Question 1

Francis Bacon's paintings detailing the horrors and brutality of war often feature which class of object?

Accepted Answer

A)   Umbrella
B)   Telephone
C)   Church bell
D)   MeatE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

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Who famously said of this artwork, "What you see is what you see"?

Accepted Answer

A)   Clement Greenberg
B)   Barnett Newman
C)   Frank Stella
D)   Louise NevelsonE) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 3

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Joseph Kosuth's One and Three Chairs is an example of which art movement?

Accepted Answer

A)   Site-specific art
B)   Optical art
C)   Conceptual art
D)   Pop artE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 4

In his writing on postmodern architecture, Venturi emphasized which two concepts?

Accepted Answer

A)   Consistency and complexity
B)   Complexity and contradiction
C)   Consistency and creativity
D)   Complexity and symmetryE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

Which of the following best describes the function of Performance Art?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is meant solely to imitate live theater.
B)   It replaces traditional stationary artworks.
C)   It is a commentary on contemporary art.
D)   It is intended to purposefully confuse the audience.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 6

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What title did Arshile Gorky give to this work?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Artist and His Mother
B)   Agony
C)   Enigmatic Combat
D)   Garden in SochiE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 7

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By what term did Barnett Newman refer to the narrow lines that run vertically through the color fields of his paintings?

Accepted Answer

A)   Bands
B)   Veins
C)   Zips
D)   AccentsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

What painting technique did Jean Dubuffet employ in Vie Inquieté ( Uneasy Life ) ?

Accepted Answer

A)   Sfumato
B)   Underpainting
C)   Glazing
D)   ImpastoE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 9

As evident in Ellsworth Kelly's painting Red Green Blue , which of the following is NOT one of the elements he considered essential to painting?

Accepted Answer

A)   Color
B)   Line
C)   Form
D)   CompositionE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Jean-Paul Sartre saw the sculptures of which artist as embodying his philosophical theory of existentialism, which asserts the absurdity of human existence?

Accepted Answer

A)   Man Ray
B)   Alberto Giacometti
C)   David Smith
D)   Donald JuddE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Exam 31: Modernism and Postmodernism in Europe and America, 1945 to 1980

Joseph Kosuth's One and Three Chairs is an example of which art movement?

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Jean-Paul Sartre saw the sculptures of which artist as embodying his philosophical theory of existentialism, which asserts the absurdity of human existence?

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What painting technique did Jean Dubuffet employ in Vie Inquieté ( Uneasy Life ) ?

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By what term did Barnett Newman refer to the narrow lines that run vertically through the color fields of his paintings?

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In his writing on postmodern architecture, Venturi emphasized which two concepts?

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Francis Bacon's paintings detailing the horrors and brutality of war often feature which class of object?

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Which of the following best describes the function of Performance Art?

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What title did Arshile Gorky give to this work?

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As evident in Ellsworth Kelly's painting Red Green Blue , which of the following is NOT one of the elements he considered essential to painting?

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Who famously said of this artwork, "What you see is what you see"?

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Jean-Paul Sartre saw the sculptures of which artist as embodying his philosophical theory of existentialism, which asserts the absurdity of human existence?

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What painting technique did Jean Dubuffet employ in Vie Inquieté ( Uneasy Life ) ?

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In his writing on postmodern architecture, Venturi emphasized which two concepts?

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Francis Bacon's paintings detailing the horrors and brutality of war often feature which class of object?

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As evident in Ellsworth Kelly's painting Red Green Blue , which of the following is NOT one of the elements he considered essential to painting?

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By what term did Barnett Newman refer to the narrow lines that run vertically through the color fields of his paintings?

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