Read the text about modern art and complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in brackets.

Write one word in each gap.

It's hard to find a person who hasn't got an opinion on modern art. The opinions are [ ] (controversy): some people love it, others think it's a load of rubbish. Thus, the discussions on modern art seem to be hot. But do all supporters and [ ] (oppose) of modern art fully understand what it actually is? Let's find out.

So what is modern art? From its name, we find out that it includes art [ ] (move) and genres of the so-called modern era (or recent years). Is that true? Of course. However, "modern" here means more than just a chronological period of time. It's also a sphere of philosophy: "modernism" in European culture consists of everything that challenges all classical [ ] (define) of art.

For a very long time, art used to be a privilege for the rich and educated. It was a highly exclusive sphere with its own rules and [ ] (restrict). You couldn't call yourself an artist if you didn't belong to a close group of people with relevant experience. Your painting wasn't related to art until this group approved of it. But things have changed a lot since then.

Can a clean white sheet of paper be a piece of art? A hole in the floor? A can of soup? The answer is "yes" if it's considered from the viewpoints of modernism. This way, the main idea of modern art isn't the object itself (it can be [ ] (any) you could ever imagine, not just a picture or a statue), but the emotions of the viewers, the interpretations and ideas that appear in their heads.