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 at Târgu Jiu (“TER-gu zhoo”). Those works’ artist, Constantin Brâncuși (“bran-KOOSH”), created another Proto-Cubist sculpture titled for this action (-5[1])that depicts rectangular (10[1])figures made of limestone. A sculpture originally part of The Gates of Hell (10[1])titled for this action depicts the nude couple Francesca and Paolo. (10[1])For 10 points, two embracing (-5[1])lovers in an Auguste Rodin (“oh-GOOST roh-DAN”) sculpture perform what (10[1])title intimate action? (10[2])■END■ (10[4])

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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2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY6100%0%33%69.50
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2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY580%0%20%57.00
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Henry BylinowskiAuburn AEmory Oxford50-5
Tianyu XuGeorgia Tech AGeorgia Tech E5310
Sean JacksonSouth Carolina AEmory A6610
Britton WebsterAlabama ASouthern7710
Yuxuan LuVanderbilt ASouth Carolina B82-5
Hayes BrownFurmanAuburn C9010
Allison FisherTennessee BBelmont9310
Asheton WilbanksClemson AGeorgia A9310
Mac DixonEmory OxfordAuburn A9410
Jack OgletreeAuburn BTennessee A9410
Henry TurnerClemson BGeorgia Tech C9410
Robert FreemanSouth Carolina BVanderbilt A9410