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For this assignment, you will take on the role of an investigative journalist by using the Internet to seek out different kinds of artworks including art that is not conventionally considered to be art. Your search begins by looking for ideas in works of art currently or traditionally found in museums should be excluded from your examples.
Choose two specific works of art (not general forms of art) that will make for a captivating news article.
Using the art terminology and concepts and supplement reading to describe and evaluate each artwork chosen by answering the following questions. Apply your own critical thinking to completely describe the works and put them in context for the reader.
Elaborate on the details in your own words. Consider including a headline to grab your reader's attention, and be sure to include a clearly labeled URL (Web link) to the image.

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Discussion, in news article style, of two works of art not usually considered to be traditional artworks, with URL references.

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For this assignment, you will take on the role of an investigative journalist by using the Internet to seek out different kinds of artworks including art that is not conventionally considered to be art. Your search begins by looking for ideas in works of art currently or traditionally found in museums should be excluded from your examples.
Choose two specific works of art (not general forms of art) that will make for a captivating news article.
Using the art terminology and concepts and supplement reading to describe and evaluate each artwork chosen by answering the following questions. Apply your own critical thinking to completely describe the works and put them in context for the reader.
Elaborate on the details in your own words. Consider including a headline to grab your reader's attention, and be sure to include a clearly labeled URL (Web link) to the image.

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