Beat Generation

Question 1

combine

Answer 1

(Rauschenberg) a form of sculpture comprised of “found” objects arranged in such a way that they create a piece.

Question 2

beat generation

Answer 2

A movement of young people in the 1950s who rejected conventional society and favored Zen Buddhism, modern jazz, free sexuality, and recreational drugs.

Question 3

The Americans (1955)

Answer 3

A photo essay by Robert Frank that exposed the beat generation and counter culture in the United States, as well as the flaws in American pride.

Question 4

John Cage

Answer 4

An American composer influential on vanguard music during the beat generation’s lifetime. He is often associated with ideas of “random” art making and utilization of noise as well as silence in his compositions.

Question 5

assemblage

Answer 5

A type of artwork similar to a collage, but incorporating 3D objects rather than just flattened images.

Question 6

happening

Answer 6

an unconventional dramatic or artistically orchestrated performance, often a series of discontinuous events involving audience participation.

Question 7

environment

Answer 7

synonymous with the term installation

Question 8

Answer 8

Robert Frank • Drug Store, Detroit (1955)

Question 9

Answer 9

Robert Rauschenberg • Skyway (1964)

Question 10

Answer 10

Robert Rauschenberg • Bed (1955)

Question 11

Answer 11

Louise Nevelson • Dawn’s Wedding Chapel II (1959)

Question 12

Answer 12

Allan Kaprow • Chicken (1962)

Question 13

Answer 13

Claes Oldenburg • The Street (1960)

Question 14

Answer 14

Claes Oldenburg • Soft Dormeyer Mixers (1965)

Question 15

Answer 15

Jasper Johns • Painted Bronze (ale cans) (1960)

Question 16

Answer 16

Jasper Johns • Periscope (Hart Crane) (1963)