Deck 21: Art Since 1980

Question 1

Yinka Shonibare MBE's The Swing (After Fragonard) (figure 21.3A) is Postmodern because it:

A) Appropriates Dutch art and rejects globalization
B) Incorporates gender themes and questions the importance of the artist
C) Is an installation that includes sculpture
D) Questions the originality of art and uses diverse media

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Postmodernists reject what aspect of traditional art history?

A) Linear perspective
B) Linear narrative
C) Non-Western art
D) Minimalism

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Blending ancient Greek and International Style architectural elements, as in Michael Graves's Public Service Building (figure 21.5), would make a building:

A) Modern
B) Deconstructivist
C) Postmodern
D) De Stijl

Answer 3

C

Question 4

By rejecting harmony and logic,_________ architects, such as Thom Mayne in the Kolon One & Only Tower (figure 21.6B), create variety in their designs.

A) Postmodern
B) Baroque
C) Global
D) Deconstructivist

Question 5

Neo-Expressionism and Graffiti art have the following in common:

A) Rejecting nonobjective forms and expressing emotions
B) Street culture and energetic brushwork
C) Diverse media and memorialization
D) Oil paint and Realism

Question 6

Postmodern artists use a diversity of media such as:

A) Objects from mass culture
B) Traditional craft media
C) New technologies
D) All of these

Question 7

Donald Lipski's The Starry Night (figure 21.10A) is Postmodern because:

A) It uses an unconventional material and expresses an emotion
B) It uses an element from pop culture and is an installation
C) It references a current problem and rejects a handmade feel
D) It references a prior artwork and uses an unconventional material

Question 8

Krzysztof Wodiczko's The Homeless Projection 2 (figure 21.16A) is an example of Postmodern art using diversity of media and a reference to prior work in order to:

A) Reject a story of art
B) Question the originality of ideas
C) Protest a social concern
D) Deconstruct an idea

Question 9

One way artists have looked at how images and words establish power is by questioning:

A) Performances
B) Museum practices
C) The story of art
D) Whether copies can be real art works

Question 10

Jenny Holzer's Truisms (figure 21.20) resembled:

A) Museum labels
B) Messages used in advertising
C) Minimalist works
D) References to identity

Question 11

Sherrie Levine's After Walker Evans: 7 (figure 21.21A) illustrates the concept that all art is based on former precedents by:

A) Rejecting a story of art
B) Abandoning a set style
C) Appropriating another work
D) Deconstructing a photograph

Question 12

How has globalization enriched the art world?

A) By including artists of different genders, races, cultures, and religions
B) By including the roots of colonialism
C) By encouraging deconstruction among nations
D) By reinforcing the ideals of the International Style

Question 13

Artists like Brazilians Vik Muniz (who created Temple of Juno in Agrigento, after Casper David Friedrich, figure 21.25A) and Ernesto Neto (who created Anthropodino, figure 21.26A) are typical of the globalization and diversity in art because they:

A) Reference diverse identities
B) Reject a story of art
C) Defy stereotypes
D) Address social issues

Question 14

Kara Walker, in works such as Insurrection! (Our Tools Were Rudimentary, Yet We Pressed On) (figure 21.27), is addressing:

A) Social issues
B) Diverse media
C) Sexuality
D) Rebellion

Question 15

Artists can represent the CONNECTEDNESS of our global world by:

A) Considering multiculturalism
B) Giving a voice to global issues
C) B and D
D) Championing pluralism

Question 16

Time is a component of Deconstructivist architecture.

Question 17

Postmodern artists use only certain art materials.

Question 18

Some Postmodern artists see words as powerful forms of communication that can ma?nipulate our beliefs.

Question 19

Postmodern artists believe it is okay to borrow someone else's work.

Question 20

Globalization in art often means showing how our world is connected.

Question 21

As viewers, we need to ________ -uncover and demystify-the meaning of art because art creates meaning without our realizing it.

Question 22

____________ is a style that conveys emotional content, explores troubling periods of history, and features abstract or representational works.

Question 23

Postmodern artists question whether any art is truly original, and they ________ or modify the appearance of prior artworks or object.

Question 24

The trend in contemporary art in which diverse artists take a number of approaches, create a variety of forms, and work in multiple media, all of which are seen as valid and compelling is called _________ .

Question 25

The diversity of the modern art world is reflected in the fact that many artists defy ___________ .

Question 26

Joyce J. Scott's Man Eating Watermelon (figure 21.13) and Kara Walker's Insurrection! (Our Tools Were Rudimentary, Yet We Pressed On) (figure 21.27). How do both works of art embody Postmodern concepts and concerns?

Question 27

Discuss how Postmodernist architecture reacts against previous styles of architecture. Give specific examples and explain how the styles differ.

Question 28

Question 29

Jean-Michel Basquiat's Hollywood Africans (figure 21.8) can be considered a form of protest art. Which type of protest art is it and why can the work be classified in this way?

Question 30

Describe two reasons why Kiki Smith's Red Spill (figure 21.17) can be considered a global work of art.