Test on Hans Haacke: Institutional Critique and Conceptual Art

Question 1: Hans Haacke attended the Cooper Union in New York City as a student.

A. Ano

B. Ne

Explanation: The study materials state that Hans Haacke was a professor at the Cooper Union from 1967 to 2002, not a student. He studied at the Staatliche Werkakademie in Kassel and the Tyler School of Art at Temple University.

Question 2: Throughout the 1980s, Hans Haacke continued to produce larger scale installations and paintings that targeted corporations and museums.

A. Ano

B. Ne

Explanation: The study materials state: "With extensive research Haacke continued throughout the 1980s to target corporations and museums in his work through larger scale installations and paintings."

Question 3: According to Jack Burnham, what significant role did Hans Haacke's involvement with the Art Workers Coalition (AWC) play in his artistic development?

A. It fostered his early focus on the interactions of physical and biological systems.

B. It acted as a catalyst, guiding his work to adopt a political direction.

C. It led to his teaching position as a professor at the Cooper Union in New York City.

D. It contributed to his membership in the international Zero group of artists.

Explanation: Jack Burnham points to Haacke's joining the Art Workers Coalition and the boycott of the São Paulo Bienal in Brazil in 1969 as a catalyst for the artist's work to take a political direction.

Question 4: Which elements were part of Hans Haacke's 2000 Whitney Biennial piece, *Sanitation*, which reacted to art censorship?

A. Six anti-art quotes from US political figures displayed on mounted American flags.

B. A bronze sculpture of a horse's skeleton with an electronic ribbon.

C. An excerpt of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution presented on the floor.

D. A dozen garbage cans lined against the wall, emitting military marching sounds.

Explanation: Haacke's piece *Sanitation* featured six anti-art quotes from US political figures on American flags, an excerpt of the First Amendment on the floor, and a dozen garbage cans with speakers emitting military marching sounds. The bronze sculpture of a horse's skeleton, *Gift Horse*, was a 2015 commission, not part of *Sanitation*.

Question 5: Did Curator Edward F. Fry resign from the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum due to the controversy surrounding Hans Haacke's exhibition?

A. Ano

B. Ne

Explanation: Curator Edward F. Fry was fired for his support of Hans Haacke's work, not that he resigned.