Contemporary Art Flash Cards

Art 326 Exam 1

What is the name of this painting?

Les Demoiselles d’Avignon

Who is the artist behind Les Demoiselles d’Avignon?

Pablo Picasso

What is the medium of Les Demoiselles d’Avignon?

Oil on Canvas

What is the year Les Demoiselles d’Avignon was created?

1907

What is the artistic movement of Les Demoiselles d’Avignon?

Cubism

What is the name of this art?

Tatlin’s Tower

Who is the artist of Tatlin’s Tower?

Vladimir Tatlin

When was Tatlin’s Tower created?

1919-1920

What is the medium of Tatlin’s Tower?

Wood, but designed to be constructed from iron, steel and glass.

What is the artistic movement of Tatlin’s Tower?

Russian Constructivism

What is the name of this art?

Duchamp’s Fountain

Who is the artist of Duchamp’s Fountain?

Marcel Duchamp

When was Duchamp’s Fountain created?

1917

What is the medium of Duchamp’s Fountain?

Glazed Ceramic Urinal

What is the art movement behind Duchamp’s Fountain?

Dada

What is the title of this art?

One: Number 31

Who is the artist of One: Number 31?

Jackson Pollock

When was One: Number 31 created?

1950

What is the medium of One: Number 31?

Oil Paint, Enamel Paint

What art movement is One: Number 31 part of?

Abstract Expressionism

What is the title of the art installation?

The Man who Flew Into Space from His Apartment

Who is the artist behind The Man who Flew Into Space from His Apartment

Ilya Kabakov

When was The Man who Flew Into Space from His Apartment created?

1985

What is the medium of The Man who Flew Into Space from His Apartment?

mixed-media

What is the art movement behind The Man who Flew Into Space from His Apartment?

Moscow Conceptualism

What is the title of this artwork?

Father

Who is the artist of Father?

Luo Zhongli

When was Father created?

1980

What is the medium of Father?

Oil on Canvas

What is the art movement behind Father? 

Hyperrealism 

What is the title of this artwork?

Big Self-Portrait

Who is the artist of Big Self-Portrait?

Chuck Close

When was Big Self-Portrait created? 

1968

What is the medium of Big Self-Portrait?

Acrylic on Canvas

What is the art movement behind Big Self-Portrait?

Photorealism

What is the title of this art work?

Just What is It That Makes Today’s Homes So Different, So Appealing?

Who is the artist of Just What is It That Makes Today’s Homes So Different, So Appealing?

Richard Hamilton

When was “Just What is It That Makes Today’s Homes So Different, So Appealing” created?

1956

What is the medium of Just What is It That Makes Today’s Homes So Different, So Appealing?

Mixed Media 

What is the art movement of Just What is It That Makes Today’s Homes So Different, So Appealing?

Pop Art

What is the title of this art?

Marilyn Diptych

Who is the artist of Marilyn Diptych?

Andy Warhol 

When was Marilyn Diptych created?

1962

What is the medium of Marilyn Diptych?

Silkscreen Painting

What is the art movement behind Marilyn Diptych?

Pop Art

What is the title of the art? 

Michael Jackson and Bubbles 

Who is the artist behind Michael Jackson and Bubbles?

Jeff Koons

When was Michael Jackson and Bubbles created?

1988

What is the medium of Michael Jackson and Bubbles?

Porcelain 

What is the art movement behind Michael Jackson and Bubbles?

Neo-pop and Kitsch

What is the title of this art installation?

A Thousand Years

Who was A Thousand Years created by?

Damien Hirst

When was A Thousand Years created?

1990

What is the medium of A Thousand Years?

Steel, glass, flies, maggots

What is the art movement behind A Thousand Years?

Conceptual Art 

What is the title of this sculpture?

Hiropon

Who is the artist of Hiropon?

Takashi Murakami

When was Hiropon created?

1997

What is the medium of Hiropon?

Oil and Acrylic on Fiberglass

What is the art movement behind Hiropon?

Superflat

What is the title of this art installation?

18 Happenings in 6 Parts 

Who created 18 Happenings in 6 Parts?

Allan Kaprow

When did 18 Happenings in 6 Parts take place?

1959

What medium is 18 Happenings in 6 Parts?

Performance Art

What movement can 18 Happenings in 6 Parts be considered?

Avant-garde

What is the title of this art installation?

The Weather Project

Who is the artist behind The Weather Project ?

Olafur Eliasson

When was The Weather Project created?

2003

What art movement is The Weather Project part of?

Installation Art

What is the title of this installation art? 

The Gramsci Monument

Who created The Gramsci Monument?

Thomas Hirschhorn

When was The Gramsci Monument created?

2013

What is the medium of The Gramsci Monument?

Cardboard and Tape

What is the name of this artwork?

Die Fahne Hoch!

Who created Die Fahne Hoch!

Frank Stella

When was Die Fahne Hoch! created?

1959

What is the medium of Die Fahne Hoch!

Enamel on Canvas

What art movement is Die Fahne Hoch! associated with? 

Minimalism

What is the title of this art?

Untitled (Stack)

Who created Untitled (Stack)?

Donald Judd

When was Untitled (Stack) created?

1969

What was Untitled (Stack) made of?

galvanized iron, polished copper, stainless steel, and colored Plexiglas 

What movement was Untitled (Stack) part of?

Minimalism

What is the title of this art? 

Spiral Jetty

Who created the Spiral Jetty?

Robert Smithson

When was Spiral Jetty created?

1969-1970

What was Spiral Jetty made out of?

Black rock, salt crystals, earth and red water (algae)

What art movement was Spiral Jetty part of?

Land Art

What is the title of this piece?

Double Negative

Who is the artist of Double Negative

Michael Heizer 

When was Double Negative created?

1969

What movement was Double Negative part of?

Land Art