an occurrence made all the more extraordinary given that...
Does the following context mean
1. although Munster contained a lot of public art, what made Skulptur Projekte more different and important was its attempt to defend the values of this kind of art exactly after a deep resistance against the siting of a sculpture by George Rickey in the city.
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2. although Munster contains a lot of public art, given that one of the main goals of Skulptur Projekte was to defend the values of this kind of art exactly after a deep resistance against the siting of a sculpture by George Rickey in the city, one occurrence made everything different (which will be considered in the following paragraphs...)?
I think #1 is intended. Am I right?
the context:
Munster boasts a rash of public art, then, an occurrence made all the more extraordinary given that a further impulse for the Skulptur Projekte when it was first launched was the attempt to prove the value of such art after deep-seated public resistance to the siting in the city of a George Rickey kinetic sculpture in 1975 .
Top answer
1. There is a lot of public art in Munster. 2.
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There is a lot of public art in Munster.
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There was deep-seated public resistance to the siting in the city of a George Rickey kinetic sculpture in 1975.
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1. There is a lot of public art in Munster. 2. There was deep-seated public resistance to the siting in the city of a George Rickey kinetic sculpture in 1975. 3. (2) makes (1) more extraordinary. 4. One of the aims of Skulptur Projekte was to prove the value of public art, given (2)