7000 Oaks
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7000 Oaks is a landmark environmental and conceptual art project by Joseph Beuys that involved planting thousands of trees paired with basalt stones throughout the city of Kassel, Germany.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
environmental artwork
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land art ⓘ public art project ⓘ |
| artisticMedium | living trees and stone markers ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Green movement in art
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documenta 7 in Kassel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | documenta 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1987 ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | ongoing maintenance in Kassel ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Joseph Beuys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
landmark conceptual art project
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landmark environmental art project ⓘ |
| endTime | 1987 ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt | documenta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | social sculpture ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
iconic work of social sculpture
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symbol of ecological art in Germany ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
contemporary environmental art
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urban greening projects ⓘ |
| hasPart | tree-stone pairs ⓘ |
| hasType | long-term urban intervention ⓘ |
| inception | 1982 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedInPublicSpace | true ⓘ |
| location | Kassel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
environmentalism
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public space ⓘ reforestation ⓘ urban ecology ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
basalt stones
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oak trees ⓘ |
| movement | Fluxus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Joseph Beuys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTrees | 7000 ⓘ |
| originalLanguageOfTitle | German ⓘ |
| originalTitle | 7000 Eichen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to engage citizens in environmental action
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to raise ecological awareness ⓘ to transform the urban environment ⓘ |
| significantEvent | first tree planted in front of the Fridericianum in Kassel ⓘ |
| startTime | 1982 ⓘ |
| usesMotif | tree and stone pairing ⓘ |
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