Ch. 33 - The International Scene since the 1950s Quizzes

What does the text mean by the "autonomous art" of Abstract expressionism

Art divorced from society

An architect who departed from the strictly rectilinear form of the International Style for his Guggenheim Museum in New York was

Frank Lloyd Wright

In what way did Yves Klein move art beyond the confines of material objecthood

His work emphasized creativity rather than the final product

How does Shirin Neshat's photograph Rebellious Silence contribute to the postcolonialist discourse present in contemporary art?

It challenges simplified characterizations of women in Islamic cultures

How does contemporary art challenge art history's study of period and regional style?

It lacks unifying visual hallmarks and thematic coherence

Whose work addresses the body and the AIDS crisis

Kiki Smith

The role of viewers in much contemporary art is best described as

Participatory

Which artwork was created to raise awareness around social issues such as homelessness and the displacement of the working classes in London

Rachel Whiteread's House

With its glass skin and lack of ornamentation, which building is a quintessential example of the International Style

Seagram Building

What does the text mean when it says that much art made today is a "catalyst for conversation"?

The art raises questions

Chicago's Dinner party exemplifies feminist art's use of

Traditional crafts and decorative arts

What is the subject matter of Kerry James Marshall's painting Many Mansions?

a Chicago housing project

Kelly's Post-Partum Document is an example of feminist art because it

addresses the female experience

Wenda Gu dedicates his art to

bringing different races together

By making earthworks, artists reject the

buyer

In his Pop art, Roy Lichtenstein utilized black outlines, flat primary colors, and Benday dots, which mimicked

comic books

Cindy Sherman's film stills highlight the

constructed nature of identity

Richard Hamilton's Just what is it that makes today's homes so different, so appealing? represents Pop art's interest in

consumerism

Resistance to the commodification of art in the 1970s resulted in artwork that

could not be sold in a gallery

Resistance to the commodification of art in the 1970s resulted in artworks that

could not be sold in a gallery

In Postmodern art, appropriation refers to the

creative reuse of another work or image

Feminist artists who embraced the constructivist view of gender made art that

criticized institutions that oppressed women

The fact that Gehry's Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao looks more like a ship or a living organism exemplifies Deconstructivst architecture's

decentering

Ana mendieta's work is an example of the

dematerialization of art

Eva Hesse's art is classified as Process art because it

draws attention to artmaking itself

The movement that explores organic materials and physical interactions between natural and manmade objects is known as

earthworks

Postmodern Robert venture rejected the modernist architectural style and instead sought

eclecticism because "less is a bore"

Postmodern Robert Venturi rejected the Modernist architectural style and instead sought

eclecticism because "less is a bore."

Feminist artists who followed essentialist ideas of feminism created imagery based on the

female anatomy and their own bodies

Assemblages of everyday objects challenged Abstract Expressionism's

high-minded intellectualism

Joseph Kosuth and Bruce Nauman were influenced by, and included references to, Marcel Duchamp's separation of

idea from form

Which answer best explains the goal of new media art

it is concerned with the viewer's experience

Minimalism shared pop art's interest in

mass production

Kosuth's conceptual One and Three Chairs illustrates the

nature of signs

Kosuth's conceptual one and three chairs illustrates the

nature of signs

Linda Nochlin concluded that there had been no "great" women artists in history due to their lack of

opportunity

The Gutai group was known for

regularly destroying its creations

Ann Hamilton's immersive installations are intended to

relate to their specific site

What issue does Kara Walker address in her work

slavery in the United States

James Luna's The Artifact Piece uses the artist's body to comment on

stereotypes

The Vitra Fire Station exemplifies Deconstructivist architecture by its denial of

structural coherence

Barbara Kruger's work draws attention to the

subjugation of women

Robert Smithson intended his spiral jetty to

suggest the primordial ocean

Warhol's Marilyn Diptych is a commentary on

the mass media

What feature demonstrates the AT&T Corporate Headquarters an example of Postmodern architecture?

the roofline resembling a piece of furniture

The artist group known as the Guerrilla Girls critiques the

treatment of women in the art world

The key element in Allan Kaprow's Happenings and Fluxus performances was the

viewer

What aspect of the Hong King & Shanghai Bank makes it an example of High Tech architecture

visible service systems