Elmgreen and Dragset
| Type | Artist duo |
|---|---|
| Members | Michael Elmgreen (born 1961), Ingar Dragset (born 1969) |
| Active since | 1995 |
| Known for | Prada Marfa |
Elmgreen and Dragset are the artist duo Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset, who have collaborated since 1995. Elmgreen was born in Copenhagen in 1961 and Dragset in Trondheim in 1969. Their work includes installations, public sculpture and constructed environments.[1]
Their projects include Prada Marfa (2005), a replica boutique in the Texas desert; Short Cut (2003), in which a car and caravan appear to emerge through the ground; and Van Gogh's Ear, first presented at Rockefeller Center in 2016. They also designed Berlin's Memorial to the Homosexuals Persecuted under the National Socialist Regime, installed in 2008.[1]
The duo received a special mention at the 2009 Venice Biennale for The Collectors and curated the fifteenth Istanbul Biennial in 2017.[1]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Artists' Profile". Ballroom Marfa. Retrieved 2026-10-16.