Fine Arts Flashcard3

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What was Agnes Denes's initial career before pursuing visual art full-time?

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Poet

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What did Agnes Denes use to wrap the trees in Rice/Tree/Burial?

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Chains

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What did Denes use instead of burying a poem in the second iteration of Rice/Tree/Burial?

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A time capsule

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Where was the site of the second iteration of Rice/Tree/Burial? Options: Central Park, Artpark in Lewiston, New York, Times Square, Brooklyn Bridge Park

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Artpark in Lewiston, New York

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What did the artist aim to express through the burial in Rice/Tree/Burial?

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Loss of human thought and poetic form

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What did Denes's work at Artpark aim to bring together?

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Philosophical concepts and ecological concerns

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Who proposed the "Tree Mountain" project?

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Agnes Denes

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What was one of the programs Noah Purifoy was involved in during his time with the California Arts Council? Options: Artists in Social Institutions, Artists in Modern Art, Artists in Digital Media, Artists in Classical Music

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Artists in Social Institutions

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What did Purifoy aim to address by moving to the Mojave Desert?

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Living a life of poverty

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What event in 1969 led to intense national coverage related to offshore drilling?

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The Santa Barbara oil spill