Wheatfield — A Confrontation Explained
| Wheatfield — A Confrontation |
| Artist: | Agnes Denes |
| Type: | Installation |
| Width Imperial: | 325 ft. |
| Length Imperial: | 300 ft. |
| City: | Battery Park City, New York City |
Wheatfield — A Confrontation is a 1982 artwork by conceptual artist Agnes Denes.[1] [2] [3] The work, a 2.2-acre wheatfield, was grown on empty landfill next to the World Trade Center.[4]
Installation
Wheatfield — A Confrontation was commissioned by the Public Art Fund.[5] The work was planted on 1 May 1982.[3] 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.[3] They harvested the wheat (1000 pounds of grains[6]) on 16 August 1982.[3]
The work has been referred to as Denes's best known.[7]
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Notes and References
- News: Jacobs . Karrie . The Woman Who Harvested a Wheat Field Off Wall Street . 3 May 2022 . The New York Times . 14 June 2018.
- News: Rina . Amelia . Seeds, Sharing, Manifestos . 3 May 2022 . The Brooklyn Rail . 9 March 2021.
- Denes . Agnes . Wheatfield/Tree Mountain . Art Journal . 1 June 1992 . 51 . 2 . 22-23 . 3 May 2022.
- News: Neill . Michael . Wheatfield is tough, like city . 3 May 2022 . Daily News . 1 July 1982 . en.
- News: Kino . Carol . Stretching Her Creativity as Far as Possible . 3 May 2022 . The New York Times . 28 November 2012.
- Hołda . Renata . Prawo do ogrodu. Ogrodnicy w przestrzeni miasta . Journal of Urban Ethnology . 20 December 2021 . 19 . 151 . 18 September 2024.
- News: Cotter . Holland . At 88, Agnes Denes Finally Gets the Retrospective She Deserves . 4 May 2022 . The New York Times . 7 November 2019.
