Physical context refers to the immediate surroundings of an artwork, including its location, how viewers access and experience it, and how it functions in that space. Historical context considers when and where a work was created and the social, political, and artistic climate of that time period. Cultural context examines an artwork's conceptual role in the society where it was made, including how art functions in that culture and what the work reveals about that culture. These three types of context - physical, historical, and cultural - provide different but important lenses for understanding and interpreting artworks, such as Richard Serra's 1981 sculpture Tilted Arc located in New York City's Federal Plaza.

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Essay Prompt:
Follow this prompt when preparing for your essay.
“What is context? Compare and contrast the different types of
context (physical, cultural, and historical) using at least one of
the selected images [asterisked (*) on the image list]. How are
these similar but distinctly different ways to understand and
interpret art?”
Use the following prompting questions to prepare your answer.
(*) 4.18, Richard Serra, Tilted Arc, Federal Plaza, New York
City, 1981.
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Physical Context
[The immediate physical surroundings of an artwork]: Where is
the art? Where is the work located? (a museum, gallery, home,
town square, palace, church, etc.); What access do you have to
the work as a viewer? How is your viewing controlled by the
space?; How is the work arranged in the space? What is near
the work? Is it categorized, framed, etc.?; What is the function
of that place? How does the work function in that space?; How
might culture and history play into the physical context? How
does physical context play into the history and culture?
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Historical Context
[The time and place in which the artwork is created/viewed]:
When was the work created? Where was the work created?;

2. What was the social/political climate of this time and place?;
How did people live in this context? How did this impact their
worldview?; How were artists regarded in this time? What
materials were available to them?; How did art function in
society? How did this work function in society?; Who is the
audience, viewer, and/or patron of this work?; How does this
work inform us about this context? How does the context
inform us about this work?
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Cultural Context:
[the conceptual place an artwork has in a society]: Where was
this work created?; What is the social, political, religious,
economic, etc. climate of this location?; How does this work
function in this culture? How does art function in this culture?;
What is the status of artists in this culture?; Who is the patron,
viewer, or audience of this work?; How is the work viewed by
people now?; What does this work say about this culture? What
does this culture say about this work?