The use of concrete in this building is a reference to

the use of concrete in Roman antiquity

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

Puerto Rican culture in New York

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

What musicians are depicted in this work?

Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker

Emily Kame Kngwarreye was

an Aboriginal working in Australia

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

modern American abstract artists

The title of this work references

the purchase of Manhattan by the Dutch for goods worth $24

What process did Helen Frankenthaler use to paint The Bay?

pour diluted paint onto an unprimed canvas

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

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

negative connotations to the term "Made in China"

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

discrimination that African Americans found in the U.S.

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

"Dutch wax" clothing and blankets

The term "literati" refers to...

scholar poets and artists in ancient China

The title Pure Land refers to...

"Nirvana" the Buddhist paradise

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

an earlier attack on her mother

emphasizes the idea over the finished product

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

he nearly drowned while vacationing with his family

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

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