In Learning from Las Vegas, Robert Venturi and Denise Scott-Brown urged architects to study -Answer- the local and the vernacular The Chicoco Radio Station in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, includes a welcoming dock at the end of a deck that doubles as -Answer- an amphitheater for public functions What has made postmodern architecture such as the Guggenheim Bilbao Museum possible? -Answer- 3 dimensional computer modeling Michael Graves's playful use of classical elements in his Public Services Building helps identify it as an example of -Answer- postmodern architecture What about Susan Rothenberg's Juggler with Shadows is characteristic of NeoExpressionist paintings? -Answer- heavy textured brushwork The personal expressiveness of Neo-Expressionism can be seen as response to - Answer- Conceptual art What is a distinguishing characteristic of Relational Aesthetics? -Answer- The viewers presence is needed for completion Kerry James Marshall's Better Homes Better Gardens is part of a series of paintings that he made about -Answer- housing projects What is one consequence of artists who work in Relational Aesthetics? -Answer- artists renounce control over the works final appearance What theme does Cindy Sherman most closely address in her Untitled Film Stills series? -Answer- female stereotypes in popculture Which of the following is a characteristic of postmodern photography? -Answer- Works demonstrate that the camera influences us in ways we do not know What material did Vik Muniz use to construct the image in his photograph Atlas (Carlão)? -Answer- trash What is one characteristic that makes the Kesh Angels series essentially postmodern? - Answer- the ironic play on product placement What is one reason that contemporary sculptors have moved beyond carving and casting? -Answer- the simplicity of Minimal and Conceptual art What is one focus of many contemporary sculptures? -Answer- the symbolic values of shape What is one goal of Rachel Harrison's sculpture This Is Not an Artwork? -Answer- to question the meaning of materials Which feature of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial distinguishes it from most public art? - Answer- the 60,000 inscribed names What current issue is addressed by Buster Simpson's Instrument Implement: Walla Walla Campanile? -Answer- the impact of environmental conditions on local fish Banksy is best known for his witty -Answer- street art Instrument Implement: Walla Walla Campanile is an example of a contemporary sculpture that is also -Answer- socially conscious What influence is reflected in Barbara Kruger's use of text in her artwork? -Answer- her work as a magazine designer Barbara Kruger also put her iconic phrase "I shop therefore I am" on -Answer- a shopping bag The term "Post-Internet Art" was initially coined for -Answer- and exhibition What are the artist's concerns in the video work Factory of the Sun? -Answersurveillance and sharing What is unique about the imagery that Artie Vierkant uses for his Image Objects? - Answer- he quotes all his own work Which element of You Who Are My Love and My Life's Enemy Too represents the artist's familiarity with illustration? -Answer- the representational flowers and petals What medium did Fabrice Monteiro use for The Prophecy series? -Answer- garbage What is one element that demonstrates the global interest in combining the local with the cosmopolitan in Fabrice Monteiro's The Prophecy series? -Answer- depicting female figures that reference classical goddesses and local Africa deities What feature of Gates Hall at Cornell University demonstrates the architect's concern for the users' requests? -Answer- the amount of light Anselm Kiefer's Osiris and Isis draws on the mythology of -Answer- ancient egypt What is one indication that reinforces the solid construction of Better Homes Better Gardens? -Answer- The work is organized on a grid of horizontals, verticals, and a few diagonals