Art History Chapter 21

Question 1

This type of painting, related to abstract expressionism, is typically associated with gestural painting.

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action painting

Question 2

A style of abstract painting that emerged in New York City during the 1940s and 1950s, related to abstract expressionism

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color field painting

Question 3

____ architects tend to reduce their structures to purer geometric forms made possible by contemporary materials.

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deconstructivist

Question 4

The world of architecture is currently enmeshed in a movement called ____.

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deconstructivism

Question 5

This architectural movement "warmed up" buildings, linking them to the architectural past.

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postmodernism

Question 6

What type of art was Judy Chicago known for?

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feminist art

Question 7

Which art form emerged in New York in the mid-20th century? Also known as "The New York School"

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Abstract Expressionism

Question 8

Type of art that privileged action over object, public spaces over museums, and the impermanent over the permanent.

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performance art

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT true about Jackson Pollock?

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all of these are true

Question 10

___ was inspired by the urge to depict contemporary life and events rather than history.

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modernism

Question 11

Architecture that, by the end of the 1970s, drew freely from past styles of ornamentation.

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postmodern architecture

Question 12

Minimalists attempted to represent objects or figures.

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False

Question 13

Group founded in 1954 that explored new art forms that combined painting with performance and installed exhibitions

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Gutai Art Association, Gutai Group

Question 14

This movement rejected the ideals and principles of the classical tradition in favor of experimental forms of expression

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modern architecture

Question 15

Many artists in the second half of the 20th century explored racial and ethnic identity through visual representation.

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True

Question 16

This type of art relies on universal images of popular culture, such as movie posters, billboards, and advertisements.

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pop art

Question 17

When did the Guerrilla Girls start?

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1985

Question 18

This type of art explores the role of gender in society and the arts.

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feminist art

Question 19

Feminist art group advocating against NYC art galleries&#x27; discrimination against women artists and artists of color.

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Guerilla Girls

Question 20

Type of painting characterized primarily by large fields of flat, solid color spread across or stained into the canvas.

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color field

Question 21

This kind of architectural design is meant to distort traditional architecture conventions.

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deconstructivist

Question 22

Which of the following is NOT true of Mark Rothko?

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known for pop art paintings

Question 23

The ___ movement, which began in the 1960s, asserts that art lies in the mind of the artist.

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conceptual art

Question 24

Which artist created many black-and-white images of people struggling in a world hostile to them due to their identity?

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Robert Mapplethorpe

Question 25

Art movement that gained major recognition in the 1970s; endeavors to depict subjects with sharp photographic precision.

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photorealism

Question 26

In _____ art, the product is merely an expression of the artist’s idea. It challenges the traditional definition of art.

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conceptual

Question 27

Type of art form that used geometric shapes or progressions of shapes and lines using minimal numbers of formal elements

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minimalism

Question 28

Art form characterized by sponteneity, gestural brushstrokes, nonobjective imagery, and fields of intense color

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Abstract Expressionism

Question 29

Marina Abramović is the artist of The Artist is Present (2010), which is an example of which kind of art?

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performance art

Art History Chapter 21

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Art History Chapter 21

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