Final Quiz Modern and Contemporary Still Life – Art of the Everyday

Which artists took Pop Art to a whole new level by making everyday objects into sculptures on a superhuman scale?

Peter Fischli and David Weiss Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Broggen Gilbert and George Jane and Louise Wilson

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Which organisation established the hierarchy of painting genres (in which Still Life came last) in the 17th century?

Académie des Beaux-Arts British School in Rome The Bauhaus Royal College of Art, London

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What are the objects in Singapore-born artist Simryn Gill’s artwork Channel #23?

Shells from the Malaysian mangrove shoreline Seaweed from the Malaysian mangrove shoreline Starfish from the Malaysian mangrove wetlands Rubbish from the Malaysian mangrove Forest

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To reflect comic strips and mass-produced printing methods, how did Roy Lichenstein use colour?

He chose them at random He only used black and white He used as many different colours as possible He mainly used primary colours

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According to Marcel Duchamp and likeminded artists, anything could be used to make art because...

They hated using paint It was cheaper If they said it was art, it was art Other people said it was not art

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By including everyday materials and subjects like comics, movies and product packaging, Pop artists were trying to:

Break down the boundaries between high and low art Make people read comics Write pop songs Show an imaginary world

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Which of the following products did Pop artist Andy Warhol often feature in his work?

Marmite Kaboom cereal Pop-Tarts Campbell’s Soup

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What is surprising about this pile of socks photographed by German-born photographer Wolfgang Tillmans in 2003?

They really smell He stole them None of them fit him The arrangement of them is carefully staged

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The name Dada comes from the French term for

Hobby Horse Nonsense Nothing Surreal

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Which Pop artist, who loved repetition, said “I want to be a machine”.

Pauline Boty Andy Warhol Jackson Pollock Louise Bourgeois

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Still Life as a theme and subject in contemporary art…

Lives on by transforming objects in interesting ways Has stopped completely Is unpopular Is only about books

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What is the name of Mark Dion’s artwork, which involved working with a group of volunteers to gather material in London?

Tate Thames Dig Down the River Cabinet of Curiosities Furniture

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