Question 1

One major tenet of Pop Art is that the work should be so objective,commercialized,and mundane that it eliminates the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   ​nature of the medium 
B)   ​need to find meaning in it 
C)   ​personal signature of the artist 
D)   ​sense of joy and discovery 
E)   ​traditional relationship between form and content

Question 2

Where and when did Pop art originate; who was one of its first creators; and what artist influenced him?

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Pop art originated in the United Kingdom...

Question 3

The Neo-Expressionists of the 1980s revived and embraced the gestural and experimentational methods of the Abstract Expressionists,but they added the dimension of __________ to their work.

Accepted Answer

A)   ​style and form 
B)   ​bitter ironies and angst 
C)   ​emphatic line 
D)   ​pattern and decoration 
E)   ​poetry

Question 4

Feminist artist Ana Mendieta draped her body in mud for her performance piece Arbol de la Vida.In terms of its visual impact,most viewers who saw it were likely __________ by its extraordinary contrasts of texture.

Accepted Answer

A)   ​sickened 
B)   ​shocked 
C)   ​amused 
D)   ​saddened 
E)   ​bored

Question 5

In his eroticized Two Women's Torsos,we see Willem de Kooning clash of organic shapes with harsh,jagged lines; however,we also see that he is one of the few Abstract Expressionists who never completely surrendered __________ painting.

Accepted Answer

A)   ​figurative 
B)   ​minimalist 
C)   ​abstract 
D)   ​symbolic 
E)   ​color field

Question 6

Describe the architectural movement known as Postmodernism,and provide two examples.

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Postmodernism is an architectural moveme...

Question 7

Mark Rothko is renowned for his __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   ​symbolic pictographs 
B)   ​large, hard-edged black rectangles 
C)   ​large, hazy-edged color field rectangles 
D)   ​shaped canvases 
E)   ​Pop Art

Question 8

Following a long tenure in Paris,the art world shifted to New York City after World War II.Discuss two major reasons why this shift took place.

Accepted Answer

The shift of the art world from Paris to New York City after World War II can be attributed to two major reasons.

Firstly, the devastation caused by World War II had a significant impact on Europe, including the art world. Many artists and intellectuals fled Europe and sought refuge in the United States, particularly in New York City. This influx of creative talent contributed to the vibrant art scene in New York and helped establish the city as a new center for artistic innovation and expression.

Secondly, the economic and political power of the United States grew significantly after World War II. This newfound influence allowed American artists and art institutions to gain prominence on the global stage. The rise of Abstract Expressionism, a distinctly American art movement, further solidified New York City's position as a leading hub for contemporary art.

In conclusion, the shift of the art world from Paris to New York City after World War II can be attributed to the influx of European artists and the growing influence of the United States, particularly in the realm of contemporary art.

Question 9

The title of Jennifer Bartlett's composition Spiral: An Ordinary Evening in New Haven is an integral part of the work.This interplay between the verbal and the visual is one of the hallmarks of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   ​ready-mades 
B)   ​Neo-Expressionism 
C)   ​installations 
D)   ​pattern painting 
E)   ​New Image painting

Question 10

Realism is firmly rooted in a long,realistic tradition in the arts,but as a recognized artistic movement of the 1970s,it is also in part a reaction against __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   ​Romanticism 
B)   ​Pop Art 
C)   ​twentieth-century abstraction and expressionism 
D)   ​the Hudson River School 
E)   ​academic art

Question 11

In the 1980s,a group of anonymous women artists banded together to fight injustice against women in the art market.They were known as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   ​the Painted Ladies 
B)   ​the Guerrilla Girls 
C)   ​the Feminist Groupies 
D)   ​Rebels with a Cause 
E)   ​a Small Symphony for Women

Question 12

__________ is characterized by spontaneous execution,large gestural brushstrokes,abstract or abstracted imagery,and intense color fields,all produced on large,monumental canvases.

Accepted Answer

A)   ​Impressionism 
B)   ​Post-Impressionism 
C)   Abstract Expressionism​ 
D)   ​Fauvism 
E)   ​Analytic Cubism

Question 13

Explain the origin of the Deconstructivist movement and how its tenets have been translated into Deconstructivist architecture.

Accepted Answer

The Deconstructivist movement in archite...

Question 14

In Robert Rauschenberg's combine painting The Bed,he uses a(n) __________ as his canvas.

Accepted Answer

A)   ​sleeping woman 
B)   ​quilt and pillow 
C)   ​electric blanket 
D)   ​floral curtain 
E)   ​stuffed ram B

Question 15

In Deconstructivist architectural design,buildings are intended to be seen in __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   ​literary texts 
B)   ​the sum of their parts 
C)   ​classical elements 
D)   ​bits and pieces 
E)   ​social mores

Question 16

By the 1970s,some architectural historians began to argue that Modernist steel-cage rectangular solids were threatening to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   ​become the pyramids of the twentieth century 
B)   ​nationalize the country's architecture 
C)   ​ruin the environment 
D)   ​tarnish the country's reputation 
E)   ​bury the nation's cities in boredom E

Question 17

Identify five artistic influences that converged in New York City in the twentieth century to produce an artistic melting pot that inspired the Abstract Expressionist movement.

Accepted Answer

1. European Modernism: The influx of Eur...

Question 18

Romare Bearden believed that African American artists should create their own art form.Explain his signature style,found in Prevalence of Ritual: Mysteries,and how his life experiences informed his methods.

Accepted Answer

Romare Bearden's signature style, found ...

Question 19

In Helen Frankenthaler paintings such as _________the canvas and image are now literally one.

Accepted Answer

A)   ​Blue, Orange, Red 
B)   ​Green Turbulence 
C)   ​Easter Lilies 
D)   ​The Bay 
E)   ​Tarot

Question 20

What is the subject of the poem "Your Golden Hair,Margarethe," upon which Anselm Keifer based his painting of the same title?

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The poem "Your Golden Hair, Margarethe" ...

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Realism is firmly rooted in a long,realistic tradition in the arts,but as a recognized artistic movement of the 1970s,it is also in part a reaction against __________.

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