Deck 20: A Storm of Images: Art in the Contemporary World

Question 1

Postmodern architecture is often considered neo-eclectic because it _______.

A)is a completely new style of architecture
B)contains proportions of classical architecture
C)uses the concept of "less is more" in the lack of windows
D)combines several different and contradictory styles within one building
E)uses primitive building methods and techniques

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The Guerilla Girls use posters, billboards, and on-site appearances to _______________.

A)raise awareness for male artists
B)raise awareness about animal rights, especially gorillas
C)provide comic relief to the art world
D)draw attention to up and coming galleries
E)eliminate bias against women in the art world

Answer 2

E

Question 3

What did Roy Lichtenstein find so distasteful in art of the past?

A)naturalistic style
B)patron/artist relations
C)neutral museum spaces
D)egotistical, self-important artists
E)none of these are correct

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Minimalism is ______.

A)high-minded and refined
B)stripped down to the bare essentials
C)self-sufficient without subject matter
D)fabricated from industrial materials
E)all of these are correct

Question 5

One of the main characteristics of Postmodern art is _______.

A)rediscovering the past
B)rejecting the past
C)stripping art down to the basic essentials
D)the emergence of new styles
E)emotionless imagery

Question 6

Robert Rauschenberg painted in an Abstract Expressionist style but applied it to ______.

A)portraiture
B)objects and symbols from pop culture
C)landscape
D)book covers
E)advertising

Question 7

Which artist was known for his brutally honest portraits such as his self-portrait Painter Working, Reflection (1993)?

A)Petah Coyne
B)Richard Diebenkorn
C)Robert Rauschenberg
D)Lucien Freud
E)Anselm Kiefer

Question 8

Which is NOT true of Julie Mehretu's paintings?

A)They are inspired by satellite imagery.
B)They involve pencil, pen, ink, and acrylic paint.
C)She sees each one as a "whole cosmos."
D)They have as many as twenty levels of movement.
E)They depict her birthplace in Ethiopia.

Question 9

What is true of Minnesotan artist Duane Hanson's work?

A)They are superrealistic sculptures.
B)They are accessible to all viewers.
C)They reflect life.
D)Both a and c are correct.
E)All of these are correct.

Question 10

A Happening is _____________.

A)a style of art that reveals the inner emotions of the artist
B)the main contemporary art exhibition that occurs every other year
C)a gallery reception for a new exhibition
D)a theatrical event that encompasses the art experience
E)a video installation

Question 11

Anselm Kiefer is associated with __________ due to his use of vigorous brushstrokes and emotion-laden imagery.

A)Performance Art
B)Happenings
C)Neoexpressionism
D)Pop Art
E)Minimalism

Question 12

How did Robert Rauschenberg describe Pop Art?

A)"in the gap between art and life"
B)"in between fun and art"
C)"sugary"
D)all of these are correct
E)none of these are correct

Question 13

Which of the following was the goal of artists involved with SITE (Sculpture in the Environment)?

A)to preserve sculpture
B)to search for a more socially significant content
C)to use natural resources in their sculptural projects
D)to replace public sculpture with objects from nature
E)all of these are correct

Question 14

On what issue does artist Shazia Sikander comment in her work Pleasure Pillars (2001)?

A)traditional Islamic court painting
B)female identity
C)military conflict
D)conflicting styles from the East and West
E)all of these are correct

Question 15

Donald Judd refers to an isolated place separated from the commotion of a viewer's everyday experience as ____.

A)a gallery
B)an aesthetic experience
C)art space
D)combine
E)a happening

Question 16

Andy Warhol was the most influential artist of ______.

A)Abstract Expressionism
B)Pop Art
C)Minimalism
D)Photorealism
E)Postmodernism

Question 17

Superrealism is like Minimalism in that both ________.

A)re-created very realistic, representational scenes
B)depicted highly reflective surfaces
C)are cool and calculated
D)express the inner emotions of the artist
E)all of these are correct

Question 18

The character Mr.DOB by Takashi Murakami is symbolic as _________.

A)a self-portrait of the artist
B)a self-portrait of the Japanese people
C)American consumerism and pop culture
D)the Japanese counterpart to Mickey Mouse
E)the increased mechanization of society

Question 19

How did Christo and Jeanne-Claude fund their large scale works of art?

A)by selling off the parts of the works after they were dismantled
B)entirely by themselves, through selling Christo's drawings
C)by receiving grants
D)through private donors
E)by using lots of help from volunteers

Question 20

According to Robert Venturi, what was the mistake of the International Style?

A)the use of the glass curtain
B)the simple box shape
C)the rejection of the past
D)the sleek styling
E)the clean lines

Question 21

How did one artist describe minimalism?

Question 22

Lewis and Lewis state that "The face of the art world has been changed by the works of Judy Chicago and many other women artists." In what ways did Chicago change the face of the art world?

Question 23

Discuss the role of performance art in the direction of later twentieth-century art.

Question 24

How did Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg break with the philosophies of the Abstract Expressionists and what effect did it have?

Question 25

What was Robert Venturi's response to the motto "Less is More" of the International Style?

Question 26

Why did Andy Warhol use images of celebrities?

Question 27

Why is art like therapy to Louise Bourgeois?

Question 28

In what ways was art seen like a commodity after WWII?

Question 29

What was the subject matter for Andy Warhol's Disaster Series?

Question 30

Compare and contrast the style, subject matter, and intentions of Pop Art with Minimalism.Refer to one artwork from Pop Art and one artwork from Minimalism in your discussion.