Elmgreen & Dragset: TRANSITION

Elmgreen & Dragset debut a 40-ton traversable steel sculpture and new wall works exploring the performative aspects of architecture. About For TRANSITION, the duo Elmgreen & Dragset will debut one of their most ambitious projects to date: a 40-ton, traversable steel sculpture will be shown alongside a new series of wall works, pursuing the artists' longstanding interest in the performative aspects of architecture. Further details to be announced. Elmgreen & Dragset (Michael Elmgreen, b. 1961, Copenhagen, Denmark; Ingar Dragset, b. 1969, Trondheim, Norway) pursue questions of identity and belonging and investigate social, cultural, and political structures in their artistic practice. They are renowned for large-scale public installations including Short Cut (2003), an installation comprising a Fiat Uno and a camper trailer, which appear to emerge from the ground; Prada Marfa (2005), a full-scale replica of a Prada boutique installed along U.S. Route 90 in Valentine, Texas; and Van Gogh's Ear (2016), a gigantic vertical swimming pool placed in front of Rockefeller Center in New York City. Read more Toggle Installation Sculpture