The Human Argument: The Writings of Agnes Denes

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The Human Argument: The Writings of Agnes Denes

Agnes Denes is one of the originators of concept-based art and one of the first artists to be involved with the relationship of science to art. Since the 1960s she has investigated the physical and social sciences, philosophy, mathematics, linguistics, psychology, art history, poetry, and music, and transformed her explorations into unique works of art. A pioneer of the environmental art movement, her work involves ecological, cultural and social issues, and is often monumental in scale. An artist of enormous vision, Denes has authored several books, including Paradox and Esssence (1976), Sculptures of the Mind (1976), and Book of Dust: The Beginning and the End of Time and Thereafter (1989). In her writings, the conceptual artist Agnes Denes investigates science, philosophy, linguistics, psychology, art history, poetry, and music.