AP Art History Unit 10 Flashcards (Global Contemporary)

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<p>The Gates</p>

The Gates

Christo and Jeanne Claude

Central Park, New York

Nylon/steel

2005

How to create meaningful art/how art responds/impact our relationship with the built environment (Public Art)

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<p>Vietnam Veterans Memorial</p>

Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Maya Lin

Washington DC

Granite

1982

Healing place for family of veterans of the Vietnam War (Memorial)

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<p>Horn Players</p>

Horn Players

Michel Basquiat

U.S.

Acrylic and oil

1983

Art for artists sake

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<p>Summer Trees</p>

Summer Trees

Song Su-nam

Korea

Ink on paper

1983

Telling the life of the literati (identity)

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<p>Androgyne</p>

Androgyne

Magdaleria Abakanowick

Poland

Burlap

1985

Express the physical and spiritual condition of mankind (vulnerable human individuality)

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<p>A Book from the Sky</p>

A Book from the Sky

Xu Bing

China

Carved wood

1987-1991

Critique on meaninglessness of contemporary political language (Language-text in art)

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<p>Pink Panther</p>

Pink Panther

Jeff Koons

US

Glazed porcelain

1988

Highlights everything wrong with contemporary American consumer culture (Pop culture)

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<p>Untitled (#228) from the History Portraits series</p>

Untitled (#228) from the History Portraits series

Cindy Sherman

US

Photograph

1990

Female cliches

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<p>Dancing at the Louvre</p>

Dancing at the Louvre

Faith Ringgold

US

Acrylic on canvas, tie-dyed, pieced fabric boarder

1991

Narrative quilts (race and activism)

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<p>Trade</p>

Trade

Jane Quick to see Smith

Native American

Oil and mixed media on canvas

1992

Socio-political commentary

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<p>Earths Creation</p>

Earths Creation

Emily Kame

Aboriginal Australian

Synthetic polymere paint on canvas

1994

Summoning rain (tradition)

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<p>Rebellious Silence</p>

Rebellious Silence

Shirin Neshat

Iran

Ink on photograph

1994

Examines complexities of women’s identities in the midst of a changing cultural landscape (Gender, identity, politics)

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<p>No Crying in the Barbershop</p>

No Crying in the Barbershop

Pepon Osorio

Puerto Rico

Mixed media installation

1994

Challenging the idea of masculinity (stereotypes)

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<p>Pisupol ua Afe (Corned beef)</p>

Pisupol ua Afe (Corned beef)

Michel Tuffrey

New Zealand Samoan

Flattened corn beef tins

1994

Ecological and population health issues

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<p>Electronic Superhighway</p>

Electronic Superhighway

Nam June Paik

US

Tvs, neon tubing

1995

Referencing the transportation/communication online (New medium for the time)

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<p>The Crossing</p>

The Crossing

Bill Viola

US

Screen/installation

1996

Perceived duality such as creation/destruction (Motion)

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<p>Guggenheim Museum Bilbao</p>

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Frank Gehry

Spain

Titanium, glass, and limestone

1997

Museum

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<p>Pure Land</p>

Pure Land

Mariko Mori

Japan

Color photography on glass

1998

Digital art, sculpture, and photography

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<p>Lying with the Wolf</p>

Lying with the Wolf

Kiki Smith

US

Ink on pencil and paper

2001

Connection with earthly/spiritual (Cycle of life)

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<p>Darkytown Rebellion</p>

Darkytown Rebellion

Kara Walker

US

Black cut paper silhouettes

2001

Race/gender

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<p>The Swing</p>

The Swing

Yinka

British-Nigerian

Patterned fabrics

2001

History

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<p>Old Man’s Cloth</p>

Old Man’s Cloth

El Anatsui

Africa

Aluminum and copper wire

2003

Cultural Identity

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<p>Stadia II</p>

Stadia II

Julie Mehretu

Ethiopian-American

Ink and acrylic on canvas

2004

Urban environments

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<p>Preying Mantra</p>

Preying Mantra

Wangechi Mutu

Kenya-America

Mixed media on mylar

2006

Commentary on the female persona in art history (Identity, gender, and cultural identity)

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<p>Shibboleth</p>

Shibboleth

Doris Salcedo

Columbian

Installation sculptor

2007-2008

Installation (Political)

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<p>MAXXI National Museum of XXI Century Arts</p>

MAXXI National Museum of XXI Century Arts

Zaha Hadid

Iraq

Glass, cement, and steel

2009

Museum

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<p>Kui Hua Zi (Sunflower seeds)</p>

Kui Hua Zi (Sunflower seeds)

Al Weiwei

China

Sculpted and painted porcelain

2010-2011

Individualism vs collectivism (Installation)

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