The Human Argument (Paperback)

Paperback. The American conceptual artist Agnes Denes investigates science, philosophy, linguistics, psychology, art history, poetry, and music. A pioneer of ecological art, Denes's work involves ecological, cultural, and social issues. The Human Argument is the first publication of Agnes Denes's collected writings. Denes an early pioneer of both the environmental art movement and Conceptual art has investigated the physical and social sciences, philosophy, linguistics, psychology, art history, poetry and music and transformed her explorations into unique works of visual art. Her work involves ecological, cultural, and social issues, and are often monumental in scale. She is perhaps best known for Wheatfield A Confrontation (1982), a two-acre wheat field she planted and harvested in downtown Manhattan, a work that addresses human values and misplaced priorities. > Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.