Elmgreen & Dragset
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Elmgreen & Dragset is a Scandinavian artist duo known for their conceptual, often site-specific installations that critically and playfully engage with social, political, and institutional structures.
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| instanceOf |
artist duo
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conceptual artists → contemporary artists → |
| artisticApproach |
institutional critique
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political commentary → site-specific installations → social commentary → use of humor and irony → |
| basedIn |
Berlin
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| countryOfOrigin |
Denmark
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Norway NERFINISHED → |
| created |
Prada Marfa
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| curatedExhibition |
The Collectors at the Venice Biennale
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| exhibitedAt |
Biennale of Sydney
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Guggenheim Museum NERFINISHED → Serpentine Galleries NERFINISHED → Tate Modern NERFINISHED → Venice Biennale NERFINISHED → Victoria and Albert Museum NERFINISHED → Whitechapel Gallery NERFINISHED → |
| field |
conceptual art
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installation art → sculpture → |
| knownFor |
critical engagement with architecture and design
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large-scale public art projects → transforming exhibition spaces into staged environments → |
| member |
Ingar Dragset
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Michael Elmgreen NERFINISHED → |
| movement |
conceptual art
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contemporary art → |
| nationalityOfMembers |
Danish
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Norwegian → |
| notableWork |
Powerless Structures
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Prada Marfa NERFINISHED → Short Cut NERFINISHED → Social Mobility NERFINISHED → The Collectors NERFINISHED → The Welfare Show NERFINISHED → Tomorrow NERFINISHED → Van Gogh’s Ear NERFINISHED → |
| PowerlessStructuresCommissionedFor |
Fourth Plinth, Trafalgar Square, London
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| Prada MarfaLocation |
near Marfa, Texas
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| Prada MarfaType |
permanent site-specific installation
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| representedCountryAtEvent |
Nordic Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
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| workOftenAddresses |
consumer culture
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institutional power → public space → queer identity → social structures → |
Referenced by (2)
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The Phillips Collection
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The Phillips Collection ("Elmgreen and Dragset") → |
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