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Flower Pyramid Agnes Denes LeadLooking for the perfect summer selfie spot? Head on over to Long Island City and feast your eyes on the <a href="http://socratessculpturepark.org/exhibition/pyramid" target="_blank">Socrates Sculpture Park</a>'s massive pyramid of living, growing flowers. The Living Pyramid by Budapest-born artist <a href="http://www.agnesdenesstudio.com/works5.html" target="_blank">Agnes Denes</a> is now in full bloom after being seeded by community volunteers last month, and will grace the waterfront park until the end of August. #flowerpower!1
Flower Pyramid Agnes Denes CloseupDenes and Socrates Sculpture Park invited folks from the neighborhood to plant seeds in the Living Pyramid's wooden planter boxes on May 17th as part of the <a href="http://friezenewyork.com/">Frieze Art Fair</a>.2
Flower Pyramid Agnes Denes Flower TowerTheir efforts have manifested in a verdant, 30-foot-tall tower of flowers and grasses.3
Flower Pyramid Agnes Denes SprinklerThe pyramid's colorful blooms are watered by sprinkler at the tip-top of the structure, which has also been doubling as a cooling mister for overheated parkgoers.4
Flower Pyramid Agnes Denes Long Island City<a href="http://www.agnesdenesstudio.com/">Denes </a>explains that she chose a pyramidal form because of its ability to "convey [] the human drama, our hopes and dreams against great odds".5
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Flower Pyramid Agnes Denes ViewThe New York-based artist was also behind <a href="http://www.agnesdenesstudio.com/works7.html">Wheatfield — A Confrontation</a>, a field of golden wheat that took over two acres of landfill space in Battery Park City way back in 1982.7
Flower Pyramid Agnes Denes The Living Pyramid<a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/artist-to-install-blooming-living-pyramid-in-socrates-sculpture-park/">The Living Pyramid</a> was made possible, in part, by the David Rockefeller Fund as a way to honor David Rockefeller on his 100th birthday on June 12th.8
Flower Pyramid Agnes DenesThe verdant structure will remain on display at Socrates Sculpture Park until August 30, 2015.9
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