Question 1

The manner in which Bleeding Takari II by El Anatsui moves makes it similar to the artworks of _____.

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A) Constanin Brancusi 
B) Jeff Koons 
C) Barbara Hepworth 
D) Alexander Calder

Question 2

Shahzia Sikander's work is often influenced by _____.

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A) American folk art 
B) Japanese ink painting 
C) Persian miniatures 
D) Rococo design

Question 3

What highly unusual material did Chris Ofili use on his painting The Holy Virgin Mary ?

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A) Goat hair 
B) Human blood 
C) Lamb skin 
D) Elephant dung

Question 4

_____ was the source of inspiration for Elizabeth Murray's Can You Hear Me?reen ar .

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A) Toulouse-Lautrec's At the Moulin Rouge 
B) Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon 
C) Van Gogh's Night Café 
D) Munch's The Scream

Question 5

How has a Book from the Sky by Xu Bing been interpreted?

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Question 6

Contemporary art is created in a variety of media. Explore the manner in which artists experimented with different media. Provide examples.

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Question 7

Public artworks have come under attack and have been removed. Describe a select number of controversial artworks. On what grounds did the public criticize the artworks?

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Question 8

The harnessing of solar energy as a power source is a key, defining feature of _____.

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A) Green architecture 
B) postmodern architecture 
C) Deconstructivist architecture 
D) site specific architecture

Question 9

The art of Jaune Quick-to-See Smith focuses largely on the concerns of _____.

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A) Native Americans 
B) animal activists 
C) feminists 
D) unions

Question 10

The spiritual interests of _____ encouraged him to make multimedia works that encourage the spectator to be introspective.

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A) Bill Viola 
B) Jeff Koons 
C) Jean-Michel Basquiat 
D) Zhang Xiaogang

Question 11

Discuss why Norman Foster's Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank is considered High-Tech architecture.

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Question 12

_____ consists of a five-channel video pie project on screens hanging in the Guggenheim Museum's rotunda.

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A) Xu Bing's A Book from the Sky 
B) Matthew Barney's Cremaster 
C) Jeff Koons's Pink Panther 
D) El Anatsui's Bleeding Takari II

Question 13

Which architectural movement uses new technology?

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A) Deconstructivism 
B) Environmental 
C) High-Tech 
D) Wrap

Question 14

On what grounds was Maya Lin's memorial opposed?

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Question 15

There have been attempts by contemporary artists to revive the figural tradition. Describe the different approaches that have emerged. What messages are contemporary artists communicating in their use of the body? Provide examples.

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Question 16

Discuss the controversy surrounding the exhibition Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Moment . What did people find offensive about this exhibition, and what was the final resolution?

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Question 17

Maya Lin's Vietnam Veterans Memorial is reminiscent of _____ in its simple geometric form.

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A) Op Art 
B) Minimalism 
C) De Stijl 
D) Suprematism

Question 18

Contrast Deconstructivism with both earlier and other contemporary architectural styles. Using examples, identify its distinctive qualities.

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Question 19

What Chinese practices are criticized in Zhang Xiaogang's Bloodline: Big Family No. 2 ?

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Question 20

Jenny Saville's most characteristic artworks are _____.

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A) portraits of family members 
B) geometric 
C) abstract 
D) self-portraits

Exam 16: Contemporary Art Worldwide