Exit through the Gift Shop:
Directions: For this assignment, watch the film “Exit through the Gift Shop” and answer the following questions. For full credit, provide as much detail as possible (in your own words) when answering the short answer questions. A hard copy of the assignment is due on the last day of class. No late assignments will be accepted for any reason. The assignment is worth up to 10 points.
1) In your own words, what is “Street Art”?
2) Is the following statement true or false?
Street artist Shepherd Fairey claims that his work has acquired power through repetition. He took something unimportant (posters of Andre the Giant) and made viewers perceive it as important by placing it in prominent public locations.
a. true
b. false
3) Which street artist had the biggest influence on amateur filmmaker Theirry Guetta? Explain your answer.
4) Banksy’s first US exhibition ________ ________ signaled a new direction for Street Art. After this exhibition, Street Art was taken seriously by the art world.
5) Is the following statement true or false?
Theirry Guetta’s film about Street Art was a huge critical success. Like Banksy’s US exhibition, Guetta’s film helped to establish Street Art as one of the most important art movements of the 21st century.
a. true
b. false
6) Should Theirry Guetta be considered an artist? Why or why not? Justify your answer by drawing from your knowledge of modern and postmodern art.