Elmgreen&DragsetREAD Format: ClothOverBoards

Throughout their careers, the artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset (Michael Elmgreen, b. Copenhagen, Denmark, 1961, and Ingar Dragset, b. Trondheim, Norway, 1969, live and work in Berlin) have eschewed the traditional “ White Cube” exhibition format by creating large-scale installations and staging narrative situations in which autobiographical quotes blend with fictional stories and cultural references. For the solo exhibition READ, Elmgreen & Dragset have transformed Kunsthalle Praha into a minimalist version of a modern public library to prompt reflections on our relationship with physical books and knowledge in the age of digital media. With new works by Elmgreen & Dragset as well as performances, videos, collages, paintings, and sculptures by other artists, READ also probes the relation between books and the making of art. This richly illustrated publication documents the dynamic interaction between language, books, and art. With contributions from renowned scholars and a curatorial text by Elmgreen & Dragset.

Michael Elmgreen (b. 1961; Copenhagen, Denmark) and Ingar Dragset (b. 1969; Trondheim, Norway) have been working together as an artist duo since 1995. Their work explores the relationship between art, architecture and design. Elmgreen & Dragset live and work in Berlin. They are known for their artworks, which are characterized by wit and subversive humour and also address social and cultural concerns. Michael Elmgreen (b. 1961; Copenhagen, Denmark) and Ingar Dragset (b. 1969; Trondheim, Norway) have been working together as an artist duo since 1995. Their work explores the relationship between art, architecture and design. Elmgreen & Dragset live and work in Berlin. They are known for their artworks, which are characterized by wit and subversive humour and also address social and cultural concerns.