Elmgreen & Dragset: Spaces - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3775757236 ISBN 13: 9783775757232

Publisher: Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2024

Synopsis

The largescale installations of the artist duo

About this title

About the Author

Michael Elmgreen (*Denmark) and Ingar Dragset (*Norway) have been working together since 1995. Their work explores socio-cultural and political themes such as the challenges of growing up, queer issues, the construction of identity, consumer culture, and the privatization of public space. The artist duo has received numerous prizes, including the Preis der Nationalgalerie in Berlin (2002) and a Special Mention at the Venice Biennale (2009).

From the Back Cover

The first extensive exploration of Elmgreen & Dragset's spatial interventions.

Elmgreen & Dragset: Spaces is the first comprehensive publication to focus exclusively on the artist duo's largescale installations. Since the early 2000s, Elmgreen & Dragset have transformed conventional exhibition spaces into both familiar and unexpected environments. These spaces invite visitors to question the social, cultural, and political structures that pervade everyday life. Art historical essays and comprehensive de

Edition details

• Publisher: Hatje Cantz Verlag
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3775757236
• ISBN 13: 9783775757232
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352