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<p>What kind of art form is the artist’s work at Cafe Voltaire?</p><p>Why is it dada?</p><p>What did Dada advocate in the face of the horrors of WW1?</p>

What kind of art form is the artist’s work at Cafe Voltaire?

Why is it dada?

What did Dada advocate in the face of the horrors of WW1?

artist: HUGO BALL

movement: ZURICH DADA

art form: performance art

dada: absurd, random and crazy

ww1: confront devastation with absurdity and playfulness

<p>artist: HUGO BALL</p><p>movement: ZURICH DADA</p><p>art form: performance art</p><p>dada: absurd, random and crazy</p><p>ww1: confront devastation with absurdity and playfulness</p>
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<p>What is the artist’s work at saying here and against what group? What is his medium?</p>

What is the artist’s work at saying here and against what group? What is his medium?

artist: JOHN HEARTFIELD

movment: BERLIN DADA

saying against group: Fascism is horrific, nazi germany

medium: photo montage

<p>artist: JOHN HEARTFIELD</p><p>movment: BERLIN DADA</p><p>saying against group: Fascism is horrific, nazi germany</p><p>medium: photo montage</p>
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<p>What term did the artist invent for this kind of artwork? What does that term mean? What point was he trying to prove in making and submitting this work to a juried show?</p>

What term did the artist invent for this kind of artwork? What does that term mean? What point was he trying to prove in making and submitting this work to a juried show?

artist: MARCEL DUCHAMP

movement: NEW YORK DADA

term: readymade

meaning: mass produced, already made, turned into art

point: Originality and authorship are questionable, artist and viewer determine if art

<p>artist: MARCEL DUCHAMP</p><p>movement: NEW YORK DADA</p><p>term: readymade</p><p>meaning: mass produced, already made, turned into art</p><p>point: Originality and authorship are questionable, artist and viewer determine if art</p>
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<p>How is this object Dada? Why is it a readymade in spirit of Duchamp?</p>

How is this object Dada? Why is it a readymade in spirit of Duchamp?

artist: MAN RAY

movement: NEW YORK DADA

dada: absurd, against its function

readymade: already a made object thats modified

<p>artist: MAN RAY</p><p>movement: NEW YORK DADA</p><p>dada: absurd, against its function</p><p>readymade: already a made object thats modified</p>
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<p>By whom and for what purpose was this exhibit organized? How did it portray Modern art?</p>

By whom and for what purpose was this exhibit organized? How did it portray Modern art?

exhibit: DEGENERATE ART EXHIBITION

movement: WW2 ERA

organized: by the nazis

portray: primitive, corrupt art, to be laughed at

<p>exhibit: DEGENERATE ART EXHIBITION</p><p>movement: WW2 ERA</p><p>organized: by the nazis</p><p>portray: primitive, corrupt art, to be laughed at</p>
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<p>What is the subject of Guernica? Why was this work unusual for the artist?</p>

What is the subject of Guernica? Why was this work unusual for the artist?

artist: PABLO PICASSO

movement: WW2 ERA

guernica: atrocity committed against spanish city by nazis

unusual for picasso: didnt paint a lot of political stuff

<p>artist: PABLO PICASSO</p><p>movement: WW2 ERA</p><p>guernica: atrocity committed against spanish city by nazis</p><p>unusual for picasso: didnt paint a lot of political stuff</p>
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<p>Why is this object Surrealist?</p><p>What surrealist strategy does the artist employ?</p>

Why is this object Surrealist?

What surrealist strategy does the artist employ?

artist: MERET OPPENHEIM

movement: SURREALISM

surrealist: outside of the real, realistic components, dreamlike

strategy: juxtaposition

<p>artist: MERET OPPENHEIM</p><p>movement: SURREALISM</p><p>surrealist: outside of the real, realistic components, dreamlike</p><p>strategy: juxtaposition</p>
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<p>How does this work demonstrate the surrealist concept of automatism? What nontraditional materials did the artist use?</p>

How does this work demonstrate the surrealist concept of automatism? What nontraditional materials did the artist use?

artist: ANDRE MASSON

movement: SURREALISM

automatism: doodle, unconcious thought,

materials: glue and sand

<p> artist: ANDRE MASSON</p><p>movement: SURREALISM</p><p>automatism: doodle, unconcious thought,</p><p>materials: glue and sand</p>
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<p>What is the artists obsession with forms shown here? What is surrealist about this work?</p>

What is the artists obsession with forms shown here? What is surrealist about this work?

artist: DALI

movement: SURREALISM

forms: interested in metamorphisis of objects

surrealist: dreamscape, imaginiation, unconcious mind

<p>artist: DALI</p><p>movement: SURREALISM</p><p>forms: interested in metamorphisis of objects</p><p>surrealist: dreamscape, imaginiation, unconcious mind</p>
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<p>What is the artist saying through the words and picture he presents in this image? Why is this important?</p>

What is the artist saying through the words and picture he presents in this image? Why is this important?

artist: RENE MAGRITTE

movement: SURREALISM

saying: “this is not a pipe, its a reprentation of the pipe”

important: questioning traditional realism

<p>artist: RENE MAGRITTE</p><p>movement: SURREALISM</p><p>saying: “this is not a pipe, its a reprentation of the pipe”</p><p>important: questioning traditional realism</p>
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<p>What is artists alternative to muralism? What is she representing in the background here? What fold tradition does she draw on in this painting?</p>

What is artists alternative to muralism? What is she representing in the background here? What fold tradition does she draw on in this painting?

artist: FRIDA KAHLO

movement: MEXICAN MODERNISM

muralism: painted with oil paints on easles, in wheel chair

representing: contrast of ancient americas with modern america

folk tradition: retaldo

<p>artist: FRIDA KAHLO</p><p>movement: MEXICAN MODERNISM</p><p>muralism: painted with oil paints on easles, in wheel chair</p><p>representing: contrast of ancient americas with modern america</p><p>folk tradition: retaldo</p>
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<p>What is the subject of Riveras mural and how does it relate to its location? What is his point of view about Henry Fords factory? How does he depict the workers in his mural?</p>

What is the subject of Riveras mural and how does it relate to its location? What is his point of view about Henry Fords factory? How does he depict the workers in his mural?

artist: DIEGO RIVERA

movement: MEXICAN MURALISM

location:

fords factory: idealized workers because they were in line with commie values

workers: depicted them as strong

<p>artist: DIEGO RIVERA</p><p>movement: MEXICAN MURALISM</p><p>location:</p><p>fords factory: idealized workers because they were in line with commie values</p><p>workers: depicted them as strong</p>
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<p>What was the artists message in this painting? Where was it located and why was it whitewashed?</p>

What was the artists message in this painting? Where was it located and why was it whitewashed?

artist: DAVID ALFARO SIQUEIROS

movement: MEXICAN MURALISM

message:

mural location: downtown los angeles

<p>artist: DAVID ALFARO SIQUEIROS</p><p>movement: MEXICAN MURALISM</p><p>message:</p><p>mural location: downtown los angeles</p>
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<p>Who does artist photograph for portatis? What message about the harlem renaissance is he conveying in his photographs, and in this one specifically?</p>

Who does artist photograph for portatis? What message about the harlem renaissance is he conveying in his photographs, and in this one specifically?

artist: JAMES VAN DER ZEE

movement: HARLEM RENAISSANCE

photograph: photographs working everyday artist, working class

message: harlem is a center of black achievement

<p>artist: JAMES VAN DER ZEE</p><p>movement: HARLEM RENAISSANCE</p><p>photograph: photographs working everyday artist, working class</p><p>message: harlem is a center of black achievement</p>
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<p>why did artist choose Harriet Tubamn for subject of his mural? What was his message?</p>

why did artist choose Harriet Tubamn for subject of his mural? What was his message?

artist: AARON DOUGLAS

movement: HARLEM RENAISSANCE

tubman: hero of black culture

message: slaves breaking free

<p>artist: AARON DOUGLAS</p><p>movement: HARLEM RENAISSANCE</p><p>tubman: hero of black culture</p><p>message: slaves breaking free</p>
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pollock

<p>pollock</p>
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andy warhol

<p>andy warhol</p>
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marisol escobar

<p>marisol escobar</p>

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