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

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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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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Which landmark did Christo and Jeanne-Claude wrap as their last piece of work in 2021?

Trafalgar Square's column in London The Vatican Church in Rome A Pyramid in Giza The Arc de Triomphe in Paris

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What is installation art?

An environment which surrounds the viewer and unifies a whole space A marble statue When something is installed somewhere forever It’s a kind of painting

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The name Dada comes from the French term for

Hobby Horse Nonsense Nothing Surreal

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Artists such as Damien Hirst still make artwork about death and mortality. They are modern day versions of the still life theme...

Readymades Genre painting Vanitas and Memento Mori Found objects

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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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Surrealism was an art movement which was interested in exploring...

Land art How the human body works The unconscious mind Politics

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What is the name of this artwork by Swiss artists Peter Fischli and David Weiss, made in 1987?

A chain reaction The Way Things Go Whoosh! The Kettle’s Boiling!

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What does ‘Natura Morta’, the Italian word for Still Life, mean?

Everyday life Dead Nature Quiet life Dead animals

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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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What items did Christo and Jeanne-Claude wrap to draw people’s attention to their everyday surroundings?

Plants Buildings, bridges and landmarks Food Presents

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