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ARTH208 Final Exam - Modern Art
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ARTH208 Final Exam - Modern Art
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1. Judy Chicago's iconic and large-scale installation piece The Dinner Party (1979) is celebrated for doing what?
2. Franz Kline helped establish a form of painting within the vein of Abstract Expressionism, commonly known as:
3. Robert Smithson's works, such as Spiral Jetty, Asphalt Rundown, and Amarillo Ramp, are all examples of which movement that came about in the 1960s and 70s?
4. Which of the following was not a major objective of Pop art?
5. The Bauhaus school was known chiefly as a place where artists could do what?
6. A large number of artists from which modern movement were once beneficiaries of the Federal Art Project?
7. Surrealist Max Ernst's rejection of traditional painting styles and techniques was of great influence to which subsequent movement?
8. The art critic Leo Steinberg, who came to prominence in the 1960s, famously asserted which of the following ideas in his essay 'Other Criteria'?
9. The landmark painting Impression, Sunrise (1872) was made by which Impressionist artist?
10. Mark Rothko's painting Number 14 (1960) is a popular example of his work with 'sectionals.' Which of the following best describes what Rothko was trying to achieve with these works?
11. Carl Andre's approach to Minimalist art heavily recalled, in both appearance and theory, the artistic approach of which preceding modern movement?
12. Helen Frankenthaler's painting Nightmare (1989) is a strong example of which painting style that grew in popularity during the latter years of Abstract Expressionism?
13. All of these artists are tied to the Neo-Expressionist movement except for which of the following?
14. The mid-century art critic Clement Greenberg's fullest response to Abstract Expressionism can be found in the essay entitled:
15. Which of the following statements best describes Georges Braque's approach to Cubist painting?
16. All of the following artists and writers are typically associated with Existentialist philosophy, except which one?
17. Thomas Hart Benton was a popular practitioner and proponent of which artistic style?
18. The subject matter of Salvador Dalí's paintings can be said to symbolize the artist's what?
19. Wassily Kandinsky established the group Der Blaue Reiter ('The Blue Rider') in order to achieve what?
20. Which of the following best describes Umberto Boccioni's approach to painting in the Futurist style?
21. The Cubist work of Fernand Léger differed greatly from that of Picasso and Braque, mainly because:
22. Identify the significant event in Claude Monet's early career that forever changed how he approached painting.
23. Paul Gauguin's painting The Yellow Christ (1889) is a strong example of Symbolism because:
24. Willem de Kooning's painting, Woman I (1950-52) can be said to incorporate the visual characteristics of which two artistic styles?
25. Eva Hesse's work Untitled (1969), made from a collection of unusual non-art materials, including fiberglass, polyester resin, and cloth-covered metal wire, provides a strong precursor to which modern art movement?

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