Contemporary Art quiz

More questions about Contemporary Art

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1. 1 Easy

   Which president did Kehinde Wiley paint for the National Portrait Gallery?

   Answer: Barack Obama

   Why: Wiley rendered Obama seated in front of a lush floral background representing Hawaii, Kenya, and Chicago.

2. 2 Medium

   Which dystopian theme park did Banksy open in England in 2015?

   Answer: Dismaland

   Why: Built inside a derelict lido, the pop-up attraction featured cynical amusements and spoof security checkpoints manned by unsmiling staff.

3. 3 Hard

   Why did visitors lie on the floor during Olafur Eliasson's installation The Weather Project?

   Answer: To see their silhouettes in a giant ceiling mirror

   Why: The sun was actually a flat semicircle that only appeared round because the ceiling mirror reflected its other half.

4. 4 Easy

   What did Eliasson recreate at Tate Modern?

   Answer: The Sun

   Why: Over two million saw the work; its mirrored ceiling doubled the glowing sun and reflected visitors overhead.

5. 5 Medium

   What tool did visitors use in Yoko Ono's Cut Piece?

   Answer: Scissors

   Why: Audience members kept the clothing pieces they cut, and Ono chose when to end the performance.

6. 6 Hard

   How did Francis Alÿs and 500 volunteers shift a Peruvian sand dune in 2002?

   Answer: By shoveling it forward simultaneously

   Why: All 500 participants working in unison managed to displace the entire geological formation by just ten centimeters.