Agnes Denes (1931)

Planted a two-acre wheat field in downtown Manhattan, two blocks from Wall Street, in 1982.

ABOUT

Agnes Denes (Dénes Ágnes; born 1931 in Budapest) is a Hungarian-born American conceptual artist based in New York City. She is known for works in a wide range of media—from poetry and philosophical writings to extremely detailed drawings, sculptures, and iconic land art works, such as Wheatfield — A Confrontation (1982), a two-acre field of wheat in downtown Manhattan, commissioned by the Public Art Fund, and Tree Mountain—A Living Time Capsule (1992–96) in Ylöjärvi, Finland…

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NOTABLE WORKS

Study for Thought Complex 1970 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art The Human Argument 1974 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Study of Distortions; Isometric Systems in Isotropic Space-Map Projections: The Cube 1978 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Isometric Systems in Isotropic Space-Map Projections: The Doughnut (tangent torus) 1980 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Isometric Systems in Isotropic Space-Map Projections: The Pyramid 1980 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Suite of Five Lithographs: When the Pyramid Awakens 1994 · Cleveland Museum of Art

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INFLUENCES

Influenced by

Marcel DuchampConceptual Art Robert SmithsonLand Art Joseph BeuysSocial Sculpture

Influenced

Olafur EliassonEnvironmental Installation Maya LinEnvironmental Art Mel ChinEcological Art