The title Pure Land refers to...

"Nirvana" the Buddhist paradise

What musicians are depicted in this work?

Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker

Osorio's work is inspired by experiences, spaces, and people of what culture?

Puerto Rican culture in New York

The gold colors make reference to...

El Anatsui's home country of Ghana

Along with ancient Chinese and Korean painting, Song Su-nam may also have been influenced by...

modern American abstract artists

Preying Mantra makes references to each of the following EXCEPT...

"Dutch wax" clothing and blankets

Many of Bill Viola's work feature the element of water because

he nearly drowned while vacationing with his family

The use of concrete in this building is a reference to

the use of concrete in Roman antiquity

Abakanowicz's limbless figures may reflect her work in a hospital during WWII and

an earlier attack on her mother

Themes in Kua Hui Zi include references to the artist's childhood, Chairman Mao, and

negative connotations to the term "Made in China"

What process did Helen Frankenthaler use to paint The Bay?

pour diluted paint onto an unprimed canvas

The poem written across the face comments on

the conviction and bravery of martyrdom

Dancing at the Louvre was inspired by

the artist's tour through Europe

The term "literati" refers to...

scholar poets and artists in ancient China

a codeword to identify those who belong and those who do not

emphasizes the idea over the finished product

In this particular painting from the series, the artist intended to convey the

discrimination that African Americans found in the U.S.

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1
When was the Islamic Revolution in Iran?
1991
1941
1979
2004
2
This installation is modeled after a painting by __________?
The brilliant team behind Disney's Frozen
Jean-Honoré Fragonard
Jean Valjean
François Boucher
3
What is the medium?
Glazed plaster
Painted marble
Painted stainless steel
Glazed porcelain
4
True or False: Jeff Koons sucks.
True
True
5
The title Pure Land refers to...
those goofy little alien things
"Nirvana" the Buddhist paradise
the Dead Sea
ancient Japanese paintings of Kichijoten
6
Shirin Neshat is from what country?
Iran
Iraq
Syria
Saudi Arabia
7
Who created this painting?
Song Su-nam
Nam June Paik
Xu Bing
Ai Weiwei
8
What musicians are depicted in this work?
John Coltrane and Charlie Parker
Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie
Miles Davis and John Coltrane
Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker
9
Old Man's Cloth is made from...
small pieces of European fabric
small pieces of African fabrics
discarded liquor bottles
discarded liquor caps
10
Osorio's work is inspired by experiences, spaces, and people of what culture?
Mexican culture in San Antonio
Cuban culture in Miami
Native American culture in Phoenix
Puerto Rican culture in New York
11
Emily Kame Kngwarreye was a founding member of the...
Utopia Green Painters
Aboriginal Dream Time Group
Women's Painting Group
Utopia Women’s Batik Group
12
The gold colors make reference to...
El Anatsui's home country of Ghana
Pre- and Post-Colonialism
El Anatsui's current home of Nigeria
wealth made from liquor sales to Africans
13
Along with ancient Chinese and Korean painting, Song Su-nam may also have been influenced by...
Korean religious practices
modern advances in technology
geometric lines found in nature
modern American abstract artists
14
The subject of this painting is...
sacred rituals relating to death
"Dream Time"
Aboriginal creation myths
"Green Time"
15
The weird space-ship thing in the back of the photograph is meant to represent...
a closed lotus flower
a vehicle to transport one to the sacred realm
a Tibetan stupa
an ancient Shinto temple
16
What kind of art did Basquiat create before he began working on canvases?
Performance Art
Public Installations
Sculpture
Graffiti/Street Art
17
What was the title of the exhibition this was a part of?
History Portraits
Equilibrium
Banality
Objects
18
Preying Mantra makes references to each of the following EXCEPT...
"Dutch wax" clothing and blankets
a Praying Mantis
Kenyan creation myths
Adam and Eve
19
The use of silver paint on the right side of the diptych is a reference to the future AND
Marilyn Monroe's accumulated wealth
the Hollywood "silver screen"
consumerism and mass production
Byzantine icon paintings
20
Based on form and content, who created this work?
Frank Gehry
Frank Lloyd Wright
Robert Venturi
Zaha Hadid
21
Many of Bill Viola's work feature the element of water because
his childhood home was destroyed in a flood
cuz water is, like, totally dope in slow-motion
he nearly drowned while vacationing with his family
he witnessed his mother drown at a young age
22
The use of concrete in this building is a reference to
the use of concrete in contemporary buildings
the use of concrete in Roman antiquity
the strength of the contemporary Italian government
the industrial history of the building's location
23
Who is the artist?
Maya Lin
Cindy Sherman
Julie Mehretu
Shirin Neshat
24
What biblical story is represented here?
Samson and Delilah
Judith and Nebuchadnezzar
Judith and Holofernes
Marge and Homer
25
Abakanowicz's limbless figures may reflect her work in a hospital during WWII and
her previous work as a surgeon during Vietnam
an attack on her father
her own missing arm
an earlier attack on her mother
26
Themes in Kua Hui Zi include references to the artist's childhood, Chairman Mao, and
negative connotations to the term "Made in China"
conformity and censorship in Imperial China
the artist's imprisonment during the Cultural Revolution
the sale of porcelain to European markets
27
What art-historical movement is Helen Frankenthaler associated with?
Impressionism
German Expressionism
Abstract Expressionism
Pop Art
28
How long was the planning process?
40 years
20 years
30 years
10 years
29
What process did Helen Frankenthaler use to paint The Bay?
pour diluted paint onto an unprimed canvas
pour thick globs of paint onto a primed and stretched canvas
brush directly onto an unprimed canvas
paint thick brush strokes onto a primed oak panel
30
The poem written across the face comments on
different interpretations of the Qur'an
Western representations of Muslim women
the conviction and bravery of martyrdom
Neshat's experience visiting Iran after the revolution
31
True or False: the painting this is modeled after is actually very naughty.
True
False
32
Who are these guys?
Mudhoney
Pearl Jam
Soundgarden
Nirvana
33
Where was this located?
Tokyo
London
New York
Los Angeles
34
Dancing at the Louvre was inspired by
a fictional story written by the artist
her mother's visit to Paris
the artist's tour through Europe
a biographical narrative written by Langston Hughes
35
In Lying with the Wolf, Kiki Smith makes reference to both "Little Red Riding Hood" and
Eve
Sainte Michelle
Lilith
Sainte Genevieve
36
The term "literati" refers to...
ink wash painting
a secret society that controls every aspect of our lives
scholar poets and artists in ancient China
Korean trained artists
37
Who is the artist?
Bill Viola
Pepon Osorio
Nam June Paik
Michel Tuffery
38
Who actually made this work?
American porcelain factory workers
European artisans
Students of Jeff Koons
Jeff Koons
39
Kara Walker uses which historical artistic tradition for her works?
shadow puppets
silhouette cut-outs
colored light shows
mural painting
40
Many of Andy Warhol's artworks were concerned with the visual language of
nationalism
ancient mythology
popular culture
existentialism
41
Who is the artist?
Julie Mehretu
Wangechi Mutu
Yinka Shonibare
Mariko Mori
42
A shibboleth is
a codeword to identify those who belong and those who do not
a Hebrew word that means 'to fracture'
a large crack in the earth
a border meant to keep people out
43
Conceptual Art
requires physical interaction between the work & the viewer
places great importance on the use of material
emphasizes the idea over the finished product
values the process of creation over the finished product
44
Who is the artist?
Wangechi Metu
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jeff Koons
Nam June Paik
45
This work is made from
flattened cans of Campbell's soups
flattened cans of canned beef
flattened cans of creamed corn
flattened cans of pea soup
46
True or False: Cindy Sherman only takes the photos, she does not pose.
True
False
47
Who is the artist?
Wangechi Mutu
Yinka Shonibare
Song Su-nam
Mariko Mori
48
This building is in which architectural style?
Brutalism
International Modern
Deconstructivism
Postmodern Bauhaus
49
In this particular painting from the series, the artist intended to convey the
effects of urban settings breaking down rural communities
separation of slaves and slaveholders in the U.S.
discrimination that African Americans found in the U.S.
poor conditions of the lower class in the U.S.
50
A common theme in Bill Viola's work is the concept of
multiple personalities
dumping water on unsuspecting people
duality
nature's wrath
51
Who is the artist?
Jeff Koons
Andy Warhol
Keith Haring
Ai Weiwei
52
Emily Kame Kngwarreye was
an African-American working in Australia
an Aboriginal working in Europe
an Aboriginal working in Australia
a European working in Africa
53
The title of this work references
the arrival of Christopher Columbus to the Americas
the purchase of Manhattan by the Dutch for goods worth $24
Native American stereotypes used by sports teams
the handcrafted canoes by the Chinook peoples

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