ELMGREEN & DRAGSET
THE HIVE

MOYNIHAN TRAIN HALL, NEW YORK CITY, US
PERMANENT INSTALLATION SINCE 2020

Commissioned by Empire State Development in partnership with Public Art Fund for Moynihan Train Hall.

THE HIVE, 2020
Stainless steel, aluminum, polycarbonate, LED lights, lacquer
1,387 x 686 x 366 cm

© Images Nicholas Knight

FEATURED ARTIST

ELMGREEN & DRAGSET

Elmgreen & Dragset (Michael Elmgreen, born 1961 in Copenhagen, Denmark and Ingar Dragset, born 1969 in Trondheim, Norway, live and work in Berlin) pursue questions of identity and belonging from a socio-cultural perspective in their artistic practice. Since 1995, they have been working together at the interface of art, design, and architecture with a focus on sculpture and installation. They are interested in the discourse that can arise when objects are re-contextualized and when the normal modes for presenting the art are altered. Their works often challenge the institutional context in which they are exhibited – both in a spatial ma...