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Michael Elmgreen was born in 1961 in Copenhagen, Denmark; Ingar Dragset was born in 1969 in Trondheim, Norway; they have been working as an artist duo since 1995. They live and work in Berlin. With the intention of revealing and redefining the art world, its cultural institutions and their fruition from the public, Elmgreen & Dragset draw inspiration from the everyday world, criticizing through a strong and unsettling sense of humor the contemporary social and political structure. They are well known for their numerous public architectural and performative installations, including Prada Marfa, a Prada shop located in the middle of the desert of Texas realized in 2005, and Short Cut, where due cars were rising out of Milan’s Galleria Vittorio Emanuele in 2003, produced together with Fondazione Nicola Trussardi. Elmgreen & Dragset constantly challenge their public and its imaginary through the creation of images that are as shocking as spectacular.

Elmgreen & Dragset have had solo exhibitions in prominent institutions worldwide, including: Elmgreen & Dragset, Point of View Part 1, Kistefos Museum, Jevnaker (2019); Elmgreen & Dragset: Sculptures, Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas (2019); It’s Not What You Think, Blueproject Foundation, Barcelona (2019); This Is How We Bite Our Tongue, Whitechapel Gallery, London (2018); Die Zugezogenen, Museum Haus Lange, Kunstmuseen Krefeld (2017); Changing Subjects, The FLAG Art Foundation, New York (2016); Van Gogh’s Ear, Rockefeller Center, Public Art Fund, New York (2016); Powerless Structures, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv (2016); The Well Fair, Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing (2016); Aéroport Mille Plateaux, PLATEAU, Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul (2015); Biography, Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen (2014); Biography, Astrup Fearnley Museet, Oslo (2014); Tomorrow, Victoria and Albert Museum, London (2013); The One and The Many, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam (2011).

Their group exhibitions include: Tainted Love, Villa Arson, Nice (2019); There I Belong - Hammershøi, curated by Elmgreen & Dragset, Statens Museum fur Kunst, Copenhagen (2019); For Today, I Am a Boy: Contemporary Queer Abstraction, Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines (2019); Art’s Biggest Stage, Clark Art Institute, Williamstown (2019); Art & Porn, ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum, Aarhus (2019); Like Life: Sculpture, Color, and the Body, The Met Breuer, New York (2018); WAITING. Between Power and Possibility, Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg (2017); Slip of the Tongue, Punta Della Dogana, Venice (2015); Panorama, High Line Art, New York (2015); GOLD, Bass Museum of Art, Miami (2014); Do it Moscow, Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, Moscow (2014). They have also taken part in the Bangkok (2018), Istanbul (2013, 2011, 2001), Liverpool (2012), Performa 11 (New York, 2011), Singapore (2011), Moscow (2011, 2007), Venice (2009, 2003), Gwangju (2006, 2002), São Paulo (2002), and Berlin (1998) biennials as well as the Yokohama Triennale in 2008 in Japan.

Elmgreen & Dragset were appointed curators of the 15th Istanbul Biennial (2017). They were awarded a Special Mention at the 53rd Venice Biennale (2009) for The Collectors at the Danish and Nordic Pavilions and won the prestigious Preis der Nationalgalerie für Junge Kunst at Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin (2002).

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LIFEGUARD/TAKING A BREAK (TBD), 2023
Bronze, stainless steel, black patina, wax
290 × 105 × 85 cm / 114 3/8 × 41 1/3 × 33 1/2 inches

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ADAPTATION, FIG.15, 2022
Stainless steel
270 × 45 × 40 cm / 106 1/4 × 17 3/4 × 15 3/4 inches

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ON TARGET, FIG. 9, 2022
Mirror-polished stainless steel, lacquer
Ø 130 × 42.3 cm / 51 1/4 × 16 3/4 inches

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STUDY FOR TAILBONE, 2021
Aluminium, lacquer, pedestal in black Belgian marble
42 × 26 × 27 cm / 16 1/2 × 10 × 10 5/8 inches base 15 x 15 x 5 cm, opera cm 27 x 26 x 37 / plinth 6 x 6 x 2 inches, work 10 5/8 x 10 x 14 2/4 inches

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WHAT'S LEFT?, 2021
Silicone, clothing, wire rope and balancing pole
225 × 500 cm / 88 2/4 × 197 inches Figure: Height: approx 225 cm / 88 2/4 inches Balancing Pole:  Alu - custome made -  Size: 500 cm x 32mm Ø / 197 inches

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REVERSED CRUCIFIX, 2021
3D print, wood, lacquer, waxed cotton cord
34.5 × 21.5 × 4 cm / 13 2/3 × 8 1/2 × 1 1/2 inches

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THE SCREEN, 2021
Bronzo, lacca e schermo light-box
225 × 145 × 40 cm / 88 2/3 × 57 × 15 3/4 inches

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THE HOURS , 2019
Bronze, patina, marble
35 × 31 × 49 cm / 13 4/5 × 12 1/4 × 19 1/4 inches Artwork Wooden Box size: 28 (H) x 31 (L) x 49 (W) cm Candle size: 10 (h) x 6 (L) x 5 (W) cm (screw 3cm)

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CITY IN THE SKY, 2019
Stainless steel, steel, aluminium acrylic glass, LED lights
400 × 220 × 500 cm / 157 1/2 × 86 2/3 × 196 3/4 inches

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I MUST MAKE AMENDS, 2018
Bronze, patina
80 × 90 × 55 cm / 31 1/2 × 35 1/2 × 21 2/3 inches

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STUDY FOR VAN GOGH'S EAR, 2016
Marble, steel, plinth in lacqured wood
175 × 30 × 40 cm / 69 × 11 3/4 × 15 3/4 inches

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SIDE EFFECT, NO. 6, 2015
(Truvada, Isentress) Handblown glass, pigment, steel, wood
85 × 122.5 × 41 cm / 33 1/2 × 48 2/16 × 16 inches

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SAFE/BLACK DOT PAINTING, 2015
Canvas, paint, stainless steel safe door and combination lock
138 × 152 × 5 cm / 54 3/8 × 59 7/8 × 2 inches

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RITE OF PASSAGE , 2014
Galvanized steel fence, epoxy resin and lacquered vulture
300 × 500 × 130 cm / 118 × 197 × 51 1/5 inches

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UNTITLED, 2014
Bronze cast pillows, matt white on high gloss black plinth
60 × 135 × 60 cm / 23 5/8 × 53 5/32 × 23 5/8 inches

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TOMORROW, 2013
Marble and steel plate
90 × 70 × 30 cm / 35 7/16 × 27 9/16 inches

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BRILLO BOX, 2011
White marble, wood
136.2 × 49.2 × 41.3 cm

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THE UNHOLY TRINITY, 2009
Steel, wood MDF, velvet curtain
Cassaforte 210 x 151.2 x 2 cm - Confessionale 221 x 305 x 90 cm.

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MENTAL PIECE / CORNERED FIREPLACE, 2007
Wood, steel, mirror, clock
230 × 90 × 90 cm / 90 35/64 × 35 7/16 × 35 7/16 inches montata

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ANDREA CANDELA, FIG. 3, 2006
Mixed media
Installazione - dimensioni variabili

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ANDREA CANDELA, FIG. 2, 2006
Mixed media
Installazione - dimensioni variabili

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UNCOLLECTED, 2005
Aluminium, wood, plastic, luggage
100 × Ø 505 cm / 39 2/5 × Ø 198 4/5 inches

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SHORT CUT, 2003
Fiat Uno, caravan, foam, soli, fake mosaic, road map, Pinocchio keyring, fake numberplates NA 3H7027
266 × 240 × 204 cm

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SOLITAIRE, 2002
Wooden table and chairs, playing cards
118 × Ø 140 × 114 cm / 46 1/2 × 55 1/8 × 44 7/8 inches

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POWERLESS STRUCTURES, FIG. 303, 2001
Wood, ceramic, styrofoam
138 × 100 × 90 cm / 54 1/3 × 39 2/5 × 35 1/2 inches

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OCCUPIED - POWERLESS STRUCTURES, FIG. 143, 2001
Wood, jeans, iron
230 × 130 × 112 cm / 90 2/3 × 51 1/5 × 44 1/10 inches