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1982 artwork by Agnes Denes
Wheatfield — A Confrontation
ArtistAgnes Denes
Year1982 (1982)
TypeInstallation
Dimensions (325 ft.  × 300 ft. )
LocationBattery Park City, New York City

Wheatfield — A Confrontation is a 1982 artwork by conceptual artist Agnes Denes. The work, a 2.2-acre wheatfield, was grown on empty landfill next to the World Trade Center.

Installation

Wheatfield — A Confrontation was commissioned by the Public Art Fund. The work was planted on 1 May 1982. Denes, two assistants, and rotating volunteers maintained the field for four months. Denes and others took actions to protect the crop such as spraying to prevent mildew after the wheat developed a fungus. They harvested the wheat (1000 pounds of grains) on 16 August 1982.

The work has been referred to as Denes's best known.

Message

Wheatfield — A Confrontation was to protest global warming and economic inequality, critiquing the misplaced priorities of modern society. The wheatfield was chosen to represent food, energy, commerce, world trade, and economics.

External links

References

  1. Jacobs, Karrie (14 June 2018). "The Woman Who Harvested a Wheat Field Off Wall Street". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  2. Rina, Amelia (9 March 2021). "Seeds, Sharing, Manifestos". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  3. ^ Denes, Agnes (1 June 1992). "Wheatfield/Tree Mountain". Art Journal. 51 (2): 22–23. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  4. Neill, Michael (1 July 1982). "Wheatfield is tough, like city". Daily News. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  5. Kino, Carol (28 November 2012). "Stretching Her Creativity as Far as Possible". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  6. Hołda, Renata (20 December 2021). "Prawo do ogrodu. Ogrodnicy w przestrzeni miasta" (PDF). Journal of Urban Ethnology. 19: 151. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  7. Cotter, Holland (7 November 2019). "At 88, Agnes Denes Finally Gets the Retrospective She Deserves". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  8. Schulze, Martin (20 December 2019). "Why did Agnes Denes create this Wheatfield in New York?". Public Delivery. Retrieved 16 Jan 2025.
  9. http://agnesdenesstudio.com/works7.html
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