ALL AMERICAN-UNIT 2: ART OR PRANK?

​1. Discuss the quotes below. What did these people mean?

“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.”
Pablo Picasso (artist)

“Art, freedom and creativity will change society faster than politics.”
Victor Pinchuk (businessman, oligarch)

"I'd been painting rats for three years before someone said, 'That's clever. It's an anagram of art,' and I had to pretend I'd known that all along."
Banksy (street artist)

​2. Watch the videos and discuss the questions that follow.


1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQ_flALWqpU&ab_channel=NBCNews

2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-d1Hozj6-s&ab_channel=ITVNews


a. Will Banksy’s Girl with Balloon depreciate in value after the stunt or not?

b. Maurizio Catallen’s Banana was sold for a staggering $120,000. Was it worth it in your opinion?

c. Do you consider what you’ve seen in the videos to be art or maybe just pranks played on the wealthy?

d. Do you know any other artworks that are controversial when it comes to their artistic value?

​3. Find the meanings of the words below and use them in a short summary of one of the videos you watched before.




decay, depreciate, iconic, play a prank on sb, shred, staggering, stunt, mock