Agnes Denes, "Wheatfield-A Confrontation: Battery Park Landfill, Downtown Manhattan-With Agnes Denes Standing in the Field," 1982 (60-63)

Which newly formed organization created the Documerica project?

The EPA

The Documerica project produced more than _____ photographs of pollution, infrastructure, and wilderness.

20,000

During what decade was the Documerica project released?

1970s

Who completed a three-year project in Minamata, Japan, to photographs effects of mercury poisoning?

W. Eugene Smith

W. Eugene Smith photographed effects of mercury poisoning in which Japanese city?

Minamata

Minamata is a city located in which Asian country?

Japan

How long was W. Eugene Smith’s project of mercury poisoning?

Three years

W. Eugene Smith photographed effects of what type of poisoning in Minamata, Japan?

Mercury

Which photographer takes close-up photographs of plastic waste found in dead, decaying birds in the series “Midway?”

Chris Jordan

What is the title of Chris Jordan’s series in which he takes close-up photographs of plastic waste found in dead, decaying animals?

Midway

Which photograpgher depicts mounds of garbage laden with green netting photographed in a manner that appears like traditional Chinese scroll paintings in her series “New Landscapes”

Yao Lu

What is the title of Yao Lu’s series in which she depicts mounds of garbage laden with green netting photographed in a manner that appears like traditional Chinese scroll painting landscapes?

New Landscapes

Which photographer creates colorful images of polluted rivers and the waste produced from industrial mining?

Edward Burtynsky

Which term refers to an overwhelming sense of awe at the magnificence of something?

Sublime

Which term describes pollution that is beautiful and almost pleasurable to look at?

Toxic sublime

In what year was Agnes Denes born?

1931

Agnes Denes was born in what European country?

Hungary

Agnes Denes’ practice is based in what US city?

New York City

Which two schools did Agnes Denes study at?

New School and Columbia University

Before art, what did Agnes Denes start her career as?

A poet

Rice/Tree/Burial is from what year?

1968

Which term describes a creative work that sets out an agenda for radical change?

Manifesto

In what New York county was Rice/Tree/Burial carried out?

Sullivan

What did Denes bury at Rice/Tree/Burial?

A haiku

Around the late 1970s, Denes was asked to re-create Rice/Tree/Burial at what location in Lewiston, New York?

Artpark

Artpark is located in what city and state?

Lewiston, New York

In the second iteration of Rice/Tree/Burial, how much rice did Denes plant (in acres)?

Half an acre

The contaminants in Artpark’s rice arose from Artpark’s proximity to what canal?

Love Canal

Love Canal is an abandoned waterway off of what river?

Niagara River

Which canal is an abandoned waterway off Niagara River in Niagara Falls?

Love Canal

How many tons of toxins were dumped by the Hooker Chemical Company in Love Canal?

21,000

The Hooker Chemical Company now goes by what name?

Occidental Petroleum Company

The Occidental Petroleum Company used to be called what?

Hooker Chemical Company

When Denes fashioned a time capsule for the second iteration of Rice/Tree/Burial, how many feet of concrete did she encase it in?

Nine

The plaque on Denes’ time capsule indicates the capsule should not be open until what year?

2979

Denes filmed the precipice of Niagara Falls for a sustained period of how many days?

Seven

How many acres of wheat did Denes plant in Wheatfield-A Confrontation

Two

Where did Denes plant two acres of wheat in Wheatfield-A Confrontation

Lower Manhattan

The land Denes planted her two acres of wheat on polluted land, full of debris—land that had been previously used as the _________________

Battery Park Landfill

When did Denes harvest her two acres of wheat in Lower Manhattan?

August 1982

After Denes harvested her wheat in Lower Manhattan in August 1982, the land was plowed to build ___________

High-end real estate

How much money was the land in which Denes planted her two acres of wheat worth?

$4.5 Billion

How many cities did Denes’ harvested wheat travel to?

28

Which museum organized The International Art Show for the End of World Hunger

Minnesota Museum of Art

During what years did the exhibition The International Art Show for the End of World Hunger be showcased?

1987-1990

How many photographs of Wheatfield commonly circulate?

Nine

Tree Mountain was originally conceived in what year?

1982

Which work is considered to be Denes’ most ambitious?

Tree Mountain

How many trees did Denes propose to plant in Tree Mountain?

10,000

The trees in Tree Mountain are in what shape?

Geometric Spiral

How long did it take for Denes to find the funds and land to realize her vision for Tree Mountain

10 years

Which country’s government announced they would cover Denes’ vision for Tree Mountain

Finland

When was the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro?

1992

Denes initially aimed for 10,000 participants. About how many does she have now?

11,000

The people who planted trees on Tree Mountain will hold ownership for how long?

Four hundred years