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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Irwin is told that Sartre dropped everything to learn about this philosophy, what did Irwin do?

2. Irwin is no longer concerned with what?

3. In general, Irwin's post-Whitney works are substantially ______________________ than his pre-Whitney projects.

4. It is in ___________________ that the two disciplines, art and science, have grown separately.

5. Are the challenges he poses often too large and too ambitious to reasonably expect resolution?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Irwin's post-Whitney works and beliefs.

2. What does Irwin do now that he has decided to stop making art to sell?

3. What do viewers think of this display?

4. What does Irwin ponder after the Whitney display? Why?

5. By what is Irwin intrigued? What does Irwin do regarding this philosophy?

6. What does Maurice Tuchman organize?

7. With whom does Irwin work on this collaborative project? What do they discover about each other?

8. What are some of Irwin's views regarding this philosophy?

9. What is Irwin doing three years after the Whitney opening? Why?

10. How does the desert become important to Irwin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Irwin grows bored.

Part 1) Of what does Irwin grow bored? Why? What doe she think about this boredom? How does this boredom affect him? Is this good? Why or why not?

Part 2) Do you believe many artists grow tired of their style or medium? Why or why not? How might most artists deal with boredom or burn-out? Why do you believe this?

Part 3) When are you bored? How do you deal with boredom? Do you see boredom as something positive? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Irwin's thoughts about the art world change.

Part 1) Describe Irwin's beliefs and thoughts about the art world as a young man. How were these beliefs formed? How did they affect his work?

Part 2) How did these thoughts and beliefs change throughout his career as an artist? What caused these changes? How did these changes affect his work?

Part 3) How have beliefs, as a whole, changed about the art world? How has art changed over time? What has caused these changes? Is this change good? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Robert Irwin was born in L.A.

Part 1) Describe Irwin's life in L.A. How does his personality reflect his West Coast upbringing? What other aspects of his life influence him in adulthood? How? Why?

Part 2) How does this West Coast personality also clash and contrast aspects of his work throughout his life? Why?

Part 3) Describe your own upbringing. How has it influenced you and your interests? How might it influence you throughout the rest of your life?

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