While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:Marcela Guerrero is a curator at the Whitney Museum of...
GMAT Expression of Ideas : (Expression) Questions
While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
- Marcela Guerrero is a curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York.
- She curated the Whitney's 2018 exhibition Pacha, Llaqta, Wasichay: Indigenous Space, Modern Architecture, New Art.
- This exhibition featured works by seven emerging Latino artists.
- She curated the Whitney's 2020 exhibition Vida Americana: Mexican Muralists Remake American Art, 1925–1945.
- This exhibition included nearly 200 works by twentieth-century Latino and Mexican artists.
The student wants to describe the exhibition that Guerrero curated in 2018. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
Held at the Whitney Museum of American Art, the exhibition Vida Americana: Mexican Muralists Remake American Art, 1925–1945 included nearly 200 works by twentieth-century Mexican and Latino artists.
Pacha, Llaqta, Wasichay: Indigenous Space, Modern Architecture, New Art, an exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art, featured works by seven emerging Latino artists.
In both 2018 and 2020, Marcela Guerrero curated exhibitions at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York.
While one exhibition that Marcela Guerrero curated featured works by emerging artists, another included works by twentieth-century artists.
Step 1: Decode and Map the Passage
Part A: Create Passage Analysis Table
| Text from Passage | Analysis |
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| 'Marcela Guerrero is a curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York.' |
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| 'She curated the Whitney's 2018 exhibition Pacha, Llaqta, Wasichay: Indigenous Space, Modern Architecture, New Art.' |
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| 'This exhibition featured works by seven emerging Latino artists.' |
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| 'She curated the Whitney's 2020 exhibition Vida Americana: Mexican Muralists Remake American Art, 1925–1945.' |
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| 'This exhibition included nearly 200 works by twentieth-century Latino and Mexican artists.' |
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Part B: Provide Passage Architecture & Core Elements
Main Point: The notes document Marcela Guerrero's role as a Whitney Museum curator and detail two major exhibitions she organized featuring Latino and Mexican artists.
Argument Flow: The notes establish Guerrero's professional identity, then present two distinct exhibitions she curated in chronological order (2018, then 2020), with each exhibition's key characteristics specified.
Step 2: Interpret the Question Precisely
What's being asked? We need to describe specifically the exhibition that Guerrero curated in 2018, not the 2020 one or both together.
What type of answer do we need? A description that accurately captures the key details about the 2018 exhibition using information from the notes.
Any limiting keywords? The question specifically asks for the exhibition that Guerrero curated in 2018—this limits our focus to just one of the two exhibitions mentioned.
Step 3: Prethink the Answer
- The right answer should focus on the 2018 exhibition specifically, not the 2020 one
- Include the title 'Pacha, Llaqta, Wasichay: Indigenous Space, Modern Architecture, New Art'
- Mention that it featured works by seven emerging Latino artists
- Connect this to the Whitney Museum context
Held at the Whitney Museum of American Art, the exhibition Vida Americana: Mexican Muralists Remake American Art, 1925–1945 included nearly 200 works by twentieth-century Mexican and Latino artists.
- Describes 'Vida Americana: Mexican Muralists Remake American Art, 1925–1945' - This is the 2020 exhibition, not the 2018 one we need to describe.
Pacha, Llaqta, Wasichay: Indigenous Space, Modern Architecture, New Art, an exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art, featured works by seven emerging Latino artists.
- Names the 2018 exhibition correctly: 'Pacha, Llaqta, Wasichay: Indigenous Space, Modern Architecture, New Art' and mentions it featured works by seven emerging Latino artists. This matches exactly what our notes tell us about the 2018 exhibition.
In both 2018 and 2020, Marcela Guerrero curated exhibitions at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York.
- States that Guerrero curated exhibitions in both years but doesn't describe the 2018 exhibition itself. Provides general information rather than specific details about the requested exhibition.
While one exhibition that Marcela Guerrero curated featured works by emerging artists, another included works by twentieth-century artists.
- Makes a comparison between emerging artists and twentieth-century artists without naming or describing either exhibition specifically.