Doris Salcedo's artwork

Is interactive as it invites the viewer to became actively involved

What is conceptual art?

the idea is more important than what it looks like

Kui Hua Zi (Sunflower Seeds) consists of?

more than 100 million tiny handmade porcelain sunflower seed

For artist El Anatsui, the use of bottle caps as a medium symbolizes

the fraught history of trade between Africa and Europe.

Doris Salcedo's Shibboleth relies on the viewer understanding the title, which means

a word or custom a nonnative may mispronounce

Yinka Shonibare's The Swing (After Fragonard) makes characteristic use of . . .

'African' Dutch wax fabrics covered with Indonesian patterns

What was the purpose behind Kiki Smith’s “Lying With the Wolf” and other similar works?

Portray women and nature as equals in a feminist statement

Stadia II, by Artist: JULIE MEHRETU

Focuses on theme of globalization and major world events

El Anatsui's Old Man's Cloth shows a connection with traditional art from Nigeria by including visual references to

Nigerian cloth and its geometric patterns

The medium of Old Man’s Cloth by El Anatsui is significant because

The use of discarded bottle caps references the liquor in slave trade

Preying Mantra, by Artist: WANGECHI MUTU references

how Westerners view African women and their bodies

What material is inside the crack that changes the meaning of Doris Salcedo’s “Shibboleth”?

Wire mesh resembling chainlink fence and Colombian soil

Darkytown Rebellion, Kara Walker was controversial because of its

disturbing scenes of silhouettes

In The Swing (after Fragonard), Yinka Shonibare uses cloth as a

connection to eighteenth-century French aristocracy

Ai Wei Wei's porcelain sunflower seeds evoke warm personal memories for the artist, but sunflowers also represented...

censorship/ propaganda in China

Wangechi Mutu's work acknowledges the early 20th century ________________.

photomontage and collage of Hannah Hoch and Romare Bearden

Through her work, Wangechi Mutu comments on

the female persona in art history

El Anatsui's Old man's Cloth and Ai Weiwei's Sunflower Seeds addresses which of the following?

Seriality b/c small, discrete items are accumulated

What was the historical inspiration/context for Kara Walker’s “Darkytown Rebellion”?

Has no historical inspiration; portrays a fictional event

What is NOT a function of the Swing by Yinka Shonibare?

To recall wonderfully accurate Rococo painting by Fragonard

In Kara Walker's Darkytown Rebellion, what does the projection of LIGHT do to the viewer?

It puts the viewer's shadow in the piece with the silhouetttes.

Joseph Mallord William Turner’s Slave Ship 1. and Kara Walker’s Darkytown Rebellion are similar in that both works

address the atrocities human beings committed against others in slavery

what does Julie Mehretu, Stadia || artwork represent

convery the energy and chaos of today's globalized world.

Yinka Shonibare’s work The Swing (after Fragonard) is most similar to

Tuffery’s Pisupo Lua Afe in the use of materials related to colonialism

Why were sunflower seeds used in the work Kui Hua Zi (Sunflower Seeds)?

They evoke a memory from the artist's childhood in China

Ai Weiwei created Kui Hua Zi

as social commentary and political statement

Julie Mehretu's style was inspired by

Bauhaus and Constructivist painting

El Anatsui's Old Man's Cloth is experienced differently by viewers each time it is displayed bc

it takes a new shape each time it is hung up

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1
Doris Salcedo's artwork
Isn't really art because it's just a crack in the concrete
Lacks the skill normally associated with contemporary art
Is interactive as it invites the viewer to became actively involved
Is contemporary because it's large
2
What is conceptual art?
an artist's idea of the future
the art is about dreams
artwork without a title
the idea is more important than what it looks like
3
Kui Hua Zi (Sunflower Seeds) consists of?
more than 100 million tiny handmade porcelain sunflower seed
Jade sculptures
Stone
100 hand made marble arches
4
In Kiki Smith's Lying with the Wolf what does the wolf symbolize?
pitiful and evil
innocent and dangerous
innocent and pitiful
evil and dangerous
5
For artist El Anatsui, the use of bottle caps as a medium symbolizes
the fraught history of trade between Africa and Europe.
the rich history of African textiles.
None of the above.
special beverages used in initiation rituals.
6
Doris Salcedo's Shibboleth relies on the viewer understanding the title, which means
a literal crack or gulf between people
a virulent disease which spreads quickly
a dangerous procedure requiring due attention
a word or custom a nonnative may mispronounce
7
Doris Salcedo, Shibboleth represents
represents the immigrant experience in Europe
is open to interpretation
The social gap between classes
all of the above
8
Yinka Shonibare's The Swing (After Fragonard) makes characteristic use of . . .
'African' Dutch wax fabrics covered with Indonesian patterns
faux vines, characteristic of the amazonian jungle
thick fibrous rope, used prior for executions
lightweight plastic, invented by Shonibare himself
9
What was the purpose behind Kiki Smith’s “Lying With the Wolf” and other similar works?
Portray women and nature as equals in a feminist statement
Reimagine classic fairy tale
Study the anatomy of humans and animals
Portray the predator and prey relationship
10
Stadia II, by Artist: JULIE MEHRETU
Emphasizes emotional impact in a physical sense
Focuses on theme of globalization and major world events
Makes a statement about pop culture
providing a commentary about how Westerners view African women
11
Kara Walker's "Darkytown Rebellion" is created through
wall stencils and magazine images
electronic media
cut-outs and light projection
wall painting and light projection
12
El Anatsui's Old Man's Cloth shows a connection with traditional art from Nigeria by including visual references to
European aluminum mining in Nigeria
Nigerian cloth and its geometric patterns
graphic motifs that are linked to specific historical events
a rich tradition of relief sculptures that are hung on walls
13
The medium of Old Man’s Cloth by El Anatsui is significant because
The use of discarded bottle caps references the liquor in slave trade
oil on canvas with a quilted border comment on African traditions
wood and raffia traditional African materials, evoking pre colonial past
fabric’s patterning and bright colors reference Dutch wax fabrics
14
In Lying with the Wolf, Kiki Smith omitted what from her piece?
indicating an intimate relationship with nature
emphasizing the body's vulnerability
appealing to the male gaze
having a feminist approach
15
Preying Mantra, by Artist: WANGECHI MUTU references
how Westerners view African women and their bodies
Globalization, nationalism, and global politics
evoke a weak emotional response without any real meaning
the human body and the implications of dehumanization
16
What material is inside the crack that changes the meaning of Doris Salcedo’s “Shibboleth”?
Nothing, the crack is just a crack
Wire mesh resembling chainlink fence and Colombian soil
Gold foil
Carvings in Arabic
17
Which artist inspires Julie Mehretu's Stadia II?
Francisco de Goya
Mariko Mori
Yayoi Kusama
Vassily Kandinsky
18
Darkytown Rebellion, Kara Walker was controversial because of its
use of technology in an installation
bright colors
abstract images
disturbing scenes of silhouettes
19
Preying Mantra, Wangechi Mutu conveys themes of
loyalty
wealth
fertility
collaged human
20
In The Swing (after Fragonard), Yinka Shonibare uses cloth as a
condemnation of global textile production
connection to eighteenth-century French aristocracy
a symbol of royalty in Western Africa
commentary on women’s rights in the twenty-first century
21
Ai Wei Wei's porcelain sunflower seeds evoke warm personal memories for the artist, but sunflowers also represented...
None of the above
history of birdfeeders in China
censorship/ propaganda in China
common food found in China
22
Wangechi Mutu's work acknowledges the early 20th century ________________.
surrealist paintings of Salvador Dali
synthetic cubism of Braque and Picasso.
regionalist painters.
photomontage and collage of Hannah Hoch and Romare Bearden
23
Julie Mehretu intentionally underscores the art-making process by
layering drawing with painting
collaging printed material to create texture
using screen printing techniques in addition to paint
applying paint mechanically
24
Sunflower Seeds (Kui Hua Zi); by Artist: AI WEIWEI referrences a period in Chinese history referred to as....
The Great New Plan
The Great Look Past
The Great Construction
The Great Leap Forward
25
Through her work, Wangechi Mutu comments on
the female persona in art history
the plight of Iranian women
sterotypes of people from the south
the injustices of migratory peoples
26
Which fairy tale helped inspire Kiki Smith's Lying with the Wolf?
Little Red Riding Hood
Goldie Locks and the Three Bears
Three Little Pigs
Cinderella
27
El Anatsui's Old man's Cloth and Ai Weiwei's Sunflower Seeds addresses which of the following?
Postnationalism b/c both designed to avoid national diff.
Seriality b/c small, discrete items are accumulated
Commodification b/c the materials are available for purchase
Site specificity b/c were commissioned for particular rooms
28
What are the Kui Hua Zi sunflower seeds made from?
Natural materials
Marble
Cobalt
Porcelain
29
Old Man’s Cloth and Kui Hua Zi (Sunflower Seeds) address which of the following?
Seriality
Site specificity
Commodification
Post nationalism
30
What was the historical inspiration/context for Kara Walker’s “Darkytown Rebellion”?
The Civil War
Has no historical inspiration; portrays a fictional event
Inspired by an article in a newspaper about a lynching
Inner city rioting in Chicago
31
The medium Ai Weiwei used in Kui Hua Zi (Sunflower Seeds) comments on an artistic tradition exemplified by which of the
Great Buddha at Nara
Funeral banner of Lady Dai
Jade cong
David Vases
32
What is NOT a function of the Swing by Yinka Shonibare?
To show transition between pre-revolutionary France & post
To forge connections btwn imperialism & colonized wealthy
To reference Age of Enlightenment
To recall wonderfully accurate Rococo painting by Fragonard
33
In Kara Walker's Darkytown Rebellion, what does the projection of LIGHT do to the viewer?
It puts the viewer's shadow in the piece with the silhouetttes.
It mesmerizes the viewer.
It changes the color of the actual silhouettes.
It makes the work seem cheerful.
34
Joseph Mallord William Turner’s Slave Ship 1. and Kara Walker’s Darkytown Rebellion are similar in that both works
expose the hypocrisy of slaveholders who used high religious moral ground
document wellknown slave rebellions that gave rise to abolitionist movement
address the atrocities human beings committed against others in slavery
examine how racial stereotypes and caricatures in art and literature
35
what does Julie Mehretu, Stadia || artwork represent
convery the energy and chaos of today's globalized world.
society's problems
the injustice of women
none of the above
36
Yinka Shonibare’s work The Swing (after Fragonard) is most similar to
Neshat’s Rebellious Silence in the use of direct gaze to engage viewers
Kara Walker’s Darkytown Rebellion in the centrality of projected light
Osorio’s En la Barberia no se Llora in an immersive installation
Tuffery’s Pisupo Lua Afe in the use of materials related to colonialism
37
Why were sunflower seeds used in the work Kui Hua Zi (Sunflower Seeds)?
Sunflower seeds related to the constructivism movement
The artist's mother loved sunflower seeds
For children to interact with the work
They evoke a memory from the artist's childhood in China
38
Ai Weiwei created Kui Hua Zi
as an expression of "art for art's sake"
as social commentary and political statement
as an ode to the sunflower seed
as an ironic criticism of Western conceptions of art
39
Julie Mehretu's style was inspired by
Bauhaus and Constructivist painting
Reactions to Orientalism
The Oriental Ink Movement
Robert Rauchenberg's mixed media works
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El Anatsui's Old Man's Cloth is experienced differently by viewers each time it is displayed bc
it takes a new shape each time it is hung up
he keeps making it bigger
it degrades quickly so elements are replaced
it requires viewers interaction through touch

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