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Jacob Epstein’s sculptures were the focus of much controversy during the sculptor’s lifetime. Epstein was born in the United States of Russian-Jewish immigrants in 1880. He moved to Paris in his youth and later to England, where he eventually settled and took out British citizenship in 1907. His first major public commission, on a building in London, offended most people because of the expressive distortion and nudity of the figures. In 1937, the Rhodesian government, which at that time owned the building, actually mutilated the sculptures to make them conform to public notions of decency. Many Epstein’s monumental carvings also received adverse criticism. While the lay persons denounced his work, many artists and critics praised it. They admired in particular the diversity of his work and noted how it was influenced by the primitive and ancient sculptural motifs from Africa and the Pacific. Today, Epstein’s work has received the recognition it deserves, and Epstein is considered one of the major sculptors of the twentieth century.
Jacob Epstein’s sculptures were the focus of much controversy during the sculptor’s lifetime. Epstein was born in the United States of Russian-Jewish immigrants in 1880. He moved to Paris in his youth and later to England, where he eventually settled and took out British citizenship in 1907. His first major public commission, on a building in London, offended most people because of the expressive distortion and nudity of the figures. In 1937, the Rhodesian government, which at that time owned the building, actually mutilated the sculptures to make them conform to public notions of decency. Many Epstein’s monumental carvings also received adverse criticism. While the lay persons denounced his work, many artists and critics praised it. They admired in particular the diversity of his work and noted how it was influenced by the primitive and ancient sculptural motifs from Africa and the Pacific. Today, Epstein’s work has received the recognition it deserves, and Epstein is considered one of the major sculptors of the twentieth century.
Today, a newly erected Epstein’s sculpture would probably _____.
- A be adversely criticized
- B conform to public opinions
- C be well received
- D be mutilated
思路引導 VIP
請注意文章的最後一句話。這句話提到的「今日（Today）」評價，與文章開頭提到的「在世時（during the sculptor’s lifetime）」的爭議相比，發生了什麼樣的變化？如果一個人在現代已經被公認為「二十世紀最重要的雕塑大師之一」，那麼現在的人們對他新作品的態度，會延續過去的排斥，還是會展現出與大師地位相符的尊重呢？
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藝術評價的古今對照
文章前半段詳述了雅各·愛潑斯坦（Jacob Epstein）在世時遭遇的種種困境：他的作品曾因形式前衛、涉及裸體而被視為「傷風敗俗」，甚至遭到當時政府的毀損。然而，閱讀理解的關鍵往往藏在文末的結論，最後一句話明確指出「今日（Today），愛潑斯坦的作品已獲得應有的認可，並被視為二十世紀最重要的雕塑家之一」。既然他的地位已從早年的「爭議者」轉變為公認的「大師」，那麼今日若有新作面世，大眾的反應自然會是正向且肯定的，因此 be well received（受到好評）是最符合邏輯的推論。
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