General Questions
Architecture
Sculpture
Paintings
Film/Photography
100
What is conceptual art?
Describes art in which the idea presented by the artist is considered more important than the finished product, if there is one
100
The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain represents this concept, which gives the impression of the fragmentation of the constructed building, commonly characterised by an absence of obvious harmony, continuity, or symmetry.
Deconstructivism
100
How did the artist of "The Gates" contrast the sculpture against the background of Central Park?
The Saffron color of the gates
100
What religion was "Pure Land" inspired by?
Buddhism
100
What ancient biblical story does Sherman cite in "Untitled 228"?
Judith and Holofernes
200
What is abstract art?
Art style that does not attempt to represent external reality, but seeks to achieve its effect using shapes, forms, colors, and textures
200
How did The Vietnam Veteran's Memorial differ from other, more traditional War Memorials?
The memorial is not designed to represent any particular image or item and instead reflects the stigma inflicted upon veterans returning home from the war.
200
What did Magdalena Abakanowicz want to allude to in the finished project of "Androgyn III"?
The dehumanization of people during wartime.
200
How does this artwork by Korean artist Song Su-Nam show tradition in the process?
It is created using traditional Korean ink- a traditional painting method.
200
What are water and fire meant to symbolize in "The Crossing"? 
Change
300
Name this cute guy!
Jeff Koons
300
Why does the Vietnam's war veterans museum face criticism?
Some veterans opposed it's simple and nontraditional style.
300
What is the word used to describe much of Jeff Koons artwork, especially "Pink Panther"?
Kitsch- A term applied to art and design that is perceived as naïve imitation, overly eccentric, gratuitous or of banal taste
300
How is Basquiat inspired by Picasso, especially in this piece "Horn Players"?
He renders the face and head of his central figure, whose jawline dramatically extends beyond what is anatomically possible to create an abstract, bulbous shape.
300
In "Electronic Superhighway", what are the neon lights that connect the states meant to symbolize?
They are symbols of the interstate system that economically and culturally unified the nation in the 1950's.