Exam Prep Contemporary Art Around The World Chapter 23 12e

Living with Art, 12e (Getlein)

Chapter 23 Contemporary Art around the World

1) What type of source material did Subodh Gupta use in making the work Dada?

A) Plaster

B) Recycled tires

C) Stainless-steel utensils

D) Wood, grass, and mud

2) What factor greatly contributes to rising art prices?

A) The cost of the work's materials

B) The controversy behind the work

C) The message of the work

D) High demand for the work

3) What is the inspiration for Nermine Hammam's Cairo Year One: Upekkha?

A) Egyptian heiroglyphics

B) The 2011 Egyptian Revolution

C) Indian politics

D) Hindu pantheism

4) Imran Qureshi's work is informed by what influence?

A) Postmodern minimalism

B) The human form

C) Traditional Mughal miniature painting

D) Video games

5) What subject does Damián Ortega explore in his work, Harvest?

A) Mexican revolutionary culture

B) Postmodern alienation

C) Language and its representation

D) The exploitation of indigenous peoples in Latin America

6) What aspect is explored in Ernesto Neto's work, Leviathan Thot?  

A) Romantic ideals

B) Gravity

C) War

D) Fertility

7) What style is associated with Takashi Murakami's work, such as Hustle'n'Punch by Kaikai and Kiki?

A) Neoclassical

B) 8-bit

C) Superflat

D) Photorealism

8) How is Feng Mengbo's Long March: Restart best described?

A) Sculpture

B) Video game installation

C) Superflat painting

D) Silkscreen

9) What topic is explored in Yinka Shonibare's Cake Man?

A) Nature

B) Indian mythology

C) Greed

D) The brutality of the Khmer Rouge

10) What theme in contemporary art is unique to the last century?

A) Technology

B) Globalization

C) Spirituality

D) Political regime change

11) How can Sopheap Pich's Fertile Land be described?

A) Nonrepresentational

B) Dada

C) Internet art

D) Installation

12) What element is an influence in Kohei Nawa's PixCell-Deer#24?

A) Japanese Shinto religion

B) Neoclassical painting

C) Otaku lifestyle

D) Japanese traditional dress

13) What subject matter is the focus of Jenny Saville's work, including Rosetta 2?

A) Flesh

B) Political revolution

C) Global religions

D) Balance

14) What work was installed in the Pantheon in Paris?

A) Leviathan Thot by Ernesto Neto

B) Harvest by Damián Ortega

C) PixCell-Deer#24 by Kohei Nawa

D) Dada by Subodh Gupta

E) Armed Innocence II by Nermine Hammam

Match the artist to his or her work.

A) Imran Qureshi

B) Kohei Nawa

C) Jenny Saville

D) Damián Ortega

E) Subodh Gupta

F) Nermine Hammam

G) Yinka Shonibare, MBE

15) Cake Man

16) PixCell (Beads)

17) Rosetta 2

18) Cairo Year One: Upekkha

19) Blessings Upon the Land of My Love

20) Dada

21) Harvest

22) Giving specific examples of works and/or artists, discuss the impact of globalization on art and artists.

23) Discuss how a background of certain cultural or historical knowledge could increase a viewer's understanding and appreciation of at least two contemporary works mentioned in this chapter.

24) Do you think the growing global interconnectedness is good or bad for the art world? Support your opinion by exploring how globalization manifests in an artwork from your text. 

25) Identify two artists who have used their art to comment on issues of identity, both cultural and personal. Comment on the reasons that you feel they have succeeded or failed in their efforts. 

26) Summarize the factors that contribute to an artwork's value. Discuss reasons for the relatively recent explosion in prices paid for artworks.