Question 1

John Cage encouraged his students to link their art to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  life 
B)  music 
C)  a collaborator 
D)  poetry 
A)  life 
B)  music 
C)  a collaborator 
D)  poetry A

Question 2

Who was the sculptor who believed that "the only stable thing is movement"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Donald Judd 
B)  David Smith 
C)  Jean Tinguely 
D)  Claes Oldenburg 
A)  Donald Judd 
B)  David Smith 
C)  Jean Tinguely 
D)  Claes Oldenburg C

Question 3

Explain the relationship between modern movements and consumer culture. How have the issues of culture and society shaped the art? Use examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

Modern movements and consumer culture have a complex and intertwined relationship. Consumer culture, characterized by the mass production and consumption of goods and services, has greatly influenced modern art movements. The rise of consumer culture in the 20th century has led to a shift in the way art is created, consumed, and valued.

One way in which consumer culture has shaped modern art is through the commodification of art itself. With the rise of consumerism, art has become a commodity to be bought and sold, leading to the commercialization of art. This has led to the creation of art forms such as pop art, which emerged as a response to consumer culture and mass media. Artists like Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein used popular consumer products and imagery in their work to critique the commodification of art and society.

Consumer culture has also influenced the subject matter and themes of modern art. Artists have often depicted consumer products, advertising, and mass media in their work, reflecting the influence of consumer culture on society. For example, the Dada movement of the early 20th century used found objects and everyday materials to create art that challenged traditional notions of art and consumer culture.

Furthermore, consumer culture has also shaped the way art is consumed and experienced. The rise of consumerism has led to the proliferation of art galleries, museums, and art fairs, making art more accessible to the public. However, this has also led to a commercialization of art, with the value of art often being determined by its marketability and consumer appeal.

In conclusion, consumer culture has had a significant impact on modern art movements, shaping the way art is created, consumed, and valued. The issues of culture and society have influenced the subject matter, themes, and the way art is experienced. The examples of pop art and the Dada movement demonstrate how consumer culture has influenced modern art and how artists have responded to these influences in their work.

Question 4

How did the principles and the techniques of the Minimalists differ from those of the Abstract Expressionists? Use specific works to illustrate your discussion.

Accepted Answer

The principles and techniques of the Min

Question 5

Which of the following describes Joseph Beuys purpose for his art?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was illuminating the condition of the political classes. 
B)  It was illuminating the condition of women. 
C)  It was illuminating the condition of modern humanity. 
D)  It was illuminating the condition of the homeless. 
A)  It was illuminating the condition of the political classes. 
B)  It was illuminating the condition of women. 
C)  It was illuminating the condition of modern humanity. 
D)  It was illuminating the condition of the homeless.

Question 6

How did museum commissions of performance events neutralize Performance Art?

Accepted Answer

A)  The commissions neutralized the purpose of art. 
B)  The commissions made the events mundane. 
C)  The commissions neutralized the subversiveness. 
D)  The commissions nullified Performance Art. 
A)  The commissions neutralized the purpose of art. 
B)  The commissions made the events mundane. 
C)  The commissions neutralized the subversiveness. 
D)  The commissions nullified Performance Art.

Question 7

Performance Art can be described as movements, gestures and sounds of persons communicating. Which of the following describes the focus of Performance Art?

Accepted Answer

A)  It imitates live theater. 
B)  It is a commentary on contemporary art. 
C)  It replaces physical objects. 
D)  It is purposefully confusing the audience. 
A)  It imitates live theater. 
B)  It is a commentary on contemporary art. 
C)  It replaces physical objects. 
D)  It is purposefully confusing the audience.

Question 8

Which of the following describes the work of Jackson Pollock.

Accepted Answer

A)  quiet and intense remaining true to conventional painting 
B)  strictly organized adhering to conventional painting 
C)  colorful remaining true to conventional painting 
D)  significant departure from conventional painting 
A)  quiet and intense remaining true to conventional painting 
B)  strictly organized adhering to conventional painting 
C)  colorful remaining true to conventional painting 
D)  significant departure from conventional painting

Question 9

Which artist stated that she wanted her pieces to be "non art, non connotative, non anthropomorphic, non geometric, non nothing, everything, but of another kind, vision, sort"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Helen Frankenthaler 
B)  Judy Chicago 
C)  Sonia Sheridan 
D)  Eva Hesse 
A)  Helen Frankenthaler 
B)  Judy Chicago 
C)  Sonia Sheridan 
D)  Eva Hesse

Question 10

What does this work evoke?

Accepted Answer

Bourgeois, Cumul I . Bourgeois

Question 11

What is the evidence of a Performance Art event?

Accepted Answer

A)  documentary photos of a rehearsed performance 
B)  documentary photos at the time of the performance 
C)  a script for a repeat performance 
D)  a script and direction transformed into video 
A)  documentary photos of a rehearsed performance 
B)  documentary photos at the time of the performance 
C)  a script for a repeat performance 
D)  a script and direction transformed into video

Question 12

Color field painting emphasized painting's basic properties. Color field painters poured diluted paint onto unprimed canvas. Which of the following artists was a color field painter?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jasper Johns 
B)  Jackson Pollock 
C)  Helen Frankenthaler 
D)  Barnett Newman 
A)  Jasper Johns 
B)  Jackson Pollock 
C)  Helen Frankenthaler 
D)  Barnett Newman

Question 13

How is this photograph contemporaneous with the Superrealist movement?

Accepted Answer

Diane Arbus, Child with Toy Hand Grenade

Question 14

Describe the influence and use of modern technologies in the arts of the late twentieth century. How have artists transformed these "tools" into viable art-making processes? Use examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

The late twentieth century saw a signifi

Question 15

Which of the following describes Happenings?

Accepted Answer

A)  planned 
B)  controlled 
C)  individualized 
D)  participatory 
A)  planned 
B)  controlled 
C)  individualized 
D)  participatory

Question 16

Select three works of art or architecture and evaluate their significance. How does each respond to the issues of modernity and post-modernity? How are they relevant? How do they reveal the twentieth and twenty-first centuries?

Accepted Answer

1. The Eiffel Tower - The Eiffel Tower,

Question 17

Which of the following describes what artists working in the Post-Painterly Abstractionist style believed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abstract Expressionists had gone too far in removing social references from works of art. 
B)  Their works should contain no reference to the world outside their own compositions. 
C)  They wanted to express religious feelings through simple forms. 
D)  They were deeply influenced by the work of African and pre-Columbian cultures. 
A)  Abstract Expressionists had gone too far in removing social references from works of art. 
B)  Their works should contain no reference to the world outside their own compositions. 
C)  They wanted to express religious feelings through simple forms. 
D)  They were deeply influenced by the work of African and pre-Columbian cultures.

Question 18

Who was Clement Greenberg?

Accepted Answer

An art critic of the 1940s thr

Question 19

How did the Fluxus group see aesthetic potential?

Accepted Answer

A)  in the traditional 
B)  in the nontraditional and commonplace 
C)  in the traditional and unique 
D)  in the experimental 
A)  in the traditional 
B)  in the nontraditional and commonplace 
C)  in the traditional and unique 
D)  in the experimental

Question 20

What is Performance Art?

Accepted Answer

A brief, temporary work in which the art

Exam 30: Modernism and Postmodernism in Europe and America, 1945 to 1980

John Cage encouraged his students to link their art to which of the following?

Who was the sculptor who believed that "the only stable thing is movement"?

Explain the relationship between modern movements and consumer culture. How have the issues of culture and society shaped the art? Use examples to support your essay.

How did the principles and the techniques of the Minimalists differ from those of the Abstract Expressionists? Use specific works to illustrate your discussion.

Which of the following describes Joseph Beuys purpose for his art?

How did museum commissions of performance events neutralize Performance Art?

Performance Art can be described as movements, gestures and sounds of persons communicating. Which of the following describes the focus of Performance Art?

Which of the following describes the work of Jackson Pollock.

Which artist stated that she wanted her pieces to be "non art, non connotative, non anthropomorphic, non geometric, non nothing, everything, but of another kind, vision, sort"?

What does this work evoke?

What is the evidence of a Performance Art event?

Color field painting emphasized painting's basic properties. Color field painters poured diluted paint onto unprimed canvas. Which of the following artists was a color field painter?

How is this photograph contemporaneous with the Superrealist movement?

Describe the influence and use of modern technologies in the arts of the late twentieth century. How have artists transformed these "tools" into viable art-making processes? Use examples to support your essay.

Which of the following describes Happenings?

Select three works of art or architecture and evaluate their significance. How does each respond to the issues of modernity and post-modernity? How are they relevant? How do they reveal the twentieth and twenty-first centuries?

Which of the following describes what artists working in the Post-Painterly Abstractionist style believed?

Who was Clement Greenberg?

How did the Fluxus group see aesthetic potential?

What is Performance Art?

Late Medieval Italy

South and Southeast Asia Before 1200

China and Korea to 1279

Japan Before 1333

Native Arts of the Americas Before 1300

Africa Before 1800

Late Medieval and Early Renaissance Northern Europe

the Renaissance in Quattrocento Italy

Renaissance and Mannerism in Cinquecento Italy

High Renaissance and Mannerism in Northern Europe and Spain

the Baroque in Italy and Spain

the Baroque in Northern Europe

Rococo to Neoclassicism: the 18th Century in Europe and America

Romanticism, Realism, Photography: Europe and America, 1800 to 1870

Impressionism, Post-impressionism, Symbolism: Europe and America, 1870 to 1900

Modernism in Europe and America, 1900 to 1945

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