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What is a major theme in Chicano muralism?

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social justice and cultural identity

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Which of the following events helped shape the Chicano Mural Movement

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The Civil Rights Movement

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Where were Chicano murals most commonly painted

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Public spaces, such as streets and community centers

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Which artist was NOT associated with the Chicano Mural Movement

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Diego Rivera

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Which of the following was a primary influence on Chicano muralists?

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Mexican muralism of Rivera, Orozco, and Siqueiros

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What was the role of murals in Chicano neighborhoods?

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They served as tools of cultural affirmation and resistance

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What distinguishes Chicano murals from other public artworks?

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Their focus on collective identity, activism, and storytelling

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Which city was a major hub for Chicano muralism?

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Los Angeles

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What does the term Nuyorican refer to?

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Puerto Ricans living in New York

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Which of these collectives played a major role in Nuyorican cultural production?

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Taller Boricua

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which of these art forms was important to Nuyorican cultural expression?

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performance, installation, and mixed media

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what was a major political issue addressed by Nuyorican artists

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U.S. colonialism in Puerto Rico

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How did Nuyorican artists challenge mainstream U.S. culture?

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by asserting Puerto Rican identity and resistance

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What is a major aesthetic characteristic of Nuyorican art?

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Political and social messages using mixed media

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The Nuyorican Poetes Car, was an important space for:

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the development of Nuyorican spoken visual art

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Which of the following is a key feature of experimental art in Latin America?

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Integration of performance, installation, and political engagement

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Which movement was influential in Latin American experimental art?

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Concrete and Neo-concrete movements

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Which artist was associated with participatory and interactive art?

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Lydia Clark

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What was the role of the mural The Great Wall of Los Angeles by Judith Baca?

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it depicted the history of California from a marginalized perspective

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Taller Boricua, a collective founded in 1970, was significant for:

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advancing Nuyorican visual and cultural identity

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Marta Menuhin is best known for her work in which artistic movement?

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Happenings and participatory art

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Which of the following is a characteristic of Marta Menuhin;s happenings?

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they involved large-scale participatory experiences

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What was the main purpose of Marta Minion’s ephemeral art?

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to create temporary, immersive experiences that challenged traditional art forms

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Which of the following materials did Marta Minuihn frequently use?

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everyday and unconventional materials like mattresses, books, and neon lights

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Lydia Clark's Bichos (1960):
relied on interaction and manipulation of the viewer
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The concrete art movement in Latin America emphasized
pure geometric abstraction
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Neo-concrete artists, like Oiticica and Clark, rejected
the rigid mathematical structures of concrete art
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The Neo-concrete movement emerged in which country?
brazil
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What did Neo-concrete artists introduce to abstract art?
sensory engagement and viewer participation
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how did Neo-concrete art redefine the relationship between artwork and viewer
by making the viewer an active participant
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A Day in the street (1966) by GRAV invited the public to:
participate in interactive optical and kinetic experiments in urban spaces
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The goal of GRAV's A Day in the Street was to
disrupt passive spectatorship by making everyday people engage with kinetic and optical experiments
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A Day in the Street took place in which city?
Paris
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What was a defining characteristic of Op-Kinetic art in Argentina?
the use of movement, light, and optical illusions to engage the viewer dynamically
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which of the following Argentine artists was associated with Op-Kinetic art?
Julio Le Parc
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how did Argentine op--kinetic artists differ from traditional painters?
they created works that required active participation and often changed with movement or light
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which of these materials or techniques was frequently used in Argentine op-kinetic art?
reflective surfaces and motorized elements
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what is the main theme of Amado M. Pena Jr.'s Mestizo?
the blending of indigenous and European identities in Chicano culture
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What medium did Pena use for Mestizo?
screenprint on paper
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Amado Pena's work often highlights
the resilience and cultural heritage of mestizaje
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the mural Las Lechugueras was painted in response to
the harsh working conditions faced by Latina agricultural workers
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which of the following symbols appears in las lechugueras?
women with baskets of lettuce, representing labor and survival
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what is the central theme of Yreina Cervnet's La Offend?
chicana feminism and indigenous spirituality
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La Offend features a tribute to which historical figure
Dolores Huerta
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which visual elements are prominent in la ofrenda?
symbolic references to indigenous traditions and activism
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how does La Ofrenda engage with feminist themes?
by celebrating the role of women in activism and resistance
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what is the primary theme of Fernando Salicrup's Una vez mas Columbus
a critique of colonialism's lasting impact on Puerto rico
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How does Una vez mas' columbus engage with the legacy of colonialism?
by questioning the glorification of Columbus and addressing indigenous resistance
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what artistic techniques does salicrup use in Una vez mas columbus?
bold colors and graphic elements that recall printmaking and muralism
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which of the following best describes Una vez mas Columbus?
a politically charged artwork that challenges Eurocentric history
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what does Marcos Dimas' Pariah represent?
the alienation and marginalization of Puerto Ricans in the U.S.
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What connection can be drawn between Pariah and Velasquez's Portrait of Juan Pareja?
breaking free of restricting conventions and representation of diversity
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what visual techniques did Marcos Dimas use in Pariah
expressive forms and symbolic imagery that reflect themes of displacement
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Pariah reflects which aspect of Nuyorican identity?
the struggle for cultural recognition and resistance against discrimination
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How does Pareja Ta?na challenge dominant historical narratives?
by visually reclaiming indigenous identity in Puerto Rican history
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what visual characteristics define Paraja ta?na?
stylized, graphic forms that emphasize indigenous aesthetics
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What broader message does Tufino convey in Paraja Taina?
a reaffirmation of Taino survival and cultural pride
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What does Rafael Tufino's Taller alma Boric focuses on?
The strength and resilience of Puerto Rican working-class communities.
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How does Taller Alma Boric reflect Tufino's commitment to community-based art?
by using printmaking to make art accessible and representative of the local
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Why was printmaking important for the Taller Boric movement, including works like Taller Alma Boric?
it allowed for the democratization and mass distribution of art.
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Which of the following artists was associated with the Chilean collective CADA?
Lotty Rosenfeld
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The Tucuman Arde project was primarily a response to:
the military dictatorship's economic policies in Argentina
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What symbol did Lotty Rosenfeld repeatedly use in her urban interventions?
the mathematical plus sign (+)
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What was one of the main goals of CADA in Chile?
to merge art and activism and resist the Pinochet regime
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The work "Para no morir de hambre en el Arte" (To Not Die of Hunger in Art) by CADA
distributing milk as a symbol of basic human rights
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Graciela Carnevale's 'encierro' Involved
Locking an audience inside a gallery space
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Helio Oiticica's concept of 'Parangoles' encouraged
the interaction between art and the body through wearable sculptures
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Cildo Meireles' 'Insertions into Ideological circuits' used:
Currency and coca-cola bottles to spread subversive messages
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Lydia Pape's Divisor encouraged:
public participation towards a collective experience
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in Mexico, the collectives ' los grupos' was known for:
their anti-institutional approach and street-based interventions
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who was the Brazilian artist known for creating participatory art that invited the viewer to interact with the artwork, challenging the role of the spectator?
Helio Oiticica
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Which Brazilian artist is best known for their "Bicho" works which were diesnged to be manipulated by the viewer as part of the artistic experience?
Lydia Clark
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In the context of feminst art, which Mexican artist's work often explored issues of gender, identity, and social roles in a male-dominated society?
Monica Mayer
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Maris Bustamante was a key figure in which artistic movement, known for questioning gender roles and challenging societal norms?
Feminist Art Movement
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Marca Registrada by Leticia Parente utilized which novel form of media?
Video
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A main theme in March Registrada surrounds
commodification and control of the broader body under authoritarianism
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the tropical movement in Brazil was heavily influenced by which of the following artistic strategies?
merging of pop culture and politics
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In Mexico, Los Grupos predominantly responded to what major event?
Tlatelolco Massacre
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Which Argentine conceptual artist is known for using the Parthenon of Books to crtique censorship during the dictatorship?
Marta Minujin
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What was a key theme in the art produced by Argentine and Chilean artists under the military dictatorship's?
the struggles against censorship and for human rights
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Helio Oiticica's Parangonas sought to combine art with:
performance and movement
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Maris Bustamante is now for which type of art that directly addresses issues of gender and feminism?
performance art and installations
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what los grupos does the work of Mexican artist Maris bustamate belong to?
No grupo
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In what way did los grupos in Mexico engage with political activism through their art?
they used street art and public installations to critique the government
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What was the central theme of the insertions into ideological Circuits by Cildo Meireles?
Censorship, repression, and the control of information
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Oscar Bony's La familia obrera (the working family) is a performance that aimed to critique:
the exploitation of the working class
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Oscar Bony's la familia obrera involved:
a traditional family sitting on a plinth for a live audience
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what was the political context of Oscar bony's la familia obrera?
argentina under military dictatorship
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Roberto Plate's los Banos (the bathrooms) is known for addressing themes of:
the role of private spaces in dictatorial regimes
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what was the significance of the Tucuman Arde (Tucuman Burns) project
it was a critique of the working conditions of sugar cane industry handled by the acting government
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what medium did the artists involved in Tucuman are primary use?
photographs and newsprint
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The Madres de la Plaza de Mayo are known for:
Their protests against the forced disappearance by the military dictatorship
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The Madres de la Plaza de Mayo began their protests in
1976
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Which of the following tactics did the Madres de la plaza de mayo employ in their protests
silent marches wearing white headscarves
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CADA or Colectivo Acciones de Arte, was a Chilean collective that used which method of art to confront the dictatorship?
public, interactive performances and interventions
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CADA used their performances to:
protest censorship and authoritarian control
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what was the theme of Viuda by CADA
protest for the widows and women related to those disappeared
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Carlos Leppe's El perchero (the clothes rack) is work that uses
a metaphor to discuss power, identity, and the human body
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El perchero by Carlos Leppe critiques the relationship between:
the body and the state's control over it
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what is the central theme of La conquista de America by Yeguas del Apocalypses?
a critique of the conquest of Latin America and ongoing imperialism
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how did the tropical movement challenge traditional Brazilian stereotypes?
by subverting the image of Brazil as a purely exotic and folkloric culture
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How does La cueca in La conquest de America by Tiguas del apocalypses serve as a symbol in the collective's critique of chilean society and history
it uses the traditional Chilean folk dance to critique the ongoing repression of populations.

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