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100
Growing up in this country influenced Abakanowicz’s choice of subject matter
Poland
100
In her in Untitled #228, this artist reimagines the biblical heroine, Judith
Cindy Sherman
100
This work uses polished granite to include the viewer in the piece.
The Vietnam Veterans' Memorial
100
In A Book from the Sky, Xu Bing referenced this traditional Chinese art form to comment on the effects of the Cultural Revolution.
Calligraphy
100
The function of this piece was to revive traditional Korean painting in the 20th century
Summer Trees
100
Old Man's Cloth, El Anatsui
200
The history of this country’s gold trade is reflected in El Anatsui work
Ghana
200
This artists re-examines and deconstructs myths about prey and predator
Kiki Smith
200
This installation revisits the life of aristocrats.
The Swing.
200
In the design for her monument, Maya Lin drew connections between the Vietnam War and these two other events in United States history.
The Revolutionary and Civil Wars
200
The function of this piece was to mark the Quincentenary Non-Celebration of Columbus’s arrival in the Americas
Trade
200
Androgyne III, Magdalena Abakanowicz
200
This artist was influenced by Andy Warhol
Jean Michel Basquiat
200
I designed the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial in Washington DC
Maya Lin
200
The title of this piece suggests trading trinkets for the land taken from her ancestors by white people
Trade ( Gifts for Trading Land with White People)
200
The content of this photograph includes an image of a Buddhist goddess floating above the Dead Sea.
Pure Land
200
the appropriation and combination of elements of different art historical traditions to call attention to a culture’s history
Hybridity
200
Trade (Gifts for Trading Land with White People), Juane Quick-to-See Smith
300
Living as an immigrant from this country inspired Salcedo to create Shibboleth
Colombia
300
This artist’s hybrid approach combines traditional European techniques with African-American folk art.
Faith Ringgold
300
The silhouettes in this piece at first may disguise its content.
Darkytown Rebellion
300
The sunflower seeds in Ai Weiwei’s work are meant to reference this political figure.
Chairman Mao
300
The function of this piece was to spotlight the health concerns of imported canned foods in the Pacific Islands
Corned Beef
300
Dancing at the Louvre, Faith Ringold
400
Song Su-Nam created his paintings using traditional techniques from this country
Korea
400
This artist uses collage to challenge the European tradition of the female nude.
Wangechi Mutu
400
This work directly addresses social exclusion.
Shibboleth
400
Basquiat’s experimentation with form and content in Horn Players demonstrates his interest in this type of music
Jazz music
400
The function of this piece was to change the perspective of pedestrians in. Central Park.
The Gates
400
Untitled #228, Cindy Sherman
400
This artist was influenced by Robert Rauschenberg
Jaune Quick to See Smith
400
My wife and I use fabrics to create an aesthetically pleasing effect
Christo
400
This piece reflects how large the artist found the United States to be compared to his native Korea
Electronic Super Highway
400
This sculpture depicts a hollowed-out shell of a human figure
Androgyne
400
Practice of acquiring political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically.
Colonization
400
No Crying in the Barbershop, Pepon Osario
500
When creating Pure Land, Mariko Mori was influenced by Buddhism in this county
Japan
500
In her Woman of Allah series, this artist challenges the viewer to understand women from both Iranian and Western points of view.
Shirin Neshat
500
This work explores the stereotypes surrounding masculine identity.
No Crying the Barbershop
500
The liquor bottle caps in El Anatsui’s Old Man’s Cloth reference the this now outlawed practice.
Trans-Atlantic slave trade
500
The function of this piece was to capture the energy and chaos of today’s globalized world.
Stadia III
500
Summer Trees, Song Su-nam
600
This artist was influenced by Fragonard
Yinka Shinobare
600
My work focuses on the history of racism in America
Kara Walker
600
In this piece the artist believed a name meant more to family than a photo
Vietnam Veteran's Memorial
600
In this collage a woman reclines on a piece of Kuba cloth
Preying Mantra
600
Fabrics based on southeast Asian designs, which were widely sold in West African countries by their colonizers
Dutch Wax Fabric
600
Pure Land, Mariko Mori
800
This artist was influenced by Jacob Lawrence
Doris Salcedo
800
My video, The Crossing, explores universal themes of humanity
Bill Viola
800
The headless mannequin in this piece is a visual reminder of the downfall of the aristocracy
The Swing
800
In this ink wash painting the artists evokes a sense of time and place with a monochromatic palette
Summer Trees
800
Form of conceptual art incorporate two- and three-dimensional materials to transform a space.
Installation
800
A Book from the Sky, Xu Bing
1000
This artist was influenced by Kandinsky
Julie Mehretu
1000
Earth’s Creation reflects my interest in my native landscape
Emily Kame Kngwarreye
1000
In this piece the artist immersed the viewer in a sea of imaginary words to address the loss of meaning and culture in his native country
A Book from the Sky
1000
The content of this painting includes children dancing and references to the work of Leonardo da Vinci
Dancing at the Louvre
1000
The intended borrowing, copying, and/or alteration of preexisting images or objects to create new art
Appropriation
1000
Stadia II, Julie Mehretu