Chapter 30 (The Postmodern Era: Art Since 1980)
1. In Paris between 1971–1977, the Anglo-Italian architectural team of Richard Rogers and
Renzo Piano designed the ________, a building whose inner mechanics seem exposed to
the viewer.
a. Eiffel Tower
b. Centre Georges Pompidou
c. Sports Palace
d. Notre-Dame-du-Haut
2. The photographs of Cindy Sherman ______________.
a. are never self-portraits.
b. contain Postmodern texts.
c. are not staged.
d. raise various levels of intriguing questions
3. Zaha Hadid’s Lois and Richard Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art (30.8) is
__________.
a. Deconstructivist
b. Post-Minimalist
c. Futurist
d. Postmodern
4. Julian Schnabel’s The Exile (30.11) is associated with
________________.
a. Neo-Expressionism
b. Futurism
c. Abstract Expressionism
d. Impressionism
5. Maya Lin’s Vietnam Veterans Memorial (30.15) is located in
__________________.
a. Boston, MA
b. Washington, D.C.
c. Memphis, TN
d. Dallas, TX
6. Felix Gonzalez-Torres’ work addresses
______________________.
a. a broad range of social issues
b. political issues
c. religious issues
d. theoretical concepts
7. The Vanna Venturi House (30.1) is located in ______________.
a. Boston, MA
b. Philadelphia, PA
c. Memphis, TN
d. San Francisco, CA
8. Unlike Modernist architecture, Postmodernist architecture was imbued with
_______.
a. historicism and symbolism
b. patriotism
c. Classicism
d. Futurism
9. Gehry’s Guggenheim Museum (30.9) is located in _____________.
a. Berlin
b. London
c. Paris
d. Bilbao
10. Kiefer’s To the Unknown Painter (30.10) can be interpreted as a metaphor
for ______________.
a. life
b. the artist
c. constant movement and the forces of nature
d. political turmoil
11. Jean-Michel Basquiat is most commonly associated with ____________art.
a. Minimalist
b. Earthwork
c. graffiti
d. Futurist
12. Barbara Kruger’s work is influenced by deconstruction and ___________theory.
a. Feminist
b. Minimalist
c. Cubist
d. Abstract Expressionist
13. Damien Hirst’s works are metaphors for ________________.
a. art
b. life and death
c. happiness
d. ignorance and education
14. In Shanghai (30.28), Gursky’s use of __________photography adds to the
emotional impact of the work.
a. black-and-white
b. digital
c. large-scale
d. small-scale
15. Guo-Qiang’s Light Cycle: Explosion Project for Central Park (30.30) was created
using _____________.
a. fireworks
b. digital photography
c. video
d. black-and-white photography