Deck 16: Contemporary Art Worldwide

Question 1

Surrounded Islands by Christo and Jeanne-Claude was installed for a period of:

A) one year
B) fifty days
C) two weeks
D) ten years

Answer 1

C

Question 2

How does Faith Ringgold address issues of gender and racism in her work?

A) by creating clear and lucid oil paintings
B) by using incisive narrative and fabrics
C) by using exotic subject matter in photo-collages
D) by creating compositions in wood

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Jean-Michel Basquiat is often incorrectly described as a/an ____.

A) elitist
B) primitive
C) Minimalist
D) illustrator

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The stylistic label that best describes Maya Lin's Vietnam Veterans Memorial is ____.

A) Abstract Expressionism
B) Colorfield Painting
C) Minimalism
D) Conceptual Art

Question 5

An important U.S.agency that distributes government funding to the arts is the:

A) NEA
B) FSA
C) CAA
D) AMA

Question 6

____ deals with the erosion of boundaries between high and popular culture.

A) Modernism
B) Postmodernism
C) Minimalism
D) Abstract Expressionism

Question 7

Jaune Quick-To-See-Smith's work deals largely with her identity as a/an ____ artist.

A) African-American
B) Afro-British
C) Japanese-American
D) Native American

Question 8

Maya Lin's Vietnam War memorial is inscribed with:

A) the names of the American causalities from the war
B) the names of all military personnel who served in the war
C) the names of the American presidents who have served during a time of war
D) the names of the Vietnamese causalities from the war

Question 9

Shirin Neshat often poses in her photographs wearing a ____,which for her is a symbol of the repression of Muslim Women

A) veil
B) broad hat
C) black cloak
D) brooch

Question 10

Shahzia Sikander's work is often influenced by:

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

Question 11

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 12

Deconstructivist architecture is associated with the writings of ____.

A) Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Philip Johnson
B) Clement Greenberg and Harold Rosenberg
C) Richard Rogers and Renzo Pianzo
D) Jacques Derrida and Michel Foucault

Question 13

A good example of Postmodernist architecture is the ____.

A) Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao
B) Guggenheim Museum, New York
C) Notre Dame du Haut, Ronchamp
D) Seagram Building, New York

Question 14

Which of the following movements distrusts ideas of progress and objective truth,and views all cultures as equally valid?

A) Constructivism
B) Postmodernism
C) Postpainterly Abstraction
D) Abstract Expressionism

Question 15

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 16

Jenny Saville is best known for her large-scale,unidealized ____.

A) mythological scenes
B) landscapes
C) representations of war
D) self-portraits

Question 17

By using ____,Faith Ringgold's art makes direct reference to the domestic sphere.

A) clay
B) wood
C) fabric
D) watercolor

Question 18

Which artist's work led to an important court case in Cincinnati about freedom of expression for artists.

A) Barbara Kruger
B) Jean-Michel Basquiat
C) Robert Mapplethorpe
D) Matthew Barney

Question 19

Why did Barbara Kruger adopt the slick design of contemporary advertising?

A) To expose the deceptiveness of media messages
B) To expose bad design
C) To prepare her images for publication
D) To reinforce stereotypes

Question 20

Willie Bester was a vocal critic of ____.

A) abortion
B) apartheid
C) organized religion
D) Socialism

Question 21

Why does Barbara Kruger intersperse text throughout her works of art?

Question 22

Who is the subject of this work?

Question 23

How does Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao,Spain,embody the ideas of Deconstructivist architecture?

Question 24

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

Question 25

How does this work make reference to jazz music?

Question 26

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

Question 27

Describe the photographic process used by this artist.

Question 28

What architect is a pioneer in the field of green architecture?

A) Frank Gehry
B) Frank Lloyd Wright
C) Renzo Piano
D) Norman Foster

Question 29

What does this work explore?

Question 30

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

Question 31

Why was Rachel Whiteread's Holocaust Memorial so controversial?

Question 32

Whose work does Jeff Koons' art recall?

Question 33

What is Postmodernism?

Question 34

Rachel Whiteread's Holocaust Memorial is located in:

A) Vienna
B) Berlin
C) Paris
D) New York

Question 35

Robert Mapplethorpe is known primarily as a/an:

A) watercolorist
B) architect
C) sculptor
D) photographer

Question 36

Explain the work of Kiki Smith.Use examples to support your essay.

Question 37

The title of Matthew Barney's Cremaster series references:

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

Question 38

Who is the figure in the center of this image and why is this significant?

Question 39

The photographs of Andreas Gursky draw inspiration from:

A) everyday life
B) Chinese landscape painting
C) classical mythology
D) fantasy illustration

Question 40

What was the artist's goal for this work?

Question 41

Compare and contrast the ways in which the female artist's body is depicted in Jenny Saville's Branded and Cindy Sherman's Untitled Film Stills.

Question 42

Discuss the role of politics in Contemporary art.Use several examples to support your answer.

Question 43

Discuss the influence of Deconstruction on the field of architecture.Use examples to support your answer.

Question 44

Discuss the role that race and ethnicity have played in several prominent contemporary artist's work.Use several examples to support your answer

Question 45

Compare and contrast the style of Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao with the Guggenheim Museum in New York.

Question 46

Define the major characteristics of postmodernism.

Question 47

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 48

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.