西方文化导论Unit12.ppt

U12_main Get Started Text Study Supplementary Resources Text Study _2_2222 Text Study Interpretation of Cultural Terms Interpretation of Cultural Terms performance art 行为艺术: A term referring to a kind of usually avant-garde or conceptual art which grew out of the visual arts and began to be identified in the 1960s. Performance art is unconventional and often challenges the audience to think in new and unconventional ways. Text Study _I_3.1 Text Study Comprehension Exercises True or false questions. Comprehension Exercises 1. The end of the two world wars brought real sense of security and stability to the West. 2. In the midst of the 1950s and 1960s, Western society was on the threshold of drastic transformation from the phase of post-war recovery to an industrial and commercial boom. 3. Postmodernism is both an reaction against modernism and a successor to modernism. 4. Existentialism had widespread dissemination and acclaim after WWII. 5. In the post-war period, Protestantism has become more open and more popular to the public, while Catholicism has stuck to conventions. F __ T __ T __ T __ F __ Text Study _2.3333 Text Study Comprehension Exercises Comprehension Exercises (1) Impressionism got its name from ________famous painting Impression: Sunrise. Pissarro’s B. Monet’s C. van Gogh’s D. Paul Gauguin’s Multiple choice. Text Study _2_3 Text Study Comprehension Exercises 2. __________is called “the father of the modern painting”. A. Paul Gauguin B. Paul Cezanne C. van Gogh D. Degas Comprehension Exercises Multiple choice. Text Study _2_3 Text Study Comprehension Exercises 3. _________refers to a kind of usually avant-garde or conceptual art as early as in the 1960s, which often challenges the audience to think in new and unconventional ways. Performance art B. Impressionism C. Photo-realism D. Futurism Comprehension Exercises Multiple choice. Text Study _2_3 Text Study Comprehension Exercis