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

British artist Cornelia Parker transforms everyday objects so we can look at them in with fresh eyes. She often does this through...

An act of violence or destruction Making copies of objects Hiding objects Writing about them

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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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Which of the following objects would represent the fleeting nature of life in a vanitas or memento mori painting?

A map A cat A tapestry An hourglass

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What was the title of Marcel Duchamp’s readymade artwork that caused a stir in 1917?

Urinal Readymade R Mutt Fountain

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What period was this painting by Dutch artist Clara Peeters made?

Baroque The Dutch Golden Age The Renaissance The Dark Ages

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Conceptual art became popular in the 1960s and 1970s. What is the genre most concerned with?

Media and techniques The environment Ideas Abstraction

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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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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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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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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 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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The name Dada comes from the French term for

Hobby Horse Nonsense Nothing Surreal

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Still Life with Peacock by Pieter Claesz

Tracey Emin’s My Bed at Tate Britain

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