Deck 25: Postmodernity and Global Art

Question 1

Osiris and Isis by Anselm Kiefer is a good example of the _______ style.

A) Neo-Expressionist
B) Neo-Image
C) Post-Dada
D) Post-Neo

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Briefly discuss the initial controversy over Maya Lin's Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

Answer 2

not answered

Question 3

Fred Wilson's exhibit for the Maryland Historical Society made the point that the Historical Society:

A) had many famous people in its past
B) had ignored and caricatured African Americans and Native Americans
C) had celebrated the achievements of Frederick Douglass
D) had left out the accomplishments of Harriet Tubman

Answer 3

B

Question 4

What are some ways postmodern artists have shown their concerns about global issues regarding human rights and ecology?

Question 5

The Public Services Building by Michael Graves shows that architects began to synthesize the International Style of architectural modernism with:

A) the Bauhaus
B) Brutalism
C) Symbolism
D) Postmodernism

Question 6

What are some stylistic characteristics of Postmodern architecture?

Question 7

Like many contemporary sculptors, Martin Puryear, as seen in his Old Mole, seems to be asking questions about:

A) the representation of the animal form
B) the symbolic meaning of death
C) the symbolism of shape
D) the representation of color

Question 8

What do contemporary sculptors feel about using the human body as subject matter? Explain in detail using Kiki Smith's work.

Question 9

What kind of art does Banksy make?
Essay Questions

Question 10

How has globalization affected the art of today? What place does diversity occupy in the art world, and what are some nationalistic concerns explored by artists? Should ethnicity and/or nationality determine what an artist creates? Explain.

Question 11

Who called himself a "guerrilla architect"?

Question 12

What was the name of Robert Venturi's seminal text regarding Postmodern architecture?

Question 13

What have you learned about the meaning and purpose of art in the lives of all human beings? What have you learned about why people create?

Question 14

Most art critics and historians agree that the era of modern art ended in the _____.

A) 1980s
B) 1990s
C) 1960s
D) 1950s

Question 15

Discuss how Gajin Fujita'a Street Fighter is both ancient and modern simultaneously.

Question 16

Vik Muniz's Atlas Carlao) was created by arranging_______ on his studio floor, photographing the arrangement, then painting from the photograph.

A) cow dung
B) paint samples
C) garbage
D) photographs

Question 17

This artist reflects on identity and cultural heritage in works such as The Browning of America.

A) Jaune Quick-to-See Smith
B) James Luna
C) Kiki Smith
D) Carlos Cartagena

Question 18

What are some stylistic characteristics of Neo-Expressionism?

Question 19

What is Kerry James Marshall saying about the projects in his work Better Homes, Better Gardens? Is his message positive or negative, or both? Support your