Deck 4: (AP) Art History: Global Contemporary

Question 1

In which of the following modern movements are digital and video art very common?

A)Minimalism
B)Site Art
C)Op Art
D)Postmodern Art

Answer 1

Postmodern Art

Question 2

Who designed the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington, D.C.?

A)Frank Lloyd Wright
B)Maya Lin
C)Hokusai
D)Dorothea Lange

Answer 2

Maya Lin

Question 3

Which major Feminist artist created a collection of photographs called Untitled Film Stills that imitate the way in which women have been stereotypically depicted in film?

A)Barbara Kruger
B)Frida Kahlo
C)Cindy Sherman
D)Maya Lin

Answer 3

Cindy Sherman

Question 4

The impact of computer-aided design on architectural innovation was rooted in:

A)The desire to have more handicap-accessible buildings
B)The inclination to use robots instead of human artists
C)The tendency toward the aspirational and visionary
D)The prevalence of the public park in large cities

Question 5

The advent of digital technology:

A)Encouraged the development of secondary art schools
B)Emphasized the hierarchies in the art world
C)Reinforced the acceptance of public patrons
D)Challenged the hierarchies in the art world

Question 6

Ringgold's technique in Dancing at the Louvre is an example of:

A)The merger of folk art and western art
B)The merger of French art and relief paintings
C)The merger of post-modern techniques with modern techniques
D)The merger of political art with religious art

Question 7

The use of collage in Preying Mantra emphasizes which of the following traits from post-colonial studies?

A)Hybridity
B)Subjectivity
C)Exoticism
D)Dualism

Question 8

Video installations are a prominent aspect of:

A)En la barberia no se llora
B)The Crossing
C)Androgyne III
D)Book From The Sky

Question 9

The variety of mixed media used in Trade (Gifts for Trading Land with White People) serves to provide a contrast between:

A)A. The Native American point of view and the white point of view in terms of climate change and ecology
B)The Native American point of view and the white point of view in terms of the worth of the land
C)A. The Native American point of view and the white point of view in terms of animal sacredness
D)A. The Native American point of view and the white point of view in terms of religious myths

Question 10

Cindy Sherman's Untitled Film Still #2 and Jeff Koon's Pink Panther are similar in that:

A)Both reflect a critique of mass media
B)Both reflect a critique of gender norms
C)Both reflect a critique of social contradictions
D)Both reflect a critique of civil rights legislation

Question 11

The feeling that Stadia II is meant to elicit for the audience is related to:

A)The strength and power of women
B)The energy and chaos of today's globalized world
C)The interconnectedness of people as a result of the Internet
D)The response of the world to the corporatized media

Question 12

Though modern in its use of abstraction, Summer Trees embraces the traditional in its use of:

A)Carving on wood
B)Paint on stone
C)Ink on paper
D)Feathers on masks