Test Your Knowledge

1. Drag and drop to arrange the following art movements in India in chronological order:
    

2. Over the span of a decade, the Clark House Initiative aimed to democratise art in Mumbai through its timely interventions, radically promoting underrepresented artists and critiquing censorship of artworks by the state and other authorities.

3. Drag and drop the name of the artist to match the movement, medium or style generally associated with their work.

4. Who are the major individuals or institutions shaping the world of modern and contemporary art in India? 

5. Social, cultural and political movements or events often directly inspire artistic responses. Drag and drop the historical and political events below to the corresponding artworks that reflect upon them.

6. Select all the statements below that are false. 

7. Drag and drop the themes below to the artworks that best represent them. 

8. This painting from 1935 portraying three young women in thought was created by which artist?

9. Which among the following factors or events influenced how modern and contemporary art in India has been shaped over the last century?

10. What factors would you take into consideration while analysing an artwork? Choose five options from below.

11. Which of the following artists have most prominently explored themes of mythology and the female body in their artworks?

12. Below is a list of artists you have encountered in this course. Drag and drop their names to their corresponding artworks (that have not been introduced to you) by recollecting what you’ve learnt about their styles and visual languages. 

13. The Victoria and Albert Museum was established by the British as the first museum in the erstwhile Bombay Presidency, as a counterpart to the museum of the same name in London, in 1857. What is the name that the museum uses today?

14. Which of the following statements are true about the role of the government in the field of  modern and contemporary art?

15. In addition to offering social and political commentary, artworks also often act as a looking-glass into the lives of the artists, their personal experiences, emotions and memories. Drag and drop the names of the artists below to their corresponding artworks.

16. Which of the following statements about the Kochi-Muziris Biennale is true? You may select more than one answer.

17. Here is a list of artists who have primarily engaged with themes of community, urban spaces and public life in their works. Drag and drop the names of the artists to their corresponding artworks.

18. Which among the following is considered the first private museum for modern and contemporary art in India?

19. From the options below, select the one common thematic link that connects these works by MF Husain, Pushpamala N and Abanindranath Tagore.

20. Which of the following artists are known for delving into a study of the female body in their artistic works? Select all the options that apply.