2015 Practice FRQ #1 - Long Essay Comparison

The work shown is The Gates, created between 1979 and 2005 C.E. In this work, the artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude transformed a specific outdoor location.

Select and completely identify another work in which a specific outdoor location was transformed.

Describe how each specific outdoor location was transformed.

Using specific visual or contextual evidence, analyze both the similarities and the differences between these transformations.

Analyze how these transformations shaped the viewers’ experience of each work.

To answer the question, you may select a work from the list below or any other relevant work of art.

When identifying the work you select, you should try to include all of the following identifiers: title or
designation, name of the artist and/or culture of origin, date of creation, and materials. You will earn credit for the identification if you provide at least two accurate identifiers, but you will not be penalized if any additional identifiers you provide are inaccurate. If you select a work from the list below, you must include at least two accurate identifiers beyond those that are given.

Acropolis in Athens

City of Machu Picchu

Gardens of the Palace at Versailles

Narcissus Garden

Spiral Jetty