Agnes Denes (born 1931 in Budapest) is a Hungarian-born American conceptual artist based in New York. She is known for works in a wide range of mediaââ¬âfrom poetry and philosophical writings to extremely detailed drawings, sculptures, and iconic land art works, such as Wheatfield ââ¬â A Confrontation (1982), a two-acre field of wheat in downtown Manhattan, commissioned by the Public Art Fund, and Tree Mountainââ¬âA Living Time Capsule (1992ââ¬â96) in Ylojärvi, Finland. Her work Rice/Tree/Burial with Time Capsule (1968ââ¬â79) is recognized as one of the earliest examples of ecological art. She lives and works in New York City.