Deck 16: Contemporary Art Worldwide

Question 1

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

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

Answer 1

​Elizabeth Murray

Question 2

Jenny Saville's most characteristic artworks are _____.

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

Answer 2

​self-portraits

Question 3

_____ created temporary artworks that modified the landscape.

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

Answer 3

​Christo and Jean-Claude

Question 4

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 5

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

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

Question 6

_____ 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

Question 7

Which architectural movement uses new technology?

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

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

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 10

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

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

Question 11

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 12

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

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

Question 13

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

Question 14

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 15

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

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

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

_____ 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 18

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

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

Question 19

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 20

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 21

On what grounds was Maya Lin's memorial opposed?

Question 22

What meaning do the hanging objects bring to the artwork?

Question 23

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 24

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 25

Why do the materials and form of this work make it difficult to categorize this artist's medium? What label is given to it?

Question 26

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

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

Question 27

What do the materials, colors, and stenciled motifs contribute to the meaning of this work?

Question 28

How was Elizabeth Murray's approach to painting innovative?

Question 29

_____ 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 30

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 31

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

Question 32

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

Question 33

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

Question 34

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

Question 35

How does this depart from traditional representations of the subject?

Question 36

Shahzia Sikander's work is often influenced by _____.

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

Question 37

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 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

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

Question 41

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 42

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 43

Who is portrayed and what issues are addressed?

Question 44

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

Question 45

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

Question 46

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 47

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 48

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

Question 49

How does this work make reference to jazz music?

Question 50

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 51

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 52

Describe the photographic process used by this artist.

Question 53

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

Question 54

How does this exemplify the High-Tech approach to architecture?