Agnes Denes And Her Pursuit ToWARDS AN Ecological Society
by Kassandra Greenhalgh (20056545)
ARTH 220 Socially Engaged Art | Professor Kennedy | March 25, 2022
Born in 1931, Agnes Denes is a pioneer of various art movements, she is difficult to classify but many label her a pioneer in conceptual, ecological and environmental art. Agnes Denes' work has propelled a movement of environmental artists to pursue creating works that allow society to see the effects humanity has had on the environment and bring us one step closer to a more ecological society.
Bibliography
Part 1 - Land Art
[I]“What Is Land Art?” The Utah Museum of Fine Arts. Accessed March 14, 2022. https://umfa.utah.edu/land-art/about.
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Part 2 - Agnes Denes
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Part 3 - Tree Mountain
[V] Rogers, Patrick. “The Art of Agnes Denes May Be as Big (and Long-Lasting) as Her Legacy.” NRDC, March 10, 2020. https://www.nrdc.org/onearth/art-agnes-denes-may-be-big-and-long-lasting-her-legacy.
[VI] “Tree Mountain - A Living Time Capsule.” Agnes Denes. Accessed March 15, 2022. http://www.agnesdenesstudio.com/works4.html.
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Part 4 - Wheatfield
[IX] “Wheatfield - A Confrontation: Battery Park Landfill, Downtown Manhattan.” Agnes Denes. Accessed March 15, 2022. http://www.agnesdenesstudio.com/works7.html.
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Part 5 - Future Unwritten
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Part 6 - Art and Social Change
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Video and Photo Credits:
Part 1 - Land Art
Video Footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuliRJxCS4Y&ab_channel=AfricaTravelChannel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-N3vbH52bQ&ab_channel=UtahStateUniversity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwsFn7LeWyY&t=290s&ab_channel=NGVMelbourne
Part 2 - Agnes Denes
Video Footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYIt3FY0E4I&t=109s&ab_channel=TheShed
Part 3 - Tree Mountain
Video Footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmVFGwNeWcc&t=23s&ab_channel=TheShed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEz6RAWBpUA&t=262s&ab_channel=TheNaturalHistoryMuseum
Part 4 - Wheatfield
Photos:
Agnes Denes, Wheatfield – A Confrontation. Two acres of wheat planted and harvested by the artist on the Battery Park landfill, Manhattan, summer 1982. Commissioned by Public Art Fund. Image courtesy the artist and Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/agnes-denes-prophetic-wheatfield-remains-as-relevant-as-ever
Agnes Denes, Wheatfield—A Confrontation. Two acres of wheat planted and harvested by the artist on the Battery Park landfill, Manhattan, Summer 1982. Commissioned by Public Art Fund.Photo by John McGrall. Courtesy the artist and Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects. https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/agnes-denes-prophetic-wheatfield-remains-as-relevant-as-ever
“Wheatfield – A Confrontation: Battery Park Landfill, Downtown Manhattan – With Artist in the field,” 1982.Credit...John McGrail, courtesy Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/14/t-magazine/agnes-denes-art.html
“Wheatfield – A Confrontation: Battery Park Landfill, Downtown Manhattan – Volunteers Spreading the Soil,” 1982.Credit...© Agnes Denes, courtesy Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/14/t-magazine/agnes-denes-art.html
“Wheatfield – A Confrontation: Battery Park Landfill, Downtown Manhattan – Aerial View,” 1982.Credit...© Agnes Denes, courtesy Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/14/t-magazine/agnes-denes-art.html
“Wheatfield – A Confrontation: Battery Park Landfill, Downtown Manhattan – Golden Wheat (2),” 1982.Credit...© Agnes Denes, courtesy Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/14/t-magazine/agnes-denes-art.html
“Wheatfield – A Confrontation: Battery Park Landfill, Downtown Manhattan – Blue Sky With World Trade Center,” 1982.Credit...© Agnes Denes, courtesy Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/14/t-magazine/agnes-denes-art.html
Video Footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxYjGy3csTU&t=26s&ab_channel=TheShed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEhovgODMLI&t=85s&ab_channel=lonelycubicle
Part 5 - Future Unwritten
Video footage:
All stock video from https://www.videvo.net/
Part 6 - Art & Social Change
Video footage:
All stock video from https://www.videvo.net/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEz6RAWBpUA&t=262s&ab_channel=TheNaturalHistoryMuseum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXKE0nAMmg4&t=16s&ab_channel=InsideEdition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vc5r8osWauU&ab_channel=CubeLease
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFJuzWhe9EI&ab_channel=theDronalist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPADyd3dN5s&ab_channel=NatureFootage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmVFGwNeWcc&t=24s&ab_channel=TheShed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlVqsHFta9w&t=15s&ab_channel=lonelycubicle
Photos:
Agnes Denes, Wheatfield – A Confrontation. Two acres of wheat planted and harvested by the artist on the Battery Park landfill, Manhattan, summer 1982. Commissioned by Public Art Fund. Image courtesy the artist and Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/agnes-denes-prophetic-wheatfield-remains-as-relevant-as-ever