Which of the following was the goal of artists involved with SITE (Sculpture in the Environment)?
a. to preserve sculpture
b. to search for a more socially significant content
c. to use natural resources in their sculptural projects
d. to replace public sculpture with objects from nature
e. all of these are correct
b. to search for a more socially significant content
a. Incorrect. SITE artists were interested in developing a new kind of public art.
b. Correct. SITE artists wanted to depart from what they saw as the isolation of the art world and the public and reestablish a relationship with the viewing public by finding more socially significant content.
c. Incorrect. SITE artists were interested in the environment of structures in the sense of their social context.
d. Incorrect. SITE artists did not replace sculpture with objects from nature.
e. Incorrect. SITE artists wanted to depart from what they saw as the isolation of the art world and the public and reestablish a relationship with the viewing public by finding more socially significant content.
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