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Modern Art, Final Exam, Spring 2017, Douglas Green, Page 1 of 1 History of Modern Art/Final Study Questions and Prompts Your final exam will be held in class on Monday, May 1 from7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Unfortunately, no electronic devices or course readings will be allowed to aid you in your test taking but you will be permitted to use a single printed page of notes that will NOT exceed 250 words in length. On the day of the test, please bring a pen and a blank blue-book. If you are unfamiliar with blue-books, you can purchase them at the bookstore. It would benefit you to come prepared on the day of the test as I will not have any materials for you to take the final and you will fail this assignment. If you are absent on the day of the test and the absence is unexcused, you will not be allowed to make it up. STUDY QUESTIONS: Study the following prompts carefully as I am looking for detailed responses that include: (I.) references to the readings (quotations or comprehensive use of paraphrasing are best), (II.) explanations of any reading references, and (III.) examples of artworks used in discussion. In reference to this third category, you should provide the titles of artworks and describe details in these examples that bear out the theory in the readings. You should NOT answer the questions directly. Instead, you should treat each individual number below as a prompt for a short, comprehensive essay that will include details not directly referenced by the prompt. The questions I have written below should provoke a deeper reflection taken directly from our class discussions and lectures. 1. Discuss how the singular action of “choice” is at the center of Marcel Duchamp’s logic for his readymades. Though it would seem contrary, why can’t everything be considered art using this radical definition? 2. Explain the pedagogical nature of the work by the Russian Constructivists and the Mexican Muralists. What role does the avant-garde play in their compositions, and how does Marxism inform their aesthetic choices? 3. Discuss how the unconscious mind relates to both the creation and reception of Surrealist imagery. How does André Breton redefine “reality” in his manifesto? 4. Describe the concept of the aura as it relates to traditional art. How does Walter Benjamin use this theory to describe the reception of photography and film by modern audiences? 5. Discuss the symbol of the “the Building” as described by Walter Gropius in his vision for the Bauhaus curriculum. What is the relationship between fine art and design in his theories?