Question 1

Minimalist sculpture conveys the message that a work of art

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A)  consists solely of the artistic process that created it. 
B)  cannot exist without a narrative. 
C)  consists of nature stripped to its essence. 
D)  is a pure object. 
A)  consists solely of the artistic process that created it. 
B)  cannot exist without a narrative. 
C)  consists of nature stripped to its essence. 
D)  is a pure object. D

Question 2

Before she took a sabbatical from art in the late 1960s, Martin's artwork consisted primarily of

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A)  assemblages of found objects arranged in a disorderly manner. 
B)  sculpted installations that combined Cubist shapes with figurative elements. 
C)  monumental sculptures of everyday objects. 
D)  all-over grid paintings marked by glowing colors. 
A)  assemblages of found objects arranged in a disorderly manner. 
B)  sculpted installations that combined Cubist shapes with figurative elements. 
C)  monumental sculptures of everyday objects. 
D)  all-over grid paintings marked by glowing colors. D

Question 3

Which element did Hesse add to Minimalism to create what some have called Post-Minimalism?

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A)  figurative imagery 
B)  three-dimensionality 
C)  autobiographic content 
D)  geometric abstraction 
A)  figurative imagery 
B)  three-dimensionality 
C)  autobiographic content 
D)  geometric abstraction C

Question 4

Segal created his sculptures by wrapping living people in plaster.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In works like Torpedo?Los!, Roy Lichtenstein drew upon the aesthetic of

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A)  comic books. 
B)  movie stills. 
C)  wartime propaganda posters. 
D)  processed food labels. 
A)  comic books. 
B)  movie stills. 
C)  wartime propaganda posters. 
D)  processed food labels.

Question 6

The work Art as Idea as Idea consists of

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A)  definitions of the word "painting." 
B)  an entirely blank canvas. 
C)  a mirrored surface that reflects the viewer. 
D)  the artist encompassed inside a felt bag and placed on exhibit. 
A)  definitions of the word "painting." 
B)  an entirely blank canvas. 
C)  a mirrored surface that reflects the viewer. 
D)  the artist encompassed inside a felt bag and placed on exhibit.

Question 7

Judd's Untitled (1967) exemplifies the fondness for personal statements and creative disorder found in most minimalist sculptures.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The figures in Segal's sculptures generally

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A)  consist of oversized versions of everyday objects. 
B)  consist of abstract shapes that only suggest bodies. 
C)  stare defiantly at the audience. 
D)  appear isolated and self-absorbed. 
A)  consist of oversized versions of everyday objects. 
B)  consist of abstract shapes that only suggest bodies. 
C)  stare defiantly at the audience. 
D)  appear isolated and self-absorbed.

Question 9

Which sculptor made monumental statues of mundane objects, such as Clothespin (1976) in Philadelphia?

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A)  Segal 
B)  Oldenburg 
C)  Janis 
D)  Thiebaud 
A)  Segal 
B)  Oldenburg 
C)  Janis 
D)  Thiebaud

Question 10

The vertical blocks in Judd's Untitled (1967) exemplify Minimalists' preference for

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A)  polyester. 
B)  marble. 
C)  industrial materials. 
D)  plaster. 
A)  polyester. 
B)  marble. 
C)  industrial materials. 
D)  plaster.

Question 11

Which artist was known for "combines" such as Black Market (1961), which incorporated painting, photography, and sculpture?

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A)  Rauschenberg 
B)  Riley 
C)  LeWitt 
D)  Wesselmann 
A)  Rauschenberg 
B)  Riley 
C)  LeWitt 
D)  Wesselmann

Question 12

Which artist noted in a written accompaniment to a 1992-1993 exhibition that "Art restimulates inspirations and awakens sensibilities/That's the function of art"?

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A)  Martin 
B)  Riley 
C)  Flavin 
D)  Thiebaud 
A)  Martin 
B)  Riley 
C)  Flavin 
D)  Thiebaud

Question 13

Conceptual artists attempted to move beyond Minimalism by eliminating even the materials from which formal art is created.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Who created Metronomic Irregularity I (1966), which consists of cotton-covered wires interlaced through the holes in two rectangles?

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A)  Kosuth 
B)  Hesse 
C)  Lichtenstein 
D)  Martin 
A)  Kosuth 
B)  Hesse 
C)  Lichtenstein 
D)  Martin

Question 15

What are the characteristics of Conceptualism? What role does Conceptualism give to the artist, and what role does it give to the audience?

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Conceptualism is an art movement that em

Question 16

Conceptual artists and Minimalists alike embraced the concept of objects as consumer products.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Whose Untitled #9 (1990) consists of gray horizontal bands lightening as they near the top of the frame?

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A)  Warhol 
B)  Martin 
C)  Beuys 
D)  Riley 
A)  Warhol 
B)  Martin 
C)  Beuys 
D)  Riley

Question 18

As demonstrated in pieces like Retroactive I, the work of Rauschenberg could best be described as

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A)  streamlined. 
B)  collage-like and ambiguous. 
C)  built upon multiple reproductions of a single image. 
D)  fixated on the artist's self-image. 
A)  streamlined. 
B)  collage-like and ambiguous. 
C)  built upon multiple reproductions of a single image. 
D)  fixated on the artist's self-image.

Question 19

In his Painted Bronze (Ale Cans), Jasper Johns does all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  draw upon the theme of commercialism. 
B)  question the degree to which uniqueness is a necessary quality of art. 
C)  efface the artist's presence and evidence of the artistic process. 
D)  render everyday objects into works of art. 
A)  draw upon the theme of commercialism. 
B)  question the degree to which uniqueness is a necessary quality of art. 
C)  efface the artist's presence and evidence of the artistic process. 
D)  render everyday objects into works of art.

Question 20

How did the different art movements of the second half of the twentieth century deal with the "object" in art?

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The different art movements of the secon

Exam 30: Pop Art, Op Art, Minimalism, and Conceptualism

Minimalist sculpture conveys the message that a work of art

Before she took a sabbatical from art in the late 1960s, Martin's artwork consisted primarily of

Which element did Hesse add to Minimalism to create what some have called Post-Minimalism?

Segal created his sculptures by wrapping living people in plaster.

In works like Torpedo?Los!, Roy Lichtenstein drew upon the aesthetic of

The work Art as Idea as Idea consists of

Judd's Untitled (1967) exemplifies the fondness for personal statements and creative disorder found in most minimalist sculptures.

The figures in Segal's sculptures generally

Which sculptor made monumental statues of mundane objects, such as Clothespin (1976) in Philadelphia?

The vertical blocks in Judd's Untitled (1967) exemplify Minimalists' preference for

Which artist was known for "combines" such as Black Market (1961), which incorporated painting, photography, and sculpture?

Which artist noted in a written accompaniment to a 1992-1993 exhibition that "Art restimulates inspirations and awakens sensibilities/That's the function of art"?

Conceptual artists attempted to move beyond Minimalism by eliminating even the materials from which formal art is created.

Who created Metronomic Irregularity I (1966), which consists of cotton-covered wires interlaced through the holes in two rectangles?

What are the characteristics of Conceptualism? What role does Conceptualism give to the artist, and what role does it give to the audience?

Conceptual artists and Minimalists alike embraced the concept of objects as consumer products.

Whose Untitled #9 (1990) consists of gray horizontal bands lightening as they near the top of the frame?

As demonstrated in pieces like Retroactive I, the work of Rauschenberg could best be described as

In his Painted Bronze (Ale Cans), Jasper Johns does all of the following EXCEPT

How did the different art movements of the second half of the twentieth century deal with the "object" in art?

Why Do We Study the History of Art

The Language of Art

Prehistoric Western Europe

The Ancient Near East

Ancient Egypt

The Aegean

The Art of Ancient Greece

The Art of the Etruscans

Ancient Rome

Early Christian and Byzantine Art

The Early Middle Ages

Romanesque Art

Gothic Art

Precursors of the Renaissance

The Early Renaissance

The High Renaissance in Italy

Mannerism and the Later Sixteenth Century in Italy

Sixteenth-Century Painting and Printmaking in Northern Europe

The Baroque Style in Western Europe

Rococo, the Eighteenth Century, and Revival Styles

Neoclassicism: the Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries

Romanticism: the Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries

Nineteenth-Century Realism

Nineteenth-Century Impressionism

Post-Impressionism and the Late Nineteenth Century

The Early Twentieth Century: Picasso, Fauvism, Expressionism, and Matisse

Cubism, Futurism, and Related Twentieth-Century Styles

Dada, Surrealism, Social Realism, Regionalism, and Abstraction

Mid-Century American Abstraction

Continuity, Innovation, and Globalization

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