1. Final Exam Basics
WEDNESDAY APRIL 18th
6:30-9:30pm
Room 190/230 (based on last name)
Is cumulative, but mostly just for the
essay. Otherwise concentrate on the
content covered since the midterm
2. Exam breakdown
• 50%=Essay: choose between 2 topics
- you should be writing for at least an hour on
this, fill the exam booklet
- you DO NOT find out the topics beforehand
- you should be referencing material learned
since the beginning of the course
- these are NOT slide comparison questions
3. Exam breakdown
• Other 50%=smaller questions, all on content
covered SINCE THE MIDTERM
– 20 multiple choice questions, worth 1 pt. each
– 10 fill-in-the-blank questions, worth 1 pt. each
– 10 slide IDs, worth 2 pts. Each
• These are only on images seen since the midterm
• Know artist name, title of work, date (5 year range
before/after), and movement it was part of
– Each of these small things is worth 0.5 pt each
4. Important things to note
• Spelling counts, especially in the last
name of the artists and the titles of the
works
• Don’t forget about the sound art lecture!
And that we studied sound poems like
Karawane, and Cage’s 4’33’’; also know
terms from the sound art lecture, like
plunderphonics
5. Essay things to think about
• BIG PICTURE seems to be key; have
you paid attention since the beginning
of the course? Can you synthesize
across all the weeks? Relate different
artists, artworks and movements across
the history of Modern art?
6. • When you talk about a work in your
essay, make sure you mention:
– What movement is it part of? What is that
movement about (one sentence?)
– How does this work EXEMPLIFY the
movement that it is a part of? How does it fit
into its particular movement?
What are the similarities between
movements? The differences?
7. • When you’re discussing the artworks and
the movements they’re a part of, make
sure you connect them to:
– Historical context (what’s going on in history
at the time?)
– Cultural context (what are some of the other
cultural movements (ie. literary) going on at
the same time?)
– Social context (what is society at the time
like? What is it being influenced by?)
– Political context (is there a war going on?
How has that affected the movements?)
8. Examples of potential essay
questions
• Drawing on 4 distinct art movements,
discuss authorship and the role of the
avant-garde
• Drawing on 3-4 distinct art movements,
discuss the ways in which women have
intervened in the history of modern art
9. So…in order to know the
BIGGER PICTURE, let’s
review what we know from the
beginning…
10. Week 1: Realism
• Sum it up in 2 sentences
• Important terms/vocabulary
• Location
• Time period
• 3 key artists, 3 key works
BIG IDEAS:
11. Week 2: Impressionism
• Sum it up in 2 sentences
• Important terms/vocabulary
• Location
• Time period
• 3 key artists, 3 key works
BIG IDEAS:
12. Week 3: Post-Imp & Symbolism
• Sum it up in 2 sentences
• Important terms/vocabulary
• Location
• Time period
• 3 key artists, 3 key works
BIG IDEAS:
13. Week 4: Expressionism in
France and Germany
• Sum it up in 2 sentences
• Important terms/vocabulary
• Location
• Time period
• 3 key artists, 3 key works
BIG IDEAS:
14. Week 5: Cubism and its
responses
• Sum it up in 2 sentences
• Important terms/vocabulary
• Location
• Time period
• 3 key artists, 3 key works
BIG IDEAS:
