Abstract Expressionalism and Institutional Critique's
Minimalism
Public Spectacles to Platforms
100
Define Abstract Expressionalism
Signature brushwork and an expression of the artist’s psychology.
100
Define Minimalism
An American style of painting created in the 60's that shifts away from meaningful art towards a simple art form that generally involves large industrial mediums.
100
Define Site-specific art
It is artwork created to exist in a certain place
200
Name one artwork that is site specific
White cube
200
Name three minimalist artists
Carl Andre, Andy Warhol, and Tony Smith
200
Why was Richard Serra's "Tilted Arc" destroyed instead of being placed somewhere else?
It was site-specific art and people wanted it removed from the plaza.
300
Jackson Pollock had a specific style of painting. How did he create his artwork?
He threw down his canvas and flung paint across it on the ground walking on it and when he dropped things into his works he left them there.
300
In Tony Smith's "Die" why did he want it to be 6x6x6 ft?
It was the size of a average man but, no man could not put his arms around it.
300
Why was John Fekner making art in the South Bronx?
To showcase his art on the Fashion Moda (a storefront for experimental art and cultural exchange, and an outpost for showcasing graffiti)
400
Definition Institutional Critique
To reveal how an institution works or takes hold on individuals and society
400
What kind of art was Andry Warhol’s paintings of Campbell's soup?
Pop art
400
What kind of art was James Luna's "The Artifact Piece"?
Performance Art
500
What was the work by Haake entitled "Poll at Museum" designed to demonstrate?
It was an institutional critique of the way museums make us feel.
500
What was the purpose of the White Cube gallery?
To allow people to specifically focus on the art rather than the space it was presented in.
500
Who created "Spelling Utopia" at the Utopia Station in Venice?