Question

An artwork depicting this action was wrapped by a mile of string in an artistic intervention by Cornelia Parker. A “Gate of [this action”] is included with The Table of Silence and the Infinity Column (10[1])at Târgu Jiu (“TER-gu zhoo”). Those (10[1])works’ artist, Constantin Brâncuși (“bran-KOOSH”), created another Proto-Cubist sculpture titled for this action (-5[1])that depicts (10[1])rectangular figures made of limestone. (10[1])A sculpture originally part of The Gates of Hell titled for this action (-5[3])depicts the nude couple Francesca and Paolo. For 10 points, two embracing lovers in (10[1])an Auguste Rodin (“oh-GOOST roh-DAN”) sculpture perform what title intimate action? ■END■ (10[2]0[2])

ANSWER: kissing [accept obvious equivalents; accept The Kiss or Le Baiser; accept The Gate of the Kiss or Poarta sărutului] (The Parker sculpture is The Distance (A Kiss With String Attached) which wrapped Rodin’s The Kiss.)
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2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY888%0%38%74.29
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Ishaan SinghPurdue BNotre Dame C3410
Ezra SantosChicago ANorthwestern B3810
Emmett ChoChicago BWashU B50-5
Eric YangPurdue AWashU A5210
Sam AlahiIllinois AIndiana5710
Brielle RachIowa APurdue C70-5
Ethan MaIllinois BNorthwestern A70-5
Owen McCoyIllinois DSIUE70-5
Noah McRedmondNotre Dame BIllinois C8410
Samay MathWashU BChicago B9410
David NickelPurdue CIowa A9410
Jacob PuthipirojNorthwestern AIllinois B940
Sophia ArnoldSIUEIllinois D940