Question

in 1913, the armory show, an international exhibit of modern art, introduced to the united states works by european painters, challenging traditional ideas of art. in a laymans view of an art exhibition, president theodore roosevelt offered his views on these artworks, and in doing so, commented on change, rebellion, and social progress. from a laymans view of an art exhibition by theodore roosevelt. the recent international exhibition of modern art in new york was really noteworthy. messrs. davies, kuhn, gregg, and their fellow members of the association of american painters and sculptors have done a work of very real value in securing such an exhibition of the works. review the paragraph that begins on page 5 and continues to page 6. which statement best explains the impact of roosevelts presentation of ideas in this paragraph? by describing the absence of conventionality, he introduces the idea that opening art to new forms of expression makes modern art a positive development. by focusing on the works of american artists, he suggests that the movement to transform classical art has been led by homegrown painters and sculptors. by highlighting the lack of artistic requirements, he hints that the field of modern art may be overrun

Explanation:

The text discusses the Armory Show introducing modern art to the US and Roosevelt's views on it. Option 1 correctly captures that by noting the absence of conventionality, Roosevelt sees modern - art's new forms of expression as positive. The text doesn't focus on American artists leading the transformation of classical art (Option 2) and doesn't suggest modern art is overrun due to lack of artistic requirements (Option 3).

Answer:

By describing the absence of conventionality, he introduces the idea that opening art to new forms of expression makes modern art a positive development.