This is an opportunity to consider the historical, political, social, aesthetic and intellectual contexts from which art can evolve and to which it can contribute. 

"This was among the weakest areas for most candidates. Some referred to art movements in a generic way without highlighting their significance to the artwork. Only the best candidates were able to make convincing links between the evidence in the selected artworks and a wider context. It is important to understand what an evaluation of cultural significance is. Cultural significance will probably include an art historical context, as well as the cultural, socio-political and historical significance of the works. It should consider the original audience and purpose, as well as a contemporary audience. The cultural significance of the artwork is the subject of the comparative study, not the life and times of the artist. There are instances when aspects of the artist’s life are significant to the production of the artwork, hence biographical events can be relevant to the selected artworks, but this does have to be evident through explicit connections in the text. Some candidates were over reliant on aids such as the Mc Fee conceptual framework without understanding how to make meaningful links to the artworks. Juxtaposing facts is not an evaluation."