Fine Arts Flashcards
1
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Amish Paradise is featured on what album?
A
Bad Hair Day
2
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Casualties of War references what mental illness?
A
Post traumatic stress disorder
3
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Casualties of War references what religion that is also Rakim’s religion?
A
Islam
4
Q
Rapper’s Delight interpolates what other’s band’s song?
A
Chic
5
Q
Rapper’s Delight was recording in how many takes?
A
1
6
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Rapper’s Delight was released by what group?
A
Sugarhill Gang
7
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The Cave uses what technique?
A
Speech melody
8
Q
The Imperial March is first heard in which Star Wars Movie?
A
The Empire Strikes Back
9
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According to Katz, an expansive view of ________ can illuminate hidden cultural contexts and power dynamics.
A
Technology
10
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According to Katz, in Western societies, the esteem title of “inventor” has been traditionally reserved for who?
A
White men
11
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According to Katz, what is the relationship between technology and music?
A
Integral
12
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According to Katz, women and people of color in music have been shut out by who?
A
Both
13
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After returning to Korea, Nam June Paik explored symbols of what theme?
A
Global exchange
14
Q
Amen Brother” sampling was used in what hip hop track?
A
Straight Outta Compton
15
Q
At 21, Jean-Michel Basquiat was the youngest to take part in Documenta in what country?
A
Germany
16
Q
Bill Viola grew up in what US state?
A
New York
17
Q
Bill Viola’s work is divided into how many types?
A
3
18
Q
Danny Elfman composed nearly 20 projects for which director?
A
Tim Burton
19
Q
Danny Elfman was the lead singer of which band?
A
Oingo Boingo
20
Q
Danny Elman wrote the score and 10 songs for what stop motion animated film?
A
The Nightmare Before Christmas
21
Q
DJ Screw is from what US city?
A
Houston
22
Q
Faith Ringgold following The French Collection with what?
A
The American Collection
23
Q
Fight the Power” was released by what hip hop group?
A
Public Enemy
24
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Frederic Rzewski promoted minimalism on what other continent?
A
Europe
25
How long have musicians argued the music/noise dichotomy?
Centuries
26
How many Academy Award nominations does John Williams have?
53
27
How many British Academy Film Awards does John Williams have?
7
28
How many children's books has Faith Ringgold written and illustrated?
17
29
How many Emmy awards does Danny Elfman have?
2
30
How many Golden Globe Awards does John Williams have?
4
31
How many Grammy awards does Danny Elfman have?
1
32
How many Grammy Awards does John Williams have?
25
33
How many Harry Potter movies did John Williams score?
3
34
How many live instrumentalists are in "Fight the Power"?
2
35
How many members are in Eric B. and Rakim?
2
36
How many members were in Salt N Pepa?
3
37
How many movies has John Williams scored that are in the top 25 highest-grossing films at the U.S. box office?
9
38
How many notes are in Danny Elfman's Batman motif?
5
39
How many Oscar nominations does Danny Elfman have
4
40
How many quarter-note beats per minute are used in the chopped and screwed method?
60 to 70
41
How many works of art does Sol DeWitt and his wife personally collect?
9000
42
How many years did Cage spend composing Number Pieces?
6
43
How much in royalties did The Winstons receive for "Amen Brother"?
0
44
How much time was there between Danny Elfman finishing the score of Batman to the opening of the film?
1 month
45
How old was Jean-Michel Basquiat when he died?
27
46
How old was Jean-Michel Basquiat when he was the youngest person ever to exhibit at Whitney Biennial?
22
47
How old was Maya Lin when she was selected to create the Vietnam Veterans Memorial?
21
48
I. M. Pei designed a museum for what Indiana college/university?
Indiana University
49
I. M. Pei designed for the Museum of __________ Art.
Islamic
50
I. M. Pei has work featured in what Washington DC museum?
National Gallery of Art
51
I. M. Pei was born in what country?
China
52
I. M. Pei was inspired by what artist concept?
Cubism
53
In Raiders of the Lost Ark, Williams used "dark" orchestral pieces to represent the actions of the _______ .
Nazis
54
In the 1980s Michael Graves joined a postmodern design group in what country?
Italy
55
In what city was Faith Ringgold born?
New York City
56
In what state is Jenny Holzer based?
New York
57
In what state was Jenny Holzer born?
Ohio
58
In what year did Bill Viola win the Polaroid Video Art Award for outstanding achievement?
1984
59
In what year did Faith Ringgold publish her autobiography?
1995
60
In what year did I. M. Pei create the glass pyramid for the Louvre?
1989
61
In what year did John Williams's score for E. T.: Extra-Terrestrial premiere?
1982
62
In what year did John Williams's score for Raiders of the Lost Ark premiere?
1981
63
In what year did John Williams's score for Star Wars: Return of the Jedi premiere?
1983
64
In what year did Michael Graves receive the National Medal of Arts?
1999
65
In what year did Michael Graves win the American Prize for Architecture?
1994
66
In what year did Nam June Paik bring the Whitney Biennial to Seoul?
1993
67
In what year did Nam June Paik go to Korea?
1984
68
In what year did Sol LeWitt's building his first Cube?
1985
69
In what year was Maya Lin's Vietnam Veterans Memorial completed and dedicated?
1982
70
In what year was Sol LeWitt first publicly exhibited?
1964
71
Jean-Michel Basquiat explored what aspect of his life?
Heritage
72
Jean-Michel Basquiat mixed what into his artwork?
Words and texts
73
Jean-Michel Basquiat was celebrated as a painter of what art movement?
Neo-Expressionism
74
Jenny Holzer is descripted as what kind of artist?
Neo-conceptual
75
Jenny Holzer joined what museums independent study program in 1976?
Whitney Museum
76
Jenny Holzer only uses _______ in her her.
Capital letters
77
John Williams premiered "The Imperial March" 3 weeks before the opening of the film with which orchestra?
Boston Pops
78
John Williams uses which of these composition concepts in Star Wars?
Leitmotif
79
John Williams's "The Imperial March" is the theme for what character in Star Wars?
Darth Vader
80
Katz shares the example of African American gospel artists being against what?
Auto tune
81
Maya Lin believes that art should be an act of any individual who is willing to say something that is _______ .
New
82
Michael Graves was born in what city?
Indianapolis
83
In what year did John Williams's score for Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back premiere?
1980
84
Nam June Paik is considered to be the founder of what?
Video art
85
Roughly how many awards has Faith Ringgold received?
80
86
Roughly how many buildings did Michael Graves and his firm design?
350
87
Roughly how many feature film scores has Danny Elfman composed?
100
88
Roughly how many hours is "The Cave"?
3
89
Roughly how many household products did Michael Graves and his firm design?
2000
90
Roughly how many wall drawings did Sol LeWitt create?
1200-1300
91
Roughly many hours of video footage did Steve Reich review in order to create "The Cave"?
150
92
Sol LeWitt's art is not about the singular hand of the artist; it is the ______ behind each work.
Idea
93
Steve Reich's work falls under what genre?
Minimalism
94
"The Basket Game" is often cited as being a perfect combination of danger and ______ .
Humor
95
The human body can be considered a form of _______ .
Technology
96
The mass mediation of music has not eliminated cultural _______ .
Differences
97
To create a biblical sound, John Williams mixes orchestra with what?
Chorus
98
What album is "Casualties of War" on?
Don't Sweat the Technique
99
What album is "Fight the Power" featured on?
Fear of a Black Planet
100
What are the central themes of Bill Viola's work?
Human consciousness and experience
101
What area is Maya Lin's masters degree in?
Architecture
102
What art contribution did Name June Paik NOT do for Korea?
Opening an art school
103
What art form did Sol LeWitt not practice?
Song writing
104
What art movement is Sol LeWitt linked to?
Minimalism
105
What artist group was Jenny Holzer a member of?
Colab
106
What artist preferred to call his work "structures" instead of "sculptures"?
Sol LeWitt
107
What aspect of Jean-Michel Basquiat's identity stood out in the celebrity art world?
Being a person of color
108
What character is featured during "Beautiful Dreamer" in Batman?
Joker
109
What city was not featured in Nam June Paik's Bye Bye Kipling?
Chicago
110
What Coolio album is "Gangsta's Paradise" on?
Gangsta's Paradise
111
What count did Maya Lin's parents emigrate from?
China
112
What counterculture did Jean-Michel Basquiat's work represent?
Punk
113
What country did Bill Viola and his wife live in in 1980 where he was also an artist in residence?
Japan
114
What country did Sol LeWitt move to in 1980?
Italy
115
What country was Nam June Paik from?
Korea
116
What did Danny Elfman score his first studio film?
1985
117
What did Nam June Paik use to make robots?
Television sets
118
What did Steve Reich create using samples speech fragments?
Large scale musical structures
119
What does Maya Lin focus on with her work?
Space
120
What film is "Fight the Power" featured in?
Do the Right Thing
121
What form of art does Jenny Holzer create?
Word art
122
What genre of books did Faith Ringgold write?
Children's
123
What group of artists did Nam June Paik join?
Fluxus collective
124
What Hall of Fame did Michael Graves design in Indianapolis?
NCAA
125
What happened to Sol LeWitt's wall drawings when they were not used in an exhibit?
They were destroyed.
126
What ideology is Jenny Holzer associated with?
Feminism
127
What instrument did Danny Elfman primarily use to record "Beautiful Dreamer"?
Violin
128
What instrument did Danny Elfman use for the recording of "Up the Cathedral"?
Electronic organ
129
What instrument did John Williams used with the theme in order to write "Darth Vader's Death"?
Harp
130
What instrument does Evelyn Glennie play?
Percussion
131
What instrument is Frederic Rzewski most famous for playing?
Piano
132
What is another phrase used for the chopped and screwed method?
Slowed and throwed
133
What is DJ Screw's real name?
Robert Earl Davis Jr.
134
What is Faith Ringgold's biggest inspiration for her artwork?
Her childhood
135
What is Jenny Holzer most visible medium?
LED signs
136
What is NOT an emphasis of Reich's "The Cave"?
Process
137
What is the main character of "Amish Paradise" singing about?
His uncomplicated, plain life
138
What is the name of Faith Ringgold's series of quilt paintings from 1991-1997?
The French Collection
139
What is the theme of most of Frederic Rzewski's compositions?
Politics
140
What is the title of Bill Viola's series of works that he took to the 46th Venice Biennale?
Buried Secrets
141
What is the title of Faith Ringgold's autobiography?
We Flew Over the Bridge
142
What is the title of Faith Ringgold's first children's book?
Tar Beach
143
What is the title of Faith Ringgold's first quit story?
Who's Afraid of Aunt Jemima
144
What is the title of Jenny Holzer's 1981 series that addressed the necessities of daily life?
Living
145
What is the title of Jenny Holzer's initial public works that are among her best-known?
Honesties
146
What is the title of Jenny Holzer's series that consisted of columns of colored lights, carved marble, and granite topics?
Laments
147
What is the title of Jenny Holzer's work consisting of posters put throughout New York?
Inflammatory Essays
148
What is the title of title of Nam June Paik's piece that he installed in 1988 in the atrium of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon?
The More, The Better
149
What is unique about Evelyn Glennie compared to most other musicians?
She is deaf
150
What large retail company did Michael Graves design for?
Target
151
What life events in 1988-1991 sparked a new period of artistic creativity for Bill Viola?
Having a child and his mother dying
152
What magazine cover did Jean-Michel Basquiat appear on in 1985 as a representative of the contemporary art-making trend?
New York Times
153
What major media company did Michael Graves design for?
Disney
154
What media award did the documentary MWhat media award did the documentary Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision win?
Academy Award
155
What museum expansion did Michael Graves design but was never built?
Whitney Museum
156
What museum inspired Faith Ringgold to quilt paintings?
Louvre
157
What museum toured 25 years of Bill Viola's work in 1997?
Whitney Museum of American Art
158
What music genre does Katz share as an example of glocalization?
Hip hop
159
What national monument/memorial did Michael Graves create the scaffolding for?
Washington Monument
160
What newspaper referred to Michael Graves as "one of the most prominent and prolific American architects of the latter 20th century"?
The New York Times
161
What orchestra recorded the score to Raiders of the Lost Ark?
London Symphony
162
What orchestra recorded the score to Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back?
London Symphony
163
What organization did Faith Ringgold co-found in 1988?
Coast-to-Coast National Women Artists of Color Projects
164
What other famous artist did Jean-Michel Basquiat befriend?
Andy Warhol
165
What other historical event did Maya Lin create a memorial for?
Civil Rights Movement
166
What other musical skill does John Williams have along with composing?
Conducting
167
What popular household item did Michael Graves design for Alberto Alessi in 1985?
Kettle
168
What preferred term does Maya Lin use for herself?
Designer
169
What recording company released "Fight the Power"?
Motown Records
170
What recording company released Batman: Original Motion Picture Show?
Warner Brothers
171
What sort of sound is created with the chopped and screwed method?
Mellow, heavy
172
What state was Sol LeWitt born in?
Connecticut
173
What substance did Sol LeWitt begin using in the 1980s?
Gouache
174
What technique did Cage use to write a majority of Number Pieces?
Time bracket
175
What term describes Faith Ringgold's quilts?
Autobiographical
176
What three-dimensional shape does Sol LeWitt's structures original from?
Cube
177
What type of painting did Jean-Michel Basquiat create?
Graffiti
178
What type of video does Bill Viola use to create a painterly quality?
Ultra-slow motion
179
What university did Jenny Holzer not attend?
New York University
180
What university granted Maya Lin an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts?
Yale
181
What university was Maya Lin attending when her design was selected for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial?
Yale
182
What was "Rapper's Delight" released?
1979
183
What was Jean-Michel Basquiat's first painting he ever sold?
Cadillac Moon
184
What was the most iconic piece of music from Danny Elfman's score of Batman?
The Batman Theme
185
What was the name of Jean-Michel Basquiat's graffiti duo?
SAMO
186
What word did John Williams use to describe the Raiders of the Lost Ark score?
Theatrical
187
When did Danny Elfman compose the score for Batman?
1989
188
When did Danny Elfman compose the score for Good Will Hunting?
1997
189
When did Danny Elfman score Pee-wee's Big Adventure?
1985
190
When did Jenny Holzer begin working with stone?
1986
191
When did Jenny Holzer install her first large electronic sign in Time Square?
1982
192
When did Nam June Paik immigrate to the USA?
1964
193
When was "Casualties of War" released?
1992
194
When was "Pastime Paradise" released?
1976
195
Where did Coolio perform "Gansta's Paradise"?
Both
196
Where did John Cage get the titles for each of his pieces in Number Pieces?
The number of performers involved
197
Where did Michael Graves earn his masters degree?
Harvard
198
Where does Maya Lin draw inspiration from?
Nature
199
Where was Jean-Michel Basquiat born
Brooklyn
200
Where was Michael Graves's architectural firm?
New York
201
Which area of music was NOT affiliated with John Cage?
experimental modern ska
202
Which artist created large scale installations using LED signs?
Jenny Holzer
203
Which artist created quilt paintings?
Faith Ringgold
204
Which artist designed 350 buildings and 2000 household products?
Michael Graves
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Which artist designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial?
Maya Lin
206
Which artist is considered the founder of video art?
Nam June Paik
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Which artist used electronic sound and image technology to create new media?
Bill Viola
208
Which artist used graffiti art along with words and text?
Jean-Michel Basquiat
209
Which artist was originally selected to write the romance songs for Batman?
Michael Jackson
210
Which film score won Danny Elfman his Grammy?
Batman
211
Which if Faith Ringgold's pieces has the theme of a woman wanting to feel good about herself?
Change: Faith Ringgold's Over 100 Pounds Weight Loss Performance Story Quilt
212
Which is a movie that John Williams scored that was directed by Steven Spielberg?
Jurassic Park
213
Which is NOT a characteristic of minimalism?
Introducing numerous new phrases
214
Which is NOT a contribution of music technology?
Articulation
215
Which is NOT a definition of noise?
Unwanted sound
216
Which is NOT a reason for why Maya Lin's Vietnam Veterans Memorial design was controversial?
Her being a woman.
217
Which is not a series painted by Sol LeWitt?
Cube
218
Which is NOT a title of a Faith Ringgold's performance art piece?
Sunflowers Quilting Bee at Arles
219
Which is NOT one of Bill Viola's structures?
Mixing
220
Which is one of Michael Graves's most iconic buildings in the early 1980s?
Portland Building
221
Which is the most common of Bill Viola's structures?
Branching
222
Which media did Nam June Paik not try to combine with the others?
Painting
223
Which movie did John Williams NOT score?
Interstellar
224
Which of Bill Viola's pieces is a large, two-channel color video installation that incorporates sound?
The Crossing
225
Which of Bill Viola's pieces is based on his travels through Japan?
Hatsu-Yume (First Dream)
226
Which of Bill Viola's structures describes media when it follows nonlinear progression through information?
Matrix
227
Which of Danny Elfman's film score was NOT nominated for an Academy Award?
Beetlejuice
228
Which of his pieces from Harry Potter is used throughout all 8 movies?
Hedwig's Theme
229
Which of Jenny Holzer's installations won the Leone D'Oro for best pavilion?
Mother and Child
230
Which of John Williams scores is still the highest grossing non-popular music recording of all time?
Star Wars
231
Which of John Williams's scores did NOT win an Academy Award?
Raiders of the Lost Ark
232
Which of John Williams's scores was selected as the greatest film score of all time by the American Film Institute?
Star Wars
233
Which of Nam June Paik's pieces is on permanent display at the Lincoln Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum?
Electronic Superhighway: Continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii
234
Which of Sol LeWitt's artwork was featured by the Gemeentemuseum in 1992 to travel for 3 years to various museums?
Drawings
235
Which of these is NOT a genre of sound that John William uses in his music?
Acoustic
236
Which of these is NOT one of John Williams's pieces for Star Wars: Return of the Jedi?
Galaxy Suite
237
Which perspective is NOT a part of "The Cave"?
Spanish
238
Which piece is considered the Indiana Jones theme?
The Raiders March
239
Which single from Batman: Original Motion Picture Show was #1 on the Billboard 200 for 6 consecutive weeks?
Batdance
240
Which song parodies the other?
Amish Paradise parodies "Gangsta's Paradise"
241
Which song samples the other?
Gansta's Paradise samples "Pastime Paradise"
242
Which track does NOT have the theme or related motifs of "The Imperial March" incorporated into it?
Yoda and the Force
243
Which type of architectural movements was NOT represented in Michael Graves's work?
Deconstructivism
244
Who is the artist that released "Gangsta's Paradise"?
Coolio
245
Who is the artist that released "Pastime Paradise"?
Stevie Wonder
246
Who is the original songwriter for "Beautiful Dreamer"?
Stephen Foster
247
Who recommended John Williams to be the composer for Star Wars?
Steven Spielberg
248
Who was initially upset by "Amish Paradise" receiving the rights to be produced?
Coolio
249
Who was the original writer of "In the Air Tonight" by DJ Screw?
Phil Collins
250
Who/what were Nam June Paik's sculptures of for the 1993 Venice Biennale?
Historical figures
251
Why aspect of her identity does Maya Lin think would have prevented her from being selected for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial has it not been "blind"?
Ethnicity
