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S4 Art Dates/Numbers Flashcards

1
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what year did Jack Burnham publish his influential piece of art criticism that introduced the term “Systems Esthetics”

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1968

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2
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time period that covers the evolving perspective on ecological systems in art

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early 1970s - early 2010s

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3
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When was the term “ecosystem” first coined

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1935

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4
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what year were Helen and Newton Harrison married

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1953

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5
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When did Helen and Newton Harrison begin their collaborative art practice

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Late 1960s

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which period of their marriage did Newton Harrison work as a solo artist

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The first 2 decades of their marriage

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7
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When was “Making Earth” first performed

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1970

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8
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How long did “The Lagoon Cycle” project occupy the Harrisons

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1972-1984

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9
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How many cycles are included in “The Lagoon Cycle”

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7

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10
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What year was Hans Haacke born

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1936

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When did Haacke begin experimenting with the movement of water within Plexiglas containers

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1963

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12
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What years did the Condensation Cube span

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1963-65

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13
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(Shapolsky) How long before the exhibition was the cancellation

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6 weeks before it was scheduled to open

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14
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What year did Haacke begin “Rhine Water Purification Plant”

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1972

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15
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How much untreated wastewater did the City of Krefeld pour into the Rhine in 1972

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About 11 billion gallons

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16
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Which solstices do the “Sun Tunnels” align with

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The summer and winter solstices on June 21 and December 21

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17
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(Sun Tunnels) The dimension of the “X”

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86 ft on the diagonal

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18
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How much does each cylinder in “Sun Tunnels” weigh

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22 tons

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19
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In which magazine did Holt publish her essay about “Sun Tunnels”

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Artforum magazine in the April 1977 issue

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When was Holt’s essay “Sun Tunnels” published

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April 1977

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21
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How long did it take Holt to plan and execute “Sun Tunnels”

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3 years

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22
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What happened to Robert Smithson on July 20

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He crashed and died while flying over the site of “Amarillo Ramp”

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23
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In what year did Nancy Holt pass away

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2014

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24
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Over what period did Holt create “Dark Star Park”

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From 1979 to 1984

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25
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Holt created art pieces through the period 1979 to 1984 at

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Rosslyn neighborhood of Arlington, Virginia

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26
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(Dark Star Park) At what precise time do the metal shadows align with the actual shadows cast by the sun

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9:32 am on August 1 each year

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27
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Time of the day that is an arbitrary choice by the artist

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0.39722222222222214

28
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What is the significance of the date August 1 in relation to “Dark Star Park”

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It references the day in 1860 that William Henry Ross purchased the land from his father-in-law that would later be named Rosslyn

29
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Where and when was Mark Dion born

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born in 1961 in New Bedford, Massachusetts

30
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Which influential program did Dion participate in during the 1980s

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He participated in the Independent Study Program of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York

31
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When did Dion work on “A Meter of Jungle”

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throughout the summer of 1992

32
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In what year did William Beebe fill his “war-bag” with materials from the Brazilian rainforest

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1915

33
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How long was Beebe’s boat ride back to New York

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ten-day boat ride

34
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What title informs Dion’s earlier work produced in 1992

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The N.Y. Bureau of Tropical Conservation

35
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What year were both “A Meter of Jungle’s” & “The N.Y. Bureau of Tropical Conservation” created that reflect Dion’s concern for the tropics

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1992

36
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What artwork from the previous year served as an outgrowth for Dion’s 1992 installations

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On Tropical Nature

37
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How long did Dion spend in the Venezuelan rainforest collecting flora and fauna for “On Tropical Nature”

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3 weeks

38
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How many discrete sculptures were created from the samples of “On Tropical Nature”

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4 discrete sculptures

39
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What years did Dion’s engagement with “On Tropical Nature” span

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1991 and 1992

40
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When did “tropics” first appear in Dion’s work

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1989

41
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What were some of the touchstone environmental issues of the late 1980s and early 1990s

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The tropical rainforest, the earth’s depleted ozone layer, acid rain, nuclear energy, and the rise of consumer recycling

42
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How did public awareness of the rainforest as an environmental concern escalate

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It escalated gradually, beginning with sporadic reports in the 1970s that increased over the next two decades

43
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When was the identification of an “ozone hole” above Antarctica announced

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1985

44
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By what years had the coverage of tropical rainforests become remarkably extensive

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1991–92

45
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What major event coincided with the creation of “A Meter of Jungle”

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The United Nations “Earth Summit” in Rio de Janeiro in 1992

46
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How many nations attended the United Nations “Earth Summit”

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172 nations

47
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How significant was the 1992 Earth Summit in terms of United Nations gatherings

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It was the first such gathering convened by the United Nations in 20 years

48
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What does Dion focus on regarding the tropical rainforest

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The cultural representation of tropical nature across the past 300 years

49
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For which iteration of Documenta was “Untilled” created

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13th iteration of Documenta

50
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In what year was “Untilled” created

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2012

51
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When did Huyghe first emerge to international audiences

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In the 1990s

52
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How much did Huyghe and Parreno pay for Annlee

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46,000 yen (approximately 400 US dollars)

53
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In what year did the exhibition featuring Annlee tour

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2002

54
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How many renditions of Annlee were shown, and how many different artists created them

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17 renditions by 15 different artists

55
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When did the project “No Ghost Just a Shell” abruptly end

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2002

56
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What did Huyghe and Parreno do to remove Annlee from the public domain

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They founded a private company, the Annlee Association, and sold her rights to the company for the emblematic price of $1

57
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For what price did Huyghe and Parreno sell Annlee’s rights to their private company

A

1

58
Q

When did the fireworks display take place

A

On December 4, 2002

59
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In what year did Art Basel Miami Beach begin

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2002

60
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Since when has the original Art Basel been held in the Swiss city of Basel

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Since 1970

61
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When did international biennial exhibitions proliferate

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In the 1990s and early part of the twenty-first century

62
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Since when have international biennial exhibitions existed

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Since the late nineteenth century

63
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How often is a typical biennial held

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Every 2 years

64
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How often is Documenta held

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every 5 years

65
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When did Documenta begin

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1955; After the decimation of Kassel and many other European cities during the Second World War

66
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For which iteration of Documenta was “Untilled” created

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13th iteration of Documenta

67
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In what year was “Untilled” created

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2012

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