It is impossible to fully appreciate Elmgreen & Dragset without an understanding of postmodernism, and specifically queer theory, which permeates their every work. Elmgreen & Dragset’ have seamlessly transitioned from performance into sculpture and installation.įor the past two decades, Elmgreen & Dragset’s art has examined themes of sexuality, masculinity, public space, and society itself. Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset met in 1994 in a nightclub in Denmark they became boyfriends and began to collaborate as artists, creating performances together (the two would split romantically ten years later).
