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AP Art History:: Unit 10 - Global Contemporary

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Curriculum Overview

Comprehensive, high-yield AP Art History study deck focusing on Unit 10 - Global Contemporary. Features 50 rigorous, curriculum-aligned flashcards designed for intermediate-level mastery. Core concepts covered include Summer Trees, Song Su, Old Man, Willa Marie Simone, National Museum, key problem-solving heuristics, foundational formulas, and exam-tested application scenarios. Ideal for active recall review, spaced repetition study, and scoring in the top percentile.

Topics & Key Concepts

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Sample Flashcard Questions & Answers

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Question #1 Active Recall

Which Global Contemporary artwork (1980 CE to Present), architectural project, or contemporary theoretical concept is described below?

*Neo-Expressionist acrylic and oil paintstick on three canvas panels (1983 CE) paying homage to legendary Black jazz musicians Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie with anatomy drawings and wordplay.*

**A)** Horn Players (Jean-Michel Basquiat)
**B)** Summer Trees
**C)** Dancing at the Louvre
**D)** Stadia II

Answer & Explanation:
**Correct Answer: A) Horn Players (Jean-Michel Basquiat)**

Explanation: **Horn Players (Jean-Michel Basquiat)**: Neo-Expressionist acrylic and oil paintstick on three canvas panels (1983 CE) paying homage to legendary Black jazz musicians Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie with anatomy drawings and wordplay.

**Distractor Analysis:**
- **B, C, & D are incorrect:** These represent distinct contemporary artists, global installations, or modern architectural concepts.
Question #2 Active Recall

Which Global Contemporary artwork (1980 CE to Present), architectural project, or contemporary theoretical concept is described below?

*Modern Korean ink on paper hanging scroll (1983 CE) from the Oriental Ink Movement (*Sumukwa*), using vertical washes of bleeding black and grey ink to evoke a forest of trees and ancestral literati brotherhood.*

**A)** Summer Trees (Song Su-nam)
**B)** Travelers among Mountains
**C)** White and Red Plum Blossoms
**D)** Shibboleth

Answer & Explanation:
**Correct Answer: A) Summer Trees (Song Su-nam)**

Explanation: **Summer Trees (Song Su-nam)**: Modern Korean ink on paper hanging scroll (1983 CE) from the Oriental Ink Movement (*Sumukwa*), using vertical washes of bleeding black and grey ink to evoke a forest of trees and ancestral literati brotherhood.

**Distractor Analysis:**
- **B, C, & D are incorrect:** These represent distinct contemporary artists, global installations, or modern architectural concepts.
Question #3 Active Recall

Which Global Contemporary artwork (1980 CE to Present), architectural project, or contemporary theoretical concept is described below?

*Burlap, resin, wood, nails, and string sculpture (1985 CE) featuring a hollowed-out, headless, shell-like human torso perched on wooden stretcher legs, evoking dehumanization and trauma under totalitarianism.*

**A)** Androgyne III (Magdalena Abakanowicz)
**B)** Pink Panther
**C)** Untitled #228
**D)** Lying with the Wolf

Answer & Explanation:
**Correct Answer: A) Androgyne III (Magdalena Abakanowicz)**

Explanation: **Androgyne III (Magdalena Abakanowicz)**: Burlap, resin, wood, nails, and string sculpture (1985 CE) featuring a hollowed-out, headless, shell-like human torso perched on wooden stretcher legs, evoking dehumanization and trauma under totalitarianism.

**Distractor Analysis:**
- **B, C, & D are incorrect:** These represent distinct contemporary artists, global installations, or modern architectural concepts.
Question #4 Active Recall

Which Global Contemporary artwork (1980 CE to Present), architectural project, or contemporary theoretical concept is described below?

*Kitsch / Neo-Pop glazed porcelain sculpture from the *Banality* series (1988 CE) depicting 1960s Hollywood starlet Jayne Mansfield topless embracing the cartoon Pink Panther, questioning high art taste.*

**A)** Pink Panther (Jeff Koons)
**B)** Untitled #228
**C)** Corned Beef 2000
**D)** Dancing at the Louvre

Answer & Explanation:
**Correct Answer: A) Pink Panther (Jeff Koons)**

Explanation: **Pink Panther (Jeff Koons)**: Kitsch / Neo-Pop glazed porcelain sculpture from the *Banality* series (1988 CE) depicting 1960s Hollywood starlet Jayne Mansfield topless embracing the cartoon Pink Panther, questioning high art taste.

**Distractor Analysis:**
- **B, C, & D are incorrect:** These represent distinct contemporary artists, global installations, or modern architectural concepts.
Question #5 Active Recall

Which Global Contemporary artwork (1980 CE to Present), architectural project, or contemporary theoretical concept is described below?

*Monumental color photograph (1990 CE) showing the artist dressed in opulent Renaissance drapery as biblical heroine Judith holding the severed head of Holofernes with plastic masks and makeup.*

**A)** Untitled #228 (Cindy Sherman)
**B)** Rebellious Silence
**C)** Dancing at the Louvre
**D)** En la Barberia no se Llora

Answer & Explanation:
**Correct Answer: A) Untitled #228 (Cindy Sherman)**

Explanation: **Untitled #228 (Cindy Sherman)**: Monumental color photograph (1990 CE) showing the artist dressed in opulent Renaissance drapery as biblical heroine Judith holding the severed head of Holofernes with plastic masks and makeup.

**Distractor Analysis:**
- **B, C, & D are incorrect:** These represent distinct contemporary artists, global installations, or modern architectural concepts.
Question #6 Active Recall

Which Global Contemporary artwork (1980 CE to Present), architectural project, or contemporary theoretical concept is described below?

*Quilted acrylic on canvas with text border (1991 CE) depicting a fictional African American woman (Willa Marie Simone) dancing with her friend in the Louvre before Leonardo's masterpieces, breaking racial barriers.*

**A)** Dancing at the Louvre (Faith Ringgold)
**B)** Trade (Gifts for Trading)
**C)** The Migration of the Negro
**D)** The Two Fridas

Answer & Explanation:
**Correct Answer: A) Dancing at the Louvre (Faith Ringgold)**

Explanation: **Dancing at the Louvre (Faith Ringgold)**: Quilted acrylic on canvas with text border (1991 CE) depicting a fictional African American woman (Willa Marie Simone) dancing with her friend in the Louvre before Leonardo's masterpieces, breaking racial barriers.

**Distractor Analysis:**
- **B, C, & D are incorrect:** These represent distinct contemporary artists, global installations, or modern architectural concepts.
Question #7 Active Recall

Which Global Contemporary artwork (1980 CE to Present), architectural project, or contemporary theoretical concept is described below?

*Oil and mixed media collage on canvas with hanging sports memorabilia (1992 CE) responding to the 500th anniversary of Columbus's landing by critiquing historical exploitation and commodification of Native Americans.*

**A)** Trade (Jaune Quick-to-See Smith)
**B)** Dancing at the Louvre
**C)** Rebellious Silence
**D)** Painted Elk Hide

Answer & Explanation:
**Correct Answer: A) Trade (Jaune Quick-to-See Smith)**

Explanation: **Trade (Jaune Quick-to-See Smith)**: Oil and mixed media collage on canvas with hanging sports memorabilia (1992 CE) responding to the 500th anniversary of Columbus's landing by critiquing historical exploitation and commodification of Native Americans.

**Distractor Analysis:**
- **B, C, & D are incorrect:** These represent distinct contemporary artists, global installations, or modern architectural concepts.
Question #8 Active Recall

Which Global Contemporary artwork (1980 CE to Present), architectural project, or contemporary theoretical concept is described below?

*Black-and-white photograph (1994 CE) by Shirin Neshat (photo by Cynthia Preston) showing a veiled Iranian woman holding a rifle bisecting her face inscribed with Farsi feminist poetry by Tahereh Saffarzadeh.*

**A)** Rebellious Silence (Shirin Neshat)
**B)** Untitled #228
**C)** Pure Land
**D)** Preying Mantra

Answer & Explanation:
**Correct Answer: A) Rebellious Silence (Shirin Neshat)**

Explanation: **Rebellious Silence (Shirin Neshat)**: Black-and-white photograph (1994 CE) by Shirin Neshat (photo by Cynthia Preston) showing a veiled Iranian woman holding a rifle bisecting her face inscribed with Farsi feminist poetry by Tahereh Saffarzadeh.

**Distractor Analysis:**
- **B, C, & D are incorrect:** These represent distinct contemporary artists, global installations, or modern architectural concepts.

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