London Past Papers Tate Modern

Question 1

In which year did Tate Modern open?

Answer 1

Tate Modern opened to the public on12 May 2000.

Question 2

Name the American artist who is nicknamed Jack the Dripper.

Answer 2

artist Jackson Pollock

Nicknamed Jack the Dripper for his unique style of painting, the American artistJackson Pollockcreated his trademark murals by tacking a large canvas to the floor and using a stick to drip or splash paint from all four sides of the canvas.

Question 3

Which painting by Pablo Picasso depicts his recollections of a love triangle which led to his friend’s suicide?

Answer 3

The famous Spanish artist, Pablo Picasso, painted The Three Dancers, Les Trois Danseuses, in 1925. The oil on canvas painting was inspired after a vacation with his wife in Monte Carlo. His wife, Olga Khokhlova.

Question 4

The Metamorphosis of Narcissus (1937) was painted by which surrealist artist?

Answer 4

Salvador Dalí

‘Metamorphosis of Narcissus’,Salvador Dalí, 1937

Question 5

Which triptych when exhibited in 1945, made the artist Francis Bacon`s name?

Answer 5

Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion

Question 6

Which TWO architects are responsible for the new extensions?

Answer 6

a) Jacques Herzog
b) Pierre de Meuron

Herzog & de Meuron

Question 7

Whose work is ‘Lightening with Stag in its Glare’?

Answer 7

One ofJoseph Beuys’s most theatrical installations, Lightning with Stag in Its Glare (Blitzschlag mit Lichtschein auf Hirsch) (1958–85) articulates the German artist’s obsession with primal and elemental forces: the earth, animals, excrement, and death.

Question 8

Mark Rothko received a commission to design murals for a room in the Seagram Building, New York which eventually opened as a restaurant. What was the name of the
restaurant?

Answer 8

The paintings were originally commissioned for theFour Seasonsrestaurant in theSeagram Buildingof New York. Rothko worked on the series from 1958 to 1959 before eventually withdrawing from the project in 1960.

Question 9

What time does the Gallery close on Fridays and Saturdays?

Answer 9

OPENING TIMES
Monday to Sunday 10.00–18.00

Question 10

Give the location of TWO Tate galleries which are not located in London.

Answer 10

a) Tate Liverpool
b) Tate St. Ives in Cornwall

There are four branches:Tate Britain and Tate Modernin London, Tate Liverpool, and Tate St. Ives in Cornwall.

Question 11

Which is the closest tube station to Tate Modern?

Answer 11

Blackfriars

Question 12

Which artist created “Lobster Telephone”?

Answer 12

Lobster Telephone

1938,Salvador Dalí

Question 13

Which architect designed the original 1952 power station which is now home to Tate Modern?

Answer 13

The iconic power station, built in two phases between 1947 and 1963, was designed bySir Giles Gilbert Scott.

Question 14

Name the artist who made ‘Fountain’ in 1917.

Answer 14

‘Fountain’, Marcel Duchamp, 1917, replica 1964 on display at Tate Modern.

Question 15

What is the maximum group size in the general collection galleries?

Answer 15

If you wish to lecture to your group, please let us know when you make your booking. The maximum group size for lectures is 20 people.

Question 16

Which leading figure in the pop-art movement painted Marilyn Monroe?

Answer 16

Andy Warholis known for his bright, colourful paintings and prints of subjects ranging from celebrities including Marilyn Monroe and Mohammed Ali, to everyday products such ascans of soupand Brillo pads.

Question 17

Which art movement did Felippo Tommaso Marinetti found in 1909?

Answer 17

Futurismwas launched by the Italian poet Filippo Tommaso Marinetti in 1909. On 20 February he published his Manifesto of Futurism on the front page of the Paris newspaper Le Figaro. Among modernist movements futurism was exceptionally vehement in its denunciation of the past.

Question 18

Who is the Director of Tate Modern?

Answer 18

KARIN HINDSBO

Question 19

What object features in
Duchamp’s “Fountain”?

Answer 19

Urinal

Question 20

Who founded Surrealism in Paris in 1924?

Answer 20

critic André Breton?

Question 21

Name the Russian billionaire who
gave his name to the new 2016
extension.

Answer 21

billionaire Len Blavatnik

Tate Modern has named its new extension the Blavatnik Building, after the USSR-born billionaire oligarch Len Blavatnik, who made one of the largest donations in Tate’s history.

Question 22

Who painted “Abstract Speed - the
Car has Passed”?

Answer 22

‘Abstract Speed - The Car has Passed’,Giacomo Balla, 1913

Question 23

In what style is Braque’s painting
“Clarinet and a Bottle of Rum on a
Mantelpiece”?

Answer 23

Cubism

Question 24

What was the original purpose of the Tate Modern building until 1981?

Answer 24

Bankside Power Station. This was originally designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, the architect of Battersea Power Station, and built in two stages between 1947 and 1963.

Question 25

Name the German artist who
created the installation ‘Lightning
with a Stag in its Glare’.

Answer 25

Joseph Beuys’s

One ofJoseph Beuys’smost theatrical installations, Lightning with Stag in Its Glare (Blitzschlag mit Lichtschein auf Hirsch, 1958–85) articulates the German artist’s abiding fascination with the forces of nature, the transmittance of energy, and states of transformation.

Question 26

Name the artist who painted the Seagram Murals.

Answer 26

Mark Rothko

Question 27

To which Italian avant garde group did Umberto Boccioni belong?

Answer 27

Futurist

Question 28

Name TWO of the major
movements of 20th century art on
display at Tate Modern.

Answer 28

(i) ?
(ii) ?

Question 29

Georges Braque and Pablo
Picasso worked together in which
early 20th century style?

Answer 29

Cubism

Question 30

The Spanish artist Miro’s works belong to what 20th century movement?

Answer 30

Miró signed the manifesto of theSurrealist movementin 1924, and the members of the group respected him for the way he portrayed the realm of unconscious experience. The poet André Breton, the chief spokesman of Surrealism, stated that Miró was “the most Surrealist of us all.”

Question 31

To which 20th century art
movement does Tate Modern’s
“Autumnal Cannibalism” by
Salvador Dali belong?

Answer 31

?

Question 32

Name the artist who created “The
Marilyn Diptych” on display in Tate
Modern.

Answer 32

Andy Warhol

Question 33

Name the gallery in Tate Modern
where live art, performances and
film and video works can be
seen.

Answer 33

The Tanks provide a permanent gallery for live art, performances and film and video work from the Tate collection. There is also a programme of new commissions of works made for the specific spaces.