mythological context made
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the nudity even more shocking to 19th
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century audiences rejected by the Paris
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Salon it was instead shown at the salon
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Des rafus I'm really struggling to
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pronounce anything in French I do
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apologize does it help if I say I'm
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trying to learn French probably not cuz
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I'm not doing a very good job where it
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became a magnet for both admiration and
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Scorn this painting played a crucial
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role in Paving the way for modernism
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challenging perceptions of realism and
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social decorum it's an interesting piece
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not for its time but really paved the
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way for modernism speaking of Paving The
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Way We Shall then move on to
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1917 featuring Marcel du's Fountain if
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you have ever even Googled art you will
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know this work duchamp's Fountain may
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look like an ordinary urinal but it
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remains one of the most revolutionary
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artworks of all time claimed by many by
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submitting a found object a mass
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produced urinal to an art exhibition
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Duchamp questioned the very nature of
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art itself rejected at the time the
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piece later became a symbol of
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conceptual art emphasizing the
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importance of the artist's intent over
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the object itself Fountain continues to
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spark debates around what qualifies as
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art and the role of the artist in
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shaping meaning this work will never
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stop causing controversy it's a very
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interesting piece and definitely was
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what I would consider the very beginning
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of conceptual art what is not conceptual
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art and considered one of the greatest
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yet most controversial artworks of all
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time is Pablo Picasso's gica painted in
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1937 on a giant canvas Pablo Picasso's
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gica is a haunting anti-war Masterpiece
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that captures the devastation of the
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1937 bombing of The Basque town during
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the Spanish Civil War the fr fragmented
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figures distorted expressions and
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monochrome palet amplify the very sense
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and horror of grief the painting became
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a powerful political statement against
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violence and opposition so much so that
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it was banned in Spain until after
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Franco's dictatorship even today gica
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serves as a reminder of Art's ability to
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speak out against Injustice this is one
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of the most powerful artworks that I
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would say Pablo Picasso has ever painted
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it spoke to so many people and was full
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emphasis and symbol of stopping fascism
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it was also exhibited in the World's
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Fair and I believe you can still see it
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today from 1937 we now travel to 1953 to
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Robert renberg's erased did coring
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drawing that is a mouthful try it I dare
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you Robert rushenberg took radical
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artistic expressionism to a whole
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another level with erased duning drawing
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instead of creating something new he
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erased an original drawing by abstract
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expression William duning this
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conceptual art questioned the value of
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artistic labor originality and
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authorship was the Eraser an act of
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Destruction or creation the debate over
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this piece continues to this very day
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making it one of the most fascinating
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explorations of Arts euphoric nature
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traveling 8 years to 1961 we pursue a
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work called artists [ __ ] by Pierro
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manzoni this is an interesting artwork
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in a bold critique of the Art Market
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Pierro manzon canned and sold 90 tins
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labeled artists [ __ ] priced at the same
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rate as gold was it an ironic commentary
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on the commercialization of art or an
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elaborate joke regardless of its
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contents whether actual excrement or not
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the piece continues to provoke
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discussions about the absurdity of
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commodified Art and the Blind Faith of
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collectors such an interesting idea now
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if only my artwork could sell for that
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much quickly traveling to
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1975 we now have Carol Sherman's
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interior scroll this is actually one of
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the very first historical artworks I
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wrote about and I've always found it
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rather interesting anyway enjoy Carol
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schneeman interior scroll is an
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audacious feminist performance that
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defied taboos and traditional Notions of
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the female body in art the performance
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begins with schneeman standing nude
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before an audience covering her body in
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paint and moving in a way that mimicked
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ancient goddess-like rituals then in a
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shocking and defiant act she slowly
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removed a scroll from her vagina and
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proceeded to read it the text on the
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scroll was a direct critique of the male
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dominated art World highlighting the
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dismissal of female artists and their
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ideas many viewed the performance as an
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Unapologetic reclaiming of the female
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body as a sight of knowledge power and
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artistic expression challenging the
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patriarchal gaze that had historically
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dominated art others however dismissed
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it as nothing more than shock value
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reinforcing long-standing debates about
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the place of the body in contemporary
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art regardless of opinion interior
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scroll remains one of the most
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provocative and talked about
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performances in art history marking a
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turning point in feminist art and
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performance your personal views on this
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specific artwork of Carol schneeman May
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be different from what may be written
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but personally I have always admired
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this artwork found it with some form of
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shock value but also a lot of pride has
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gone into this work we now move on to
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our final artwork Andreas Pano's piss
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Christ made in 1987 a photograph of a
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crucifix submerged in urine piss Christ
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outraged Many religious communities and
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sparked debates about blasphemy funding
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for the Arts and freedom of expression
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Sano a devout Catholic defended the work
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as a commentary on the commercialization
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and degradation of religious symbols
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whether seen as a discretion or a
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critique the image remains one of the
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most incendiary pieces in Contemporary
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Art these artworks though controversial
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have played a pivotal role in the art
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world as we know it today they have bent
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social norms and expanded the Realms of
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artistic expression whether they shock
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Inspire or offend these artworks are a
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true symbol to remind of that art is not
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about beauty it is about sparking a
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conversation a confrontation and a
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catalyst for change there are many many
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many more artworks that have been
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controversial throughout history and I'm
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sure many more will to come these are
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personally some of my favorites from
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more modern art history I really hope
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you've enjoyed this and if you would
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like to see more please let me know
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thank you for watching
