CVSP 250 Final, Fall 2007

Final Exam AUB, Spring 2006/2007, CVSP 250, Instructor: Dr. Sonja Mejcher-Atassi Student’s name: Student’s ID number: Points to remember: • Please, write as legible as possible. • The time designated for the final exam is 2 hours. You are advised to read all the questions, before writing down your answers to ensure accurate time allocation for each question. Please, use the last 10 minutes for revision. Good luck! PART I brief questions and definitions (each 10 points) 1. What was the set of arts (canon) that came to be regarded as “fine art” in the 18th century and what were the criteria used to set it apart? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 2. What role did the museum play in turning “arts” into “Art” with a capital “A”; in other words: how did the museum contribute to the elevation of art in the 19th century? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 2 ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 3. Why did the relationship between art and society become a problem in the late 19th and early 20th centuries – why not before? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 4. Please, give a definition of the term “avant-garde”. ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 3 PART II What distinguishes Picasso’s painting Les Demoiselles d’Avignon (The Young Ladies of Avignon, oil on canvas, 1907, 243.9 x 233.7 cm) as a modern work of art? Please, see extra sheet of paper for a reproduction of the painting. 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Compare the image of the artist in the 19th century to the image of the artist during the Renaissance (c. 14-16th centuries). 2. Why has the notion of “fine art”, as it came into existence in the 18th century remained so powerful – even in the 20th and early 21st centuries and despite avant-garde movements that set out to resist it? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 5 ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________