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 controversial: 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 [ ] (support) and opponents of modern art fully understand what it [ ] (actual) is? Let's find out.

So what is modern art? From its name, we find out that it includes art movements 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 [ ] (every) that challenges classical definitions of art.

For a very long time, art used to be a privilege for the rich and educated. It was a highly [ ] (exclude) sphere with its own rules and restrictions. You couldn't call yourself an artist if you didn't belong to a close group of people with relevant experience. Your [ ] (paint) 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 anything you could ever imagine, not just a picture or a statue), but the emotions of the viewers, the [ ] (interpret) and ideas that appear in their heads.