Question 1

Robert Smithson's Spiral Jetty is an example of

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A)  land art. 
B)  feminist art. 
C)  Neo-Expressionism. 
D)  performance art. 
E)  Neo-Dada art. 
A)  land art. 
B)  feminist art. 
C)  Neo-Expressionism. 
D)  performance art. 
E)  Neo-Dada art.

Question 2

Allan Kaprow took art in a new direction with "happenings." His primary claim was

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A)  that art should be a permanent physical record of an event. 
B)  that art should concentrate on its basic forms of sculpture and painting. 
C)  that artists had to have credentials and advanced training. 
D)  that American art was not meeting the desires of the general public. 
E)  that art was most like life itself. 
A)  that art should be a permanent physical record of an event. 
B)  that art should concentrate on its basic forms of sculpture and painting. 
C)  that artists had to have credentials and advanced training. 
D)  that American art was not meeting the desires of the general public. 
E)  that art was most like life itself.

Question 3

Consider the following works: Rothko's Orange and Yellow, De Kooning's Woman IV, and Johns' Target with Four Faces. Associate each artist or his/her work with the style it most closely represents. How do these works approach issues of representation, content, media, and abstraction?

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Abstract Expressionist Willem De Kooning

Question 4

Anselm Kiefer was one of the most prominent Neo-Expressionists. His work

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A)  dealt directly with the trauma of Germany's past. 
B)  explored the role of the subconscious and dream images. 
C)  consisted of mass-produced replicas of works of other artists. 
D)  was an exploration of flatness. 
E)  inserted words resembling advertising slogans into public places. 
A)  dealt directly with the trauma of Germany's past. 
B)  explored the role of the subconscious and dream images. 
C)  consisted of mass-produced replicas of works of other artists. 
D)  was an exploration of flatness. 
E)  inserted words resembling advertising slogans into public places.

Question 5

The term postmodern was first used in reference to a certain style in

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A)  happenings. 
B)  Conceptual Art. 
C)  installations. 
D)  architecture. 
E)  motion pictures. 
A)  happenings. 
B)  Conceptual Art. 
C)  installations. 
D)  architecture. 
E)  motion pictures.

Question 6

How have contemporary artists explored cultural identity? Discuss works in which artists explore pluralism and identity through their use of images, actions, and materials.

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Responses will vary depending on selecti

Question 7

Discuss how video artist Bill Viola employs digital media to create a visual and sensory experience.

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Viola's Five Angels for the Millennium d

Question 8

Consider David Wojnarowicz's Untitled and Kara Walker's Darkytown Rebellion. Analyze the artists' use of media and the manner in which each work addresses a cultural issue of its time.

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Kara Walker's art takes on the highly ch

Question 9

The term New York School refers to a postwar art movement that

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A)  developed from graduates of the New York School. 
B)  went mostly unnoticed by the rest of the world outside of New York. 
C)  was a convenient way to lump together the Abstract Expressionists. 
D)  completely rejected the ideas of Surrealism. 
E)  quickly moved from New York to Paris. 
A)  developed from graduates of the New York School. 
B)  went mostly unnoticed by the rest of the world outside of New York. 
C)  was a convenient way to lump together the Abstract Expressionists. 
D)  completely rejected the ideas of Surrealism. 
E)  quickly moved from New York to Paris.

Question 10

Jasper Johns chose familiar images for his subject matter so that he could then concentrate on all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  the relationship between image and object. 
B)  the ability to reproduce an image. 
C)  the impact of symbols. 
D)  the psychological use of color. 
E)  paradoxes. 
A)  the relationship between image and object. 
B)  the ability to reproduce an image. 
C)  the impact of symbols. 
D)  the psychological use of color. 
E)  paradoxes.

Question 11

Consider Pollock's Number 1, 1949. Identify the style of this work. Then discuss the artist's incorporation of at least three elements and principles of art in the work.

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Responses will vary depending on selecti

Question 12

The work of Sol LeWitt can best be described as

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A)  gestural 
B)  cubist 
C)  conceptual 
D)  impressionistic 
E)  pointillist 
A)  gestural 
B)  cubist 
C)  conceptual 
D)  impressionistic 
E)  pointillist

Question 13

Painting is the primary medium used by all of the following artists EXCEPT

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A)  Helen Frankenthaler. 
B)  Alice Neel. 
C)  Mark Rothko. 
D)  Jackson Pollock. 
E)  Louise Bourgeois. 
A)  Helen Frankenthaler. 
B)  Alice Neel. 
C)  Mark Rothko. 
D)  Jackson Pollock. 
E)  Louise Bourgeois.

Question 14

Sol LeWitt's Wall Drawing #122 is an example of

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A)  pointillism. 
B)  surrealism. 
C)  realism. 
D)  conceptual art. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  pointillism. 
B)  surrealism. 
C)  realism. 
D)  conceptual art. 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 15

Photorealism refers to

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A)  a movement in photography that explores various levels of representation. 
B)  a movement in sculpture that uses actual objects. 
C)  a movement in art that rejects the camera as a viable art tool. 
D)  a movement in painting that explores the way a camera "sees." 
E)  a movement that involves documentation in film. 
A)  a movement in photography that explores various levels of representation. 
B)  a movement in sculpture that uses actual objects. 
C)  a movement in art that rejects the camera as a viable art tool. 
D)  a movement in painting that explores the way a camera "sees." 
E)  a movement that involves documentation in film.

Question 16

One of the ideas behind Postmodernism is pluralism, which proposes that art

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A)  historically follows an obvious progression and advocates a dominant direction. 
B)  can take many directions at the same time, all of them equally valid. 
C)  should be based on the advancement of formal discoveries. 
D)  should focus on the future and leave the past behind. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  historically follows an obvious progression and advocates a dominant direction. 
B)  can take many directions at the same time, all of them equally valid. 
C)  should be based on the advancement of formal discoveries. 
D)  should focus on the future and leave the past behind. 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Robert Smithson's Spiral Jetty is an example of

Allan Kaprow took art in a new direction with "happenings." His primary claim was

Consider the following works: Rothko's Orange and Yellow, De Kooning's Woman IV, and Johns' Target with Four Faces. Associate each artist or his/her work with the style it most closely represents. How do these works approach issues of representation, content, media, and abstraction?

Anselm Kiefer was one of the most prominent Neo-Expressionists. His work

The term postmodern was first used in reference to a certain style in

How have contemporary artists explored cultural identity? Discuss works in which artists explore pluralism and identity through their use of images, actions, and materials.

Discuss how video artist Bill Viola employs digital media to create a visual and sensory experience.

Consider David Wojnarowicz's Untitled and Kara Walker's Darkytown Rebellion. Analyze the artists' use of media and the manner in which each work addresses a cultural issue of its time.

The term New York School refers to a postwar art movement that

Jasper Johns chose familiar images for his subject matter so that he could then concentrate on all of the following EXCEPT

Consider Pollock's Number 1, 1949. Identify the style of this work. Then discuss the artist's incorporation of at least three elements and principles of art in the work.

The work of Sol LeWitt can best be described as

Painting is the primary medium used by all of the following artists EXCEPT

Sol LeWitt's Wall Drawing #122 is an example of

Photorealism refers to

One of the ideas behind Postmodernism is pluralism, which proposes that art

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Robert Smithson's Spiral Jetty is an example of

Allan Kaprow took art in a new direction with "happenings." His primary claim was

Consider the following works: Rothko's Orange and Yellow, De Kooning's Woman IV, and Johns' Target with Four Faces. Associate each artist or his/her work with the style it most closely represents. How do these works approach issues of representation, content, media, and abstraction?

Anselm Kiefer was one of the most prominent Neo-Expressionists. His work

The term postmodern was first used in reference to a certain style in

How have contemporary artists explored cultural identity? Discuss works in which artists explore pluralism and identity through their use of images, actions, and materials.

Discuss how video artist Bill Viola employs digital media to create a visual and sensory experience.

Consider David Wojnarowicz's Untitled and Kara Walker's Darkytown Rebellion. Analyze the artists' use of media and the manner in which each work addresses a cultural issue of its time.

The term New York School refers to a postwar art movement that

Jasper Johns chose familiar images for his subject matter so that he could then concentrate on all of the following EXCEPT

Consider Pollock's Number 1, 1949. Identify the style of this work. Then discuss the artist's incorporation of at least three elements and principles of art in the work.

The work of Sol LeWitt can best be described as

Painting is the primary medium used by all of the following artists EXCEPT

Sol LeWitt's Wall Drawing #122 is an example of

Photorealism refers to

One of the ideas behind Postmodernism is pluralism, which proposes that art

Living With Art

What Is Art

Themes of Art

The Visual Elements

Principles of Design

Drawing

Painting

Prints

Camera and Computer Arts

Graphic Design

Sculpture and Installation

Arts of Ritual and Daily Life

Architecture

Ancient Mediterranean Worlds

Christianity and the Formation of Europe

The Renaissance

The 17th and 18th Centuries

Arts of Islam and of Africa

Arts of East Asia: India, China, and Japan

Arts of the Pacific and the Americas

The Modern World: 1800-1945

Opening up to the World

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