Deck 16: Contemporary Art Worldwide

Question 1

Jeff Koons's success in the art world relies on his knowledge of _____.

A)past masters
B)consumer culture
C)various artistic techniques
D)Picasso

Answer 1

B

Question 2

_____ was the source of inspiration for Elizabeth Murray's Can You Hear Me?reen ar .

A)Toulouse-Lautrec's At the Moulin Rouge
B)Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon
C)Van Gogh's Night Café
D)Munch's The Scream

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The long white drips found on Kiki Smith's sculptures refer to _____.

A)bodily fluids
B)Abstract Expressionism
C)sand
D)natural forms

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which artwork was removed after coming under attack from the public?

A)Christo and Jeanne-Claude's Surrounded Islands
B)Maya Lin's Vietnam Veterans Memorial
C)Richard Serra's Tilted Arc
D)Anish Kapoor's Cloud Gate

Question 5

The artist _____ challenged traditional paintings by creating paintings with irregularly shaped supports.

A)Maya Lin
B)Chris Ofili
C)Elizabeth Murray
D)El Anatsui

Question 6

Botero's images of tortured Iraqi prisoners resemble images of _____.

A)Greek deities
B)classical sculptors
C)martyred saints
D)everyday people

Question 7

_____ created temporary artworks that modified the landscape.

A)Christo and Jean-Claude
B)Renzo Piano
C)Maya Lin
D)Rachel Whitehead

Question 8

_____ is a leader in the field of Green architecture.

A)Frank Gehry
B)Renzo Piano
C)Norman Foster
D)Bill Viola

Question 9

Maya Lin's Vietnam Veterans Memorial is reminiscent of _____ in its simple geometric form.

A)Op Art
B)Minimalism
C)De Stijl
D)Suprematism

Question 10

Jenny Saville's most characteristic artworks are _____.

A)portraits of family members
B)geometric
C)abstract
D)self-portraits

Question 11

Faith Ringgold used _____ as an artistic medium to reference the domestic sphere.

A)mosaics
B)fabric
C)pottery
D)glitter

Question 12

Which architectural movement uses new technology?

A)Deconstructivism
B)Environmental
C)High-Tech
D)Wrap

Question 13

The manner in which Bleeding Takari II by El Anatsui moves makes it similar to the artworks of _____.

A)Constanin Brancusi
B)Jeff Koons
C)Barbara Hepworth
D)Alexander Calder

Question 14

Frank Gehry referred to form of the Guggenheim Bilbao as a _____.

A)metallic flower
B)cargo ship
C)rocket
D)bird

Question 15

In her photographs the artist Shirin Neshat often covers her face and body parts in _____.

A)abstract drips
B)Farsi messages
C)newspaper clippings
D)woodcuts

Question 16

Robert Maplethorpe's court case revolved around the idea of _____.

A)the importance of photography
B)the income discrepancies of males and females
C)rights for homosexuals
D)freedom of expression for artists

Question 17

The art of Jaune Quick-to-See Smith focuses largely on the concerns of _____.

A)Native Americans
B)animal activists
C)feminists
D)unions

Question 18

_____ is a feminist artist who used the look advertising in her artworks.

A)Shirin Neshat
B)Faith Ringgold
C)Barbara Kruger
D)Martha Rosler

Question 19

Willie Bester's painting Homage to Steve Biko specifically attacks _____.

A)slavery
B)apartheid
C)Wall Street
D)technology

Question 20

Martha Rosler's Gladiators places the action of war in _____.

A)an upscale living room
B)the Colosseum
C)foreign battlefields
D)a football stadium

Question 21

Describe the subject of Faith Ringgold's work Who's Afraid of Aunt Jemima?

Question 22

Contemporary art is created in a variety of media. Explore the manner in which artists experimented with different media. Provide examples.

Question 23

How was Elizabeth Murray's approach to painting innovative?

Question 24

Describe artistic efforts to address war. Using examples, describe the artist's approach, materials, and intentions.

Question 25

_____ consists of a five-channel video pie project on screens hanging in the Guggenheim Museum's rotunda.

A)Xu Bing's A Book from the Sky
B)Matthew Barney's Cremaster
C)Jeff Koons's Pink Panther
D)El Anatsui's Bleeding Takari II

Question 26

The harnessing of solar energy as a power source is a key, defining feature of _____.

A)Green architecture
B)postmodern architecture
C)Deconstructivist architecture
D)site specific architecture

Question 27

Shahzia Sikander's work is often influenced by _____.

A)American folk art
B)Japanese ink painting
C)Persian miniatures
D)Rococo design

Question 28

What Chinese practices are criticized in Zhang Xiaogang's Bloodline: Big Family No. 2 ?

Question 29

The title of Matthew Barney's Cremaster series references _____.

A)the human body
B)classical mythology
C)British politics
D)Hindu religious texts

Question 30

How has a Book from the Sky by Xu Bing been interpreted?

Question 31

Discuss why Norman Foster's Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank is considered High-Tech architecture.

Question 32

What highly unusual material did Chris Ofili use on his painting The Holy Virgin Mary ?

A)Goat hair
B)Human blood
C)Lamb skin
D)Elephant dung

Question 33

Discuss the various influences on Jean-Michel Basquiat's style and choice of subject matter.

Question 34

On what grounds was Maya Lin's memorial opposed?

Question 35

The spiritual interests of _____ encouraged him to make multimedia works that encourage the spectator to be introspective.

A)Bill Viola
B)Jeff Koons
C)Jean-Michel Basquiat
D)Zhang Xiaogang

Question 36

The subjects of Andreas Gursky's enormous color prints come from _____.

A)photos from space
B)old master paintings
C)mythology
D)everyday life

Question 37

There have been attempts by contemporary artists to revive the figural tradition. Describe the different approaches that have emerged. What messages are contemporary artists communicating in their use of the body? Provide examples.

Question 38

Describe the efforts of Christo and Jeanne-Claude to create their work Surrounded Islands .

Question 39

Describe the imagery of Bill Viola's The Crossing .

Question 40

Contemporary artists frequently use art to comment on political and social issues. Using examples, identify some of the issues addressed by artists. Consider how they communicate their concerns.

Question 41

Contrast Deconstructivism with both earlier and other contemporary architectural styles. Using examples, identify its distinctive qualities.

Question 42

Discuss the controversy surrounding the exhibition Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Moment . What did people find offensive about this exhibition, and what was the final resolution?

Question 43

Discuss the feminist concerns of the female artists presented in this chapter. What message were they trying to communicate? What is the unique approach of each?

Question 44

Attribute the images on the screen to a culture and give an approximate date. Give the reasons for your attributions, using complete sentences and referring to specific works discussed in class.
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Question 45

Public artworks have come under attack and have been removed. Describe a select number of controversial artworks. On what grounds did the public criticize the artworks?

Question 46

Compare and contrast Serra's Tilted Arc and Kapoor's Cloud Gate . Why was public opinion favorable to one and not the other?