Question 1

Which ancient art form has Shahzia Sikander worked to imbue with contemporary messages?

Accepted Answer

A)  Glass mosaic 
B)  Marble inlay 
C)  Miniature painting 
D)  Hammered copped 
A)  Glass mosaic 
B)  Marble inlay 
C)  Miniature painting 
D)  Hammered copped

Question 2

Bloodline: Big Family No. 2 references the Chinese governmental policy of restricting married couples in regard to what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Living with extended family 
B)  Having only one child 
C)  Divorcing or separating 
D)  Commuting to their workplaces 
A)  Living with extended family 
B)  Having only one child 
C)  Divorcing or separating 
D)  Commuting to their workplaces

Question 3

Which figure did Chris Ofili depict in a manner that departed radically from conventional representations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Marilyn Monroe 
B)  The Virgin Mary 
C)  Pope Paul II 
D)  Nelson Mandela 
A)  Marilyn Monroe 
B)  The Virgin Mary 
C)  Pope Paul II 
D)  Nelson Mandela

Question 4

What do many of Basquiat's paintings celebrate?

Accepted Answer

A)  South American revolutionaries 
B)  African American heroes 
C)  South African culture 
D)  Homosexuality 
A)  South American revolutionaries 
B)  African American heroes 
C)  South African culture 
D)  Homosexuality

Question 5

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Damien Hirst's postmodern series of sculptures, including Hydra and Kali (shown here), for the Venice Biennale, gathered a group of objects from the history of art under the pretext that they came from where?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Library of Alexandria 
B)  A museum in Iraq 
C)  The home of a wealthy collector 
D)  A shipwreck 
A)  The Library of Alexandria 
B)  A museum in Iraq 
C)  The home of a wealthy collector 
D)  A shipwreck

Question 6

The breaking down of national stylistic boundaries is most evident in which contemporary art form?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sculpture 
B)  Painting 
C)  Architecture 
D)  Textiles 
A)  Sculpture 
B)  Painting 
C)  Architecture 
D)  Textiles

Question 7

What is the medium of Edward Burtynsky's Densified Scrap Metal #3A, Toronto, Ontario ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gelatin silver print 
B)  Photograph 
C)  Woodcut 
D)  Dye coupler print 
A)  Gelatin silver print 
B)  Photograph 
C)  Woodcut 
D)  Dye coupler print

Question 8

Which of the following best describes Barbara Kruger's photo-collages?

Accepted Answer

A)  They reflect the "preciousness" of a good small photo-collage. 
B)  They challenge media markets to pursue good design practices. 
C)  Her indiscriminate use of words and photos reflects bad design. 
D)  They are meant to challenge cultural attitudes around gender. 
A)  They reflect the "preciousness" of a good small photo-collage. 
B)  They challenge media markets to pursue good design practices. 
C)  Her indiscriminate use of words and photos reflects bad design. 
D)  They are meant to challenge cultural attitudes around gender.

Question 9

The work of which contemporary sculptor deals with the issue of who "controls the body"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Judy Chicago 
B)  Jeff Koons 
C)  Kiki Smith 
D)  Faith Ringgold 
A)  Judy Chicago 
B)  Jeff Koons 
C)  Kiki Smith 
D)  Faith Ringgold

Question 10

The work of Julian Schnabel, whose pieces revisit Abstract Expressionism but in a wider variety of materials and media, is part of which artistic movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Post-Expressionism 
B)  High-techism 
C)  Texturalism 
D)  Neo-Expressionism 
A)  Post-Expressionism 
B)  High-techism 
C)  Texturalism 
D)  Neo-Expressionism

Question 11

The abstract sculpture of which contemporary Japanese artist reflect ancient Shino beliefs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yayoi Kusama 
B)  Kimio Tsuchiya 
C)  Helen Oji 
D)  Doris Salcedo 
A)  Yayoi Kusama 
B)  Kimio Tsuchiya 
C)  Helen Oji 
D)  Doris Salcedo

Question 12

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Do-Ho Suh installed this site specific piece, Bridging Home , in which city?

Accepted Answer

A)  New Haven 
B)  London 
C)  Seoul 
D)  New York City 
A)  New Haven 
B)  London 
C)  Seoul 
D)  New York City

Question 13

What is the primary material used by Faith Ringgold in her art?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ink 
B)  Glass 
C)  Fabric 
D)  Wood 
A)  Ink 
B)  Glass 
C)  Fabric 
D)  Wood

Question 14

Norman Foster's cucumber-shaped skyscraper at 30 St Mary Axe is located in which city?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dublin 
B)  New York 
C)  London 
D)  Sydney 
A)  Dublin 
B)  New York 
C)  London 
D)  Sydney

Question 15

Trigo Piula's Ta Tele is a commentary on the influence of Western culture on which African nation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Burkina Faso 
B)  Mali 
C)  Democratic Republic of Congo 
D)  São Tomé and Príncipe 
A)  Burkina Faso 
B)  Mali 
C)  Democratic Republic of Congo 
D)  São Tomé and Príncipe

Question 16

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Anish Kapoor's Cloud Gate is most similar to Richard Serra's Tilted Arc in what respect?

Accepted Answer

A)  Its arch form that allows people to walk under it 
B)  Its location in a plaza in a busy city 
C)  Its reflective, mirrorlike surface 
D)  The public's reaction to the work 
A)  Its arch form that allows people to walk under it 
B)  Its location in a plaza in a busy city 
C)  Its reflective, mirrorlike surface 
D)  The public's reaction to the work

Question 17

Which architect designed La Grande Louvre Pyramide in Paris?

Accepted Answer

A)  Frank Gehry 
B)  Maya Lin 
C)  Zaha Hadid 
D)  I. M. Pei 
A)  Frank Gehry 
B)  Maya Lin 
C)  Zaha Hadid 
D)  I. M. Pei

Question 18

Jenny Holzer's 1989 installation at the Guggenheim Museum consisted of what element(s)?

Accepted Answer

A)  A television mounted in a corner 
B)  A large continuous LED display following the interior ramp 
C)  Hundreds of photos suspended from the ceiling 
D)  A combination of found objects and gestural painting 
A)  A television mounted in a corner 
B)  A large continuous LED display following the interior ramp 
C)  Hundreds of photos suspended from the ceiling 
D)  A combination of found objects and gestural painting

Question 19

The incinerated appearance of Anselm Kiefer's Nigredo is meant to allude to what?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Chicago fire 
B)  Segregation 
C)  Sexual deviance 
D)  The Holocaust 
A)  The Chicago fire 
B)  Segregation 
C)  Sexual deviance 
D)  The Holocaust

Question 20

David Wojnarowicz's artworks combining photographs and text address what contemporary issue?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pollution 
B)  Nuclear war 
C)  AIDS 
D)  Immigration 
A)  Pollution 
B)  Nuclear war 
C)  AIDS 
D)  Immigration

Exam 32: Contemporary Art Worldwide

Which ancient art form has Shahzia Sikander worked to imbue with contemporary messages?

Bloodline: Big Family No. 2 references the Chinese governmental policy of restricting married couples in regard to what?

Which figure did Chris Ofili depict in a manner that departed radically from conventional representations?

What do many of Basquiat's paintings celebrate?

​ Damien Hirst's postmodern series of sculptures, including Hydra and Kali (shown here), for the Venice Biennale, gathered a group of objects from the history of art under the pretext that they came from where?

The breaking down of national stylistic boundaries is most evident in which contemporary art form?

What is the medium of Edward Burtynsky's Densified Scrap Metal #3A, Toronto, Ontario ?

Which of the following best describes Barbara Kruger's photo-collages?

The work of which contemporary sculptor deals with the issue of who "controls the body"?

The work of Julian Schnabel, whose pieces revisit Abstract Expressionism but in a wider variety of materials and media, is part of which artistic movement?

The abstract sculpture of which contemporary Japanese artist reflect ancient Shino beliefs?

​ Do-Ho Suh installed this site specific piece, Bridging Home , in which city?

What is the primary material used by Faith Ringgold in her art?

Norman Foster's cucumber-shaped skyscraper at 30 St Mary Axe is located in which city?

Trigo Piula's Ta Tele is a commentary on the influence of Western culture on which African nation?

​ Anish Kapoor's Cloud Gate is most similar to Richard Serra's Tilted Arc in what respect?

Which architect designed La Grande Louvre Pyramide in Paris?

Jenny Holzer's 1989 installation at the Guggenheim Museum consisted of what element(s)?

The incinerated appearance of Anselm Kiefer's Nigredo is meant to allude to what?

David Wojnarowicz's artworks combining photographs and text address what contemporary issue?

Art in the Stone Age

Ancient Mesopotamia and Persia

Egypt From Narmer to Cleopatra

The Prehistoric Aegean

Ancient Greece

The Etruscans

The Roman Empire

Late Antiquity

Byzantium

The Islamic World

Early Medieval Europe

Romanesque Europe

Gothic Europe North of the Alps

Late Medieval Italy

South and Southeast Asia Before 1200

China and Korea to 1279

Japan Before 1333

Native American Cultures 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, 1900 to 1945

Modernism in the United States and Mexico, 1900 to 1945

Modernism and Postmodernism in Europe and America, 1945 to 1980

South and Southeast Asia, 1200 to 1980

China and Korea, 1279 to 1980

Japan, 1333 to 1980

Native American Cultures, 1300 to 1980

Oceania Before 1980

Africa, 1800 to 1980

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Damien Hirst's postmodern series of sculptures, including Hydra and Kali (shown here), for the Venice Biennale, gathered a group of objects from the history of art under the pretext that they came from where?

Do-Ho Suh installed this site specific piece, Bridging Home , in which city?

Anish Kapoor's Cloud Gate is most similar to Richard Serra's Tilted Arc in what respect?