Question 1

How did Carolee Schneeman transform Performance Art?

Accepted Answer

A)  She introduced a political dimension. 
B)  She introduced a social dimension. 
C)  She introduced a racist dimension. 
D)  She introduced a feminist dimension. 
A)  She introduced a political dimension. 
B)  She introduced a social dimension. 
C)  She introduced a racist dimension. 
D)  She introduced a feminist dimension.

Question 2

Which of the following describes the Portland Building located in Portland, Oregon?

Accepted Answer

A)  a Las Vegas monstrosity 
B)  a tribute to Philip Johnson 
C)  an enlarged jukebox 
D)  a sham palace 
A)  a Las Vegas monstrosity 
B)  a tribute to Philip Johnson 
C)  an enlarged jukebox 
D)  a sham palace

Question 3

How did Allan Kaprow view art?

Accepted Answer

A)  He had no views whatsoever. 
B)  He viewed it as an intersection of art and life. 
C)  He viewed art as the zenith of his existence. 
D)  He was interested in music as an art form. 
A)  He had no views whatsoever. 
B)  He viewed it as an intersection of art and life. 
C)  He viewed art as the zenith of his existence. 
D)  He was interested in music as an art form.

Question 4

Which of the following painters illustrates Clement Greenberg's insistence "on purity in art"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Frank Stella 
B)  Francis Bacon 
C)  David Smith 
D)  Jean Dubuffet 
A)  Frank Stella 
B)  Francis Bacon 
C)  David Smith 
D)  Jean Dubuffet

Question 5

What was the main focus of the work of the postwar New York School?

Accepted Answer

A)  life on the streets 
B)  optical phenomena 
C)  the act of painting itself 
D)  Postmodern appropriation of early material 
A)  life on the streets 
B)  optical phenomena 
C)  the act of painting itself 
D)  Postmodern appropriation of early material

Question 6

When did the center of the Western art world shift from Europe to the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  with the Armory Show of 1913 
B)  during the 1920s 
C)  during the 1940s 
D)  during the 1960s 
A)  with the Armory Show of 1913 
B)  during the 1920s 
C)  during the 1940s 
D)  during the 1960s

Question 7

Which of the following artists is best known for his large-scale portraits?

Accepted Answer

A)  Willem de Kooning 
B)  Chuck Close 
C)  Jackson Pollock 
D)  Francis Bacon 
A)  Willem de Kooning 
B)  Chuck Close 
C)  Jackson Pollock 
D)  Francis Bacon

Question 8

Compare and contrast the work of Francis Bacon and Jean Dubuffet.

Accepted Answer

Francis Bacon and Jean Dubuffet were bot

How did Carolee Schneeman transform Performance Art?

Which of the following describes the Portland Building located in Portland, Oregon?

How did Allan Kaprow view art?

Which of the following painters illustrates Clement Greenberg's insistence "on purity in art"?

What was the main focus of the work of the postwar New York School?

When did the center of the Western art world shift from Europe to the United States?

Which of the following artists is best known for his large-scale portraits?

Compare and contrast the work of Francis Bacon and Jean Dubuffet.

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

How did Carolee Schneeman transform Performance Art?

Which of the following describes the Portland Building located in Portland, Oregon?

How did Allan Kaprow view art?

Which of the following painters illustrates Clement Greenberg's insistence "on purity in art"?

What was the main focus of the work of the postwar New York School?

When did the center of the Western art world shift from Europe to the United States?

Which of the following artists is best known for his large-scale portraits?

Compare and contrast the work of Francis Bacon and Jean Dubuffet.

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

Contemporary Art Worldwide

South and Southeast Asia, 1200 to 1980

China and Korea, 1279 to 1980

Japan, 1336 to 1980

Native Arts of the Americas, 1300 to 1980

Oceania Before 1980

Africa, 1800 to 1980

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