Art in 21th Century Life The word "art" usually brings to mind images of white-walled galleries，abstract paintings costing millions of dollars，far removed from our everyday experience. （1）

B

B

   The Internet has changed the idea that art appreciation is only for the noble. （2）

G

G

You can even visit several museums around the world using virtual reality headsets，without leaving your home.
（3）

D

D

Art has always been a vehicle for self-expression，but social media have made it much easier to share amateur work with the whole world.Where an amateur artist or musician might one have shared their work with a circle of friends and family，they can now sell their work to anyone in the world.
   "A picture is worth a thousand words" is the motto of data visualization enthusiasts.The amount of information available today can be overwhelming，so some statisticians（數(shù)據(jù)分析師）made it their mission to present this mass of data using infographics that are easy for the public to understand.（4）

F

F

Of course，graphs can be abuse y was we people to mislead the audience，so we need to take care to interpret them the right way.
   Another way that art facilitates education is by helping us to conceptualize things that are invisible to the naked eye.（5）

E

E

Likewise，the mind-bending concepts in physics such as black holes can be better understood with the help of illustrators who have backgrounds in both art and science.

A.Many platforms of social media help teaching the public art.
B.Yet art is indeed closer than many would believe it to be nowadays.
C.As most of our environment is man-made，everything in it contains art.
D.Netizens are not only consumers of art but creators and participants，too.
E.Biology students would find videos such as "The inner Life of the Cell" helpful.
F.They present information in visually appealing ways instead of using dry numbers.
G.It has enabled more people than ever to have access to visual art and music of all types.