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Artists›Dennis Oppenheim

Dennis Oppenheim

Dennis Oppenheim

1938

WA-00012559

PhotographyConceptual ArtPerformance ArtLand Art

Representation

None documented

11

Institutional Exhibitions

143

Works in Collection

234

Assets Indexed

2

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

90%

Profile Completeness

Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ439856

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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American Prints: 1900�1960; Recent Acquisitions: Illustrated Books

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985–1986

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Selections From the Art Lending Service

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1981–1982

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Movin'

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979–1980

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Views over America

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979

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New York/New York

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1978

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Maps

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1977

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New Art for the New Year

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1977–1978

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Projects: Video III

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1975

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Landscape

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1972

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Information

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1970

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Ocean Projects: Hutchinson and Oppenheim

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1969

Field Verification (2 fields)

1 cross-verified · 1 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (3)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/4415
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/dennis-oppenheim
Tier 1 · Institutional85%
Artist Index
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred35%

About

Why this artist matters now

Dennis Oppenheim was an American conceptual artist, performance artist, earth artist, sculptor and photographer.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 29d ago

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Movement

Conceptual Art

Medium

Photography

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago Tate Whitney Museum of American Art

Canonical record

Artworks (143)

Study for Radiator

Study for Radiator

2010 · Color heliogravure on white wove paper

Sheet: 99.1 × 81.3 cm (39 × 32 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Study for Hard Surface Tree #6

Study for Hard Surface Tree #6

2005 · Color screenprint on white wove paper

152.3 × 112.3 cm (60 × 44 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Study for Hard Surface Tree #5

Study for Hard Surface Tree #5

2005 · Color screenprint on white wove paper

Sheet: 152.3 × 112 cm (60 × 44 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Study for Hard Surface Tree #2

Study for Hard Surface Tree #2

2005 · Color screenprint on white wove paper

Sheet: 152.5 × 112 cm (60 1/16 × 44 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Study for Hard Surface Tree #1

Study for Hard Surface Tree #1

2005 · Color screenprint on white wove paper

Sheet: 152.5 × 112.5 cm (60 1/16 × 44 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Study for Hard Surface Tree #3

Study for Hard Surface Tree #3

2005 · Color screenprint on white wove paper

Sheet: 152.5 × 112 cm (60 1/16 × 44 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Study Device to Root Out Evil

Study Device to Root Out Evil

1997 · Color screenprint on white wove paper

Sheet: 101.6 × 71.2 cm (40 × 28 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Kissing Racks

1991 · Color lithograph on white wove paper

122 × 86.6 cm (48 1/16 × 34 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Ghost Toast

1991 · Color lithograph on white wove paper

122 × 86.6 cm (48 1/16 × 34 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Study for "Objects, Dreams of Flying"

Study for "Objects, Dreams of Flying"

1991 · Color lithograph on white wove paper

122 × 86.6 cm (48 1/16 × 34 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Study for Chain of Pearls

1984 · Pastel, pink, blue and purple metallic paints, crayon and ink wash with graphite on paper

38 3/16 in. × 50 in. (97 × 127 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Occasion for Expansion. A Combat of Structural Projections

Occasion for Expansion. A Combat of Structural Projections

1981 · Color lithograph on cream wove paper

Sheet: 88.9 × 73.7 cm (35 × 29 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Reverse Processing, Cement Transplant, East River, NY, 1970

Reverse Processing, Cement Transplant, East River, NY, 1970

1978 · Photograph, colour, on paper

image: 498 x 590 mm

Trench Fever

1977 · Chromogenic print

19 5/16 × 25 3/16" (49 × 64 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Dream Lines

1976 · Screenprint on white wove paper

Image and sheet: 104.5 × 74 cm (41 3/16 × 29 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Death Hole

1976 · Screenprint on white wove paper

Image and sheet: 104.5 × 74 cm (41 3/16 × 29 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Dried Up

1976 · Screenprint on white wove paper

Image and sheet: 104.5 × 74 cm (41 3/16 × 29 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Mud Flat

1976 · Screenprint on white wove paper

Image and sheet: 104.5 × 74 cm (41 3/16 × 29 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Silver Disc Landing Field

Silver Disc Landing Field

1976 · Screenprint on white wove paper

Image and sheet: 104.5 × 74 cm (41 3/16 × 29 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Rainbow Pass

1976 · Screenprint on white wove paper

Image and sheet: 104.5 × 74 cm (41 3/16 × 29 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Land Clouds

1976 · Screenprint on white wove paper

Image and sheet: 104.5 × 74 cm (41 3/16 × 29 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Feather Ridge Transfer

Feather Ridge Transfer

1976 · Screenprint on white wove paper

Image and sheet: 104.5 × 74 cm (41 3/16 × 29 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

1976 · Screenprint on white wove paper

Image and sheet: 104.5 × 74 cm (41 3/16 × 29 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Wolf It Down

1976 · Screenprint on white wove paper

Image and sheet: 104.5 × 74 cm (41 3/16 × 29 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (5)

143 published of 232 catalogued · 130 with image

MoMA
89 publishedof 178 catalogued84 img
Art Institute Chicago
43 published43 img
The Met
7 published
Tate
3 published3 img
Whitney
1 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 2)

2 entries · 1 sources

Reverse Processing, Cement Transplant, East River, NY, 1970
1978 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Directed Harvest
1966 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Gallery Transplant, Floor Specifications Gallery #3, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Transplanted to Jersey City, New Jersey. Surface: Snow, Dirt, Gravel. Duration: 4 Weeks (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

8

Movements3

Conceptual Art Performance Art Land Art

Collections5

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago Tate Whitney Museum of American Art

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Tate

In collection

Whitney Museum of American Art

Background

Education

Stanford University

Visual Arts

California College of the Arts

Visual Arts