Exam 17: Modernism

The worldview which holds that no ethical standards exist,knowledge is impossible,and all action is baseless is called __________.

Which two disciplines and approaches to design did the Bauhaus combine?

European modernist art was first exhibited in the United States at __________.

Modernist painting rejected __________,among other things.

The eclectic __________ school of modern dance was inspired by American Indian dance,among other influences.

__________ was concerned with documenting the emergence of African-American identity.

Pirandello's Six Characters in Search of an Author is an example of __________.

Le Corbusier stated that a house is "a machine to be lived in."

The musical composition __________ critically reflected on machines,mechanized production,and dehumanization.

Consider the paintings of Georgia O'Keeffe,such as Dark Abstraction (page 537).Which aspects of the work are modernist? Do you think her work fits into the definitions of modernism given in Chapter 16? Are there other important characteristics of O'Keefe's painting that remain unaccounted for? Do you think her status as a woman in a very male-dominated art world might have given her a different sense of "modernity" and "modernism"?

What was the purpose of Surrealist "automatic writing"?

Existentialism emphasizes __________.

The plays of Luigi Pirandello are associated with __________.

Following in the tradition of Copland and Gershwin,__________ blended popular and "serious" styles in his celebrated West Side Story.

Frank Lloyd Wright's "prairie style" emphasized the values of rural community life.

All abstract art is non-representational.

The architect best known for his Falling Water (Kaufmann House)is __________.

For existentialists,freedom lies in human consciousness and the human struggle to give meaning to otherwise meaningless events.

The __________ represents a conscious attempt to integrate all the arts into a unified statement.

The abstract works of Joan Miró are an example of __________.