Korea
China
The Pacific
Global Contemporary
Vocabulary
200
Korean Global Contemporary artist, known for his ink paintings.
Who is Song Su-Nam?
200
The deliberate use of biased information to promote a particular individual, political cause or point of view
What is propaganda?
200
This was used to record waters, islands and currents for Micronesian sailors.
What is a Navigation Chart?
200
Ai Wei Wei's Sunflower Seeds refer to the dominant leadership of this man.
Who is Chairman Mao (Mao Zedong)?
200
The type of ink painting shown here, which produces organic, loose-edged shapes.
What is wet-on-wet?
400
This gold crown comes from this early Korean kingdom.
What is the Silla Kingdom?
400
This philosophy determines the layout of Chinese domestic and imperial spaces.
What is confucianism(confucian hierarchy)?
400
This Rarotonga sculpture reinforces the close genealogical relationship between humans, their gods, and the natural world.
What is a Staff God?
400
The artist of this work, Book from the Sky.
Who is Xu Bing?
400
This type of island (such as Nukouro) is a ring of land around an extinct volcano.
What is an atoll?
600
The name of the art movement that this painting was a part of.
What is the Oriental Ink Movement?
600
The emperor who commissioned thousands of Terra Cotta warriors to fill his tomb.
Who is Qin? (Qin Shi Huangdi)
600
These special cloths were created to strengthen social relationships among many Polynesian Islanders.
What are tapa cloths? (hiapo)
600
Emily Ware Kngwarreye used this type of painting method on Earth's Creation.
What is dump-dot painting/technique?
600
A term used for scholarly poets, artists, calligraphers etc., in East Asia, such as Fan Kuan and Song Su-Nam.
What is the literati?
800
The green stones, shown here shaped like a comma.
What is jade?
800
The realm depicted in this upper register of the Funeral Banner of Lady Dai.
What is the Heavenly Realm?
800
This man-made structure on top of coral reefs was created by the Saudeleur dynasty.
What is Nan Madol?
800
This couple is known for creating The Gates in NYC's Central Park.
Who are Christo and Jeanne Claude?
800
These sculptures from Rapa Nui represent the ancestors of the island.
What are maoi?
1000
The name of this public servant from the Joseon Dynasty.
Who is Sin Sukju?
1000
Building used for grand ceremonies, such as emperor's enthronement at the Forbidden Palace.
What is the Hall of Supreme Harmony?
1000
Refers to the ritual dance performed and to distinctive, helmet-like masks worn during the Malagan 
ceremony.
What is Tatanua?
1000
Michael Tuffery explores the effect of colonization in this 1994 sculpture. 
What is Pisupo lua afe (Corned Beef 2000)?
1000
This term means "lasting for a very short time," and can describe the short exhibit of The Gates.
What is ephemeral?