Deck 33: the International Scene Since the 1950s

Question 1

Jean-Michel Basquiat's Neo-Expressionist paintings of the early 1980s developed out of his work as a

A) musician.
B) performer.
C) graffiti artist.
D) poet.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

What social issue motivated David Wojnarowicz's Untitled (Hands)?

A) the Vietnam War
B) the AIDS crisis
C) housing for the urban poor
D) funding for the arts

Answer 2

B

Question 3

What topic became controversial when Chris Ofili's painting The Holy Virgin Mary was displayed in the Brooklyn Museum?

A) art history
B) arts funding
C) access to art
D) communication

Answer 3

B

Question 4

How did artists of the 1960s and 1970s expand on the idea of feminist art?

A) They incorporated geometric form.
B) They took a biological approach.
C) They performed with male artists.
D) They wrote feminist manifestos.

Question 5

Eero Saarinen wanted to evoke the excitement of air travel in his expressive and swooping design for

A) an art museum.
B) a skyscraper.
C) an airport terminal.
D) a residential house.

Question 6

Louise Nevelson arrived at works such as Sky Cathedral after

A) piecing together different shapes of glass.
B) experimenting with combines.
C) stacking boxes of discarded objects.
D) collaging photographs.

Question 7

Which of the following describes the work of Patricia Cronin in Shrine for Girls ?

A) expression of redemption
B) deconstruction of form
C) juxtaposition of aesthetics
D) innovation of new media

Question 8

What did Joseph Beuys incorporate into performances to explain the inexplicable?

A) shamanistic personality
B) theatrical setting
C) complete environment
D) light show with silhouettes

Question 9

The art of Josef Kosuth examined the conceptual relationships between visual images and

A) music.
B) linguistics.
C) physical experience.
D) national identity.

Question 10

What does the form of Eva Hesse's No Title reference?

A) fishing nets
B) paint drips
C) oceanic movements
D) traditional dances

Question 11

The text explains that Minimalist art is best understood when considered

A) in photographic reproductions.
B) in a gallery or museum context.
C) alongside the artists' manifestoes.
D) from a distance.

Question 12

What did Andy Warhol create with Brillo Soap Pads Box ?

A) an ironic critique
B) a reproduction
C) a religious parody
D) an aggressive confrontation

Question 13

Which artist made a series of works,called combines,by assembling painting and sculpture?

A) Allan Kaprow
B) Robert Rauschenberg
C) Andy Warhol
D) Nam June Paik

Question 14

Critic Lawrence Alloway may have named Pop Art after

A) movie popcorn.
B) his father.
C) a Tootsie Pop.
D) a popping balloon.

Question 15

What is one source that Mary Kelly draws on for her work Post-Partum Document ?

A) Buddhism
B) Marxism
C) Minimalism
D) Globalism

Question 16

Ana Mendieta's Untitled,from the "Tree of Life" Series celebrates the notion that women

A) have a deeper identification with nature than men do.
B) are more involved in the reproductive process.
C) are more intellectual and artistic than men are.
D) can withstand great amounts of physical and emotional pain.

Question 17

The art of Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg questioned the influential ideas of

A) Clement Greenberg.
B) John Cage.
C) Louise Nevelson.
D) Marcel Duchamp.

Question 18

According to the text,which of the following developments in contemporary art has resulted from the rise of globalism in the twenty-first century?

A) International exhibitions provide opportunities for diverse artistic exchange.
B) Studio craft arts have taken a more prominent place in the art world.
C) Artists have shifted toward digital formats of film and video.
D) Artists engage with social, political, economic, and environmental concerns.

Question 19

In their temporary installations,artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude approach the topic of

A) psychology.
B) communism.
C) religion.
D) capitalism.

Question 20

Because her figures are all silhouettes,which does not identify race,artist Kara Walker forces the viewer to read the narrative by

A) looking for the iconography of color.
B) comparing the scene to other artists.
C) looking for other visual markers.
D) reading the text panels.

Question 21

Why has Richard Serra's Tilted Arc been so controversial?

Question 22

What new media developed during the last half of the twentieth century,and how did artists challenge the idea of art and its acceptance?

Question 23

What effect has digital technology had on the world since the 1950s?

Question 24

What are earthworks?

Question 25

Discuss the iconography of Nam June Paik's Electronic Superhighway: Continental U.S..

Question 26

What are some examples of iconography that appear in Matthew Barney's "The Cremaster Cycle"?

Question 27

Discuss the development of architecture since the 1950s,and provide examples.

Question 28

How does Lorna Simpson address the question of race in Stereo Styles ?

Question 29

How did Andy Warhol use the image of Marilyn Monroe to comment on popular culture and consumerism?

Question 30

Critics of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial were especially outraged by the use of

A) the color black.
B) the serene setting.
C) the size and magnitude.
D) the listing of names.

Question 31

Barbara Kruger's signature style combines black-and-white photographic images with

A) traditional folk crafts.
B) the red used in advertising.
C) calligraphy and poetry.
D) provocative images of women.

Question 32

How does William Kentridge use film?

Question 33

Which movement was led informally by Damian Hirst,among the most sensational of modern artists?

A) Neo-Expressionists
B) Young British Artists
C) Third Text
D) Womanhouse

Question 34

How does Wenda Gu express the globalized world in the installation China Monument: Temple of Heaven ?

Question 35

What are some of the ways in which artists have examined the role of the female form since the 1950s?

Question 36

What defines Postmodern architecture?

Question 37

Discuss the purposes and functions of works of installation with examples.

Question 38

What is the term for artists' use of chance,actions,movements,and gestures of their own bodies?

A) Process art
B) Pop art
C) Feminist art
D) Happenings

Question 39

Which artist inspired architect Zaha Hadid,as seen in Vitra Fire Station,Weil-am-Rhein ?

A) Marcel Duchamp
B) Jackson Pollock
C) Bill Viola
D) Kazimir Malevich

Question 40

Describe performance art that developed during the 1960s.What were the intentions of the artists? Provide examples.