Questions:
1. Consider the following artworks:
? Edouard Manet, Dejeuner sur l’Herbe (Luncheon on the Grass), 1863.
? Vassily Kandinsky, Improvisation 28 (Second Version), 1912.
? Georges Braque, The Portuguese, 1911.
Explain why these works are modernist, and briefly explain what inspired these artists to create
paintings in a modernist style. (max. 400 words) 4 points
2. Consider the following artworks:
? Gustave Courbet, Stonebreakers, 1849.
? Hans Haacke, MetroMobiltan, 1985.
? Barbara Kruger, Untitled (Your body is a battleground), 1989.
Explain how these artworks comment on social and political conditions. (max. 400 words) 4 points
3. Consider the following artworks:
? Janine Antoni, Lipstick Display, 1992.
? Carey Young, Conflict Management, 2003.
? Trevor Paglen, The Salt Pit, Northeast of Kabul, Afghanistan, from The Black Sites, 2006.
Describe the processes these artists used to create these works, and explain why this matters in terms
of these artworks meanings. (max. 400 words) 4 points
4. Consider the following artworks:
? Yinka Shonibare, Mr. and Mrs. Andrews Without Their Heads, 1998.
? Rembrandt van Rijn, Four Mullahs Seated under a Tree, ca. 1656-61.
Explain why these works are significant in terms of cross-cultural exchanges and global trade networks.


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