Born 1931 in Budapest, Hungary.
Lives and works in New York, NY.
Agnes Denes is a renowned artist, distinguished scholar, and an early pioneer of the Environmental and Conceptual Art movements. Denes’ monumental works speak to the challenges of global survival in the context of ecological, cultural, and social issues. She is perhaps best known for Wheatfield — A Confrontation (1982), a two-acre field of wheat planted and harvested on a landfill in lower Manhattan that addressed the sustainability of urbanism, contemporary human values, and the priorities of industrial nations. Denes has exhibited extensively at fairs and institutions across the globe, including Documenta VI, three Venice Biennials, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. She participates in global conferences, has written five books, and holds two honorary doctorates.
