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Quiz about 20th Century Artists Their Art

20th Century Artists & Their Art Quiz

I'm a 20th century art lover, and if you are too you'll enjoy this quiz!

A multiple-choice quiz by nicnic. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
nicnic

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
120,723

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Whose best known sculpture is titled "The Dinner Party"? Hint

Louise Bourgeois

Duane Hanson

Marcel Duchamp

Judy Chicago

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which artist collaborative, who often depict themselves in their own work, are seen "Thumbing" in their work of the same title? Hint

Gilbert and George

Metalgenesis

General Idea

Fluxus

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who created the work "Protect Me from What I Want", which was at one time displayed on a giant LED sign in Piccadilly Circus, London? Hint

Ben Vautier

Barbara Kruger

Jenny Holzer

Damien Hirst

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Question 4 of 10

4. Whose work entitled "Wrapped Coast" was literally a coast which has been wrapped? Hint

Ana Mendieta

Robert Smithson

Christo

Andy Goldsworthy

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Question 5 of 10

5. Whose sculpture titled "Puppy" stands four stories tall and looks to be entirely created of flowers? Hint

Marcel Broodthaers

Jeff Koons

Mona Hatoum

Richard Hamilton

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Question 6 of 10

6. Whose "Voice of Fire" consists of three vertical lines of colour on a giant canvas? Hint

Barnett Newman

Kenneth Noland

Ad Reinhardt

Victor Vasarely

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Question 7 of 10

7. Like many of his works, the title of this piece was taken from the two colours used on the canvas. Who painted "Red on Maroon"? Hint

Clyfford Still

Gerhard Richter

Mark Rothko

Jackson Pollock

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which artist, known for his 'soft sculptures, created the work "Giant Hamburger"? Hint

Franz West

Kiki Smith

Claes Oldenburg

Rachel Whiteread

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which artist created the "Walking Woman" series? Hint

Man Ray

David Salle

Michael Snow

Andy Warhol

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which artist created the minimalist work "Zinc Magnesium Plain"? Hint

Richard Deacon

Jean Arp

Carl Andre

Anthony Caro

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Whose best known sculpture is titled "The Dinner Party"?

Answer: Judy Chicago

Completed in 1979 "The Dinner Party" invites 39 famed historical females to sit at place settings created specifically for them, featuring stunning vaginal dinner plates.

2. Which artist collaborative, who often depict themselves in their own work, are seen "Thumbing" in their work of the same title?

Answer: Gilbert and George

Created in 1991, "Thumbing" is one of the many 'self-portraits' by Gilbert & George, an artistic pair who started out as performance artists and later moved into producing their well known, larger-than-life photo-based works.

3. Who created the work "Protect Me from What I Want", which was at one time displayed on a giant LED sign in Piccadilly Circus, London?

Answer: Jenny Holzer

Jenny Holzer is known for her 'truisms'. Short statements such as "Protect Me from What I Want" which began as posters plastered around the city, and moved into buttons, t-shirts, LED displays, and were later even carved into large marble slabs.

4. Whose work entitled "Wrapped Coast" was literally a coast which has been wrapped?

Answer: Christo

In 1969 Christo and Jean-Claude literally wrapped the coast of Little Bay, Australia with fabric and 36 miles of rope. Known for the large scale of his 'earth' works, Christo has sadly also hurt an eco-system or two.

5. Whose sculpture titled "Puppy" stands four stories tall and looks to be entirely created of flowers?

Answer: Jeff Koons

One of Koons' tamer works, "Puppy" is created using a steel frame and flowers! And if you were paying very close attention, this work of art made a cameo appearance at the beginning of the James Bond film "Tomorrow Never Dies".

6. Whose "Voice of Fire" consists of three vertical lines of colour on a giant canvas?

Answer: Barnett Newman

If, like myself, you are Canadian, you might be aware of the huge controversy this work of art created when the National Gallery of Canada payed $1.8 million to purchase it.

7. Like many of his works, the title of this piece was taken from the two colours used on the canvas. Who painted "Red on Maroon"?

Answer: Mark Rothko

Pick any two colours and Rothko has likely created a work using them. Rothko was one of the first artists to work with the idea of 'colour field', and his generally large canvases can be seen in galleries across America.

8. Which artist, known for his 'soft sculptures, created the work "Giant Hamburger"?

Answer: Claes Oldenburg

"Giant Hamburger" which sits in the Art Gallery of Ontario is, in my opinion, absolutely hilarious! It's definitely one of my favorite pieces in the collection.

9. Which artist created the "Walking Woman" series?

Answer: Michael Snow

Canadian artist Michael Snow used his "Walking Woman" in as many different ways as he could fathom. Also a video-artist, one of the most public of his works are the Canadian geese which hang above one of the escalators in the Eaton Centre, downtown Toronto.

10. Which artist created the minimalist work "Zinc Magnesium Plain"?

Answer: Carl Andre

I have always loved this work by Andre, a grid of zinc & magnesium tiles. Andre took minimalism and mathematics to new heights.

Source: Author nicnic

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