Packet 2: Bonus 3
A “defense” of these events by Massimiliano Gioni connects the rise of them in the 1990s in cities like Gwangju and Sharjah with the rise of the professionalization of curators. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name these recurring art showcases, such as one held at the Whitney. Over 90 countries are represented in a prestigious Venetian one of these events, which are named for being held every two years.
ANSWER: biennials [or biennales]
[10h] This author used the term “festivalism” to describe the vapid art at biennials. This longtime art critic for The New Yorker, who died in 2022, divided contemporary artists into four camps in the collection Hot, Cold, Heavy, Light.
ANSWER: Peter Schjeldahl (“SHELL-doll”)
[10m] The roving biennial Manifesta will be held in this country in 2026. The quinquennial art exhibition Documenta is held in this country, the home of an artist known for making blurry “photopaintings.”
ANSWER: Germany [or Bundesrepublik Deutschland or Federal Republic of Germany; accept West Germany] (The artist is Gerhard Richter.)
<Editors, Painting and Sculpture> | B. Prelims 2 - Northwestern A + Virginia Tech + Brown + Penn State
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 17.62 | 95% | 67% | 14% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruin | Stanford A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Cambridge | Virginia | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Chicago A | Ohio State | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Columbia A | UCF | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | EHM |
| Columbia B | Cornell | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Georgia Tech C | Michigan | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Harvard | Georgetown | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Illinois A | Vanderbilt | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Illinois B | Toronto B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| MIT | Indiana | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Maryland A | Pittsburgh | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Minnesota | Georgia Tech B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | EHM |
| NYU A | Stanford B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | EHM |
| NYU B | Waterloo | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| North Carolina | British Columbia | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Northwestern B | Johns Hopkins | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Purdue | UCLA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rutgers | UC Berkeley A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Swarthmore | Texas | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Toronto A | Maryland B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| WashU | Georgia Tech A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Site | 2026-04-17 | ✓ | 21 | 17.62 | 95% | 67% | 14% |