Chapter 31, 32, 35 Quiz

Which ancient art form has Shahzia Sikander worked to imbue with contemporary messages? a. Miniature painting b. Glass mosaic c. Hammered copper d. Marble inlay

a. Miniature painting

What is the term for paintings that produce illusions of motion and depth using only geometric forms on 2D surfaces, as in this work titles Passion by Bridget Riley? a. Op art b. Kinetic art c. Gestural abstraction d. Color field painting

a. Op art

What did Robert Frank's image The Americans, such as Trolley, New Orleans, reveal about the life in the US in the 1950's? Pick 2. a. The continuing segregation among blacks and whites in the country b. The spirit of racial unification pervading the US c. The successful efforts of racial desegregationist's in the country d. The effects of Kennedy and Johnson's Civil Rights initiatives

a. The continuing segregation among blacks and whites in the country and c. The successful efforts of racial desegregationist's in the country

Which artistic tradition does the Superrealist artist Audrey Flack draw upon to make a poignant commentary in Marilyn? a. The vanitas painting b. History painting c. Funerary sculpture d. The death mask

a. The vanitas painting

The eclecticism and dialogue between traditional and contemporary elements found in postmodern architecture is seen in which building? a. Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia b. A&D Center, Jefferson University, Philly c. AT&T Building, New York d. Guggenheim Museum, New York

c. AT&T Building, New York

Founded in 1954, the Gutai movement devoted itself to art that combined Japanese traditional practices such as Zen with a renewed appreciation for materials. What type of art did many Gutai artists engage in? a. Postmodern art b. Ceramics c. Performance art d. Tea ceremonies

c. Performance art

Which Pop artist excepted a page from a comic book, a form of entertainment meant to be read and discarded, and immortalized their images on a monumental scale? a. Robert Rauschenberg b. Jasper Johns c. Roy Lichtenstein d. Joseph Beuys

c. Roy Lichtenstein

The "Hamada-Leach aesthetic" in ceramics is associated with what qualities? a. Light blue figures on China b. Ukiyo-e narratives c. The use of coarse, dark stoneware d. The use of fine, glassy porcelain

c. The use of coarse, dark stoneware

Among the criticisms of Michal Grave's Portland Building was that it resembled what? a. A Renaissance palace b. A tribute to Philip Johnson c. A piece of crap d. An enlarged jukebox

d. An enlarged jukebox

In his writing on postmodern architecture, Venturi emphasized which two concepts? a. Complexity and symmetry b. Consistency and creativity c. Consistency and complexity d. Complexity and contradiction

d. Complexity and contradiction

Which artist created Superrealist life-size painted plaster sculptures that capture the loneliness of average Americans in familiar settings? a. Minor White b. Craig Griffen c. Ana Mendieta d. Duane Hanson

d. Duane Hanson

Which leading figure in the folk art movement of modern Japan created this work? a. Okakura Kakuzo b. Jiro Yoshihara c. Kano Hogai d. Hamada Shoji

d. Hamada Shoji

The work of which artist reflects the legacy of Marcel Duchamp and Andy Warhol? a. Kerry James Marshall b. Kehinde Wiley c. John Cena d. Jeff Koons

d. Jeff Koons

The abstract sculpture of which contemporary Japanese artist reflects ancient Shinto beliefs? a. Yayoi Kusama b. Helen Oji c. Doris Salcedo d. Kimio Tsuchiya

d. Kimio Tsuchiya

What structural system was employed by Kenzo Tange in his design of the stadiums for the 1964 Olympics? a. A cable suspension system b. Conventional brick and mortal c. Roman style concrete vaulting d. Cantilevered "Trays" for floors

a. A cable suspension system

Which architect designed La Grande Louvre Pyramide in Paris? a. I.M. Pei b. Fellas in Paris c. Frank Gehry d. Maya Lin

a. I.M. Pei

What aspect of James Stirling's Neue Staatsgaleria is quintissentially postmodern? a. Its historical eclecticism b. Its steel-and-glass materials c. Its conservative color scheme d. Its Deconstructivist aesthetic

a. Its historical eclecticism

Isamu Noguchi's Shodo Shima Stone Study weds the heometric abstraction of Western art with what other tradition? a. Japanese garden design b. Buddhist sculptural history c. Japanese architectural style d. Japanese magazine ads

a. Japanese garden design

Helen Oji's painting Mount Saint Helens is an abstract landscape showing the eruption of Mount Saint Helen's volcano taking the shape of which object? a. Kimono b. Airplane c. Globe d. Spiral

a. Kimono

Expatriate Iranian artist Shirin Neshat combines images of rifles and veils with calligraphy to address what subject? a. The treatment of women under the fundamentalist Islamic regime in Iran b. Literary censorship in the Muslim world c. The underrepresentation of art by women in color in the US d. Domestic violence in the US

a. The treatment of women under the fundamentalist Islamic regime in Iran

Anish Kapoor's Cloud Gate (aka the bean) is most similar to Richard Serra's Tilted Arc in what respect? a. Its arch form that allows people to walk under it b. Its location in a plaza in a busy city c. The public's reaction to the work d. Its reflective, mirrorlike surface

b. Its location in a plaza in a busy city

Which art took as its subject the mass culture and familiar imagery of the contemporary urban environment? a. Modernism b. Pop art c. Neo-Expressionism d. Abstract expressionism

b. Pop art

Which artist made works that he called combines, such as in Canyon? a. Jasper Johns b. Robert Rauschenberg c. John Cage d. Joseph Beuys

b. Robert Rauschenberg