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Michael Elmgreen

Danish visual artist, member of Elmgreen & Dragset (b. 1961)
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Summary

Michael Elmgreen was born on January 1, 1961[1], in Copenhagen[2]. He has worked as a visual artist[3], architect[4], designer[5], and installation artist[6].

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Denmark[7]
  • Award received: Eckersberg Medal[8]
  • Member of: Elmgreen & Dragset[9]
  • Sex or gender: male[10]
  • Part of: Elmgreen & Dragset[11]
  • Family name: Elmgreen[12]
  • Given name: Michael[13]
  • Partner in business or sport: Ingar Dragset[14]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Danish[15]
  • Copyright representative: reproduction right represented by CISAC-member[16]
  • Has works in the collection: ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe[17], Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens[18]
  • Copyright status as a creator: works protected by copyrights[19]

FAQs

Where was Michael Elmgreen born?

Michael Elmgreen was born in Copenhagen[2].

What did Michael Elmgreen do for work?

Michael Elmgreen worked as a visual artist[3], architect[4], designer[5], and installation artist[6].

What awards did Michael Elmgreen receive?

Honors received include Eckersberg Medal[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Kunstindeks Danmark. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . akademiraadet.dk. akademiraadet.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . ADAGP directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → Elmgreen & Dragset
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Member of: Elmgreen & Dragset, дублирующееся значение / duplicate value"
  2. 9w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → Danish visual artist, member of Elmgreen & Dragset (b. 1961)
    Part of → Elmgreen & Dragset
    Member of → Elmgreen & Dragset
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46035|batch #46035]]: switch P361 to P463 for humans (bis)"
  3. 22w ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Adagp artist id → michael-elmgreen-504068
    Occupation → visual artist, architect, designer +1
    National library of israel j9u id → 987007515388505171
    Ddb person (gnd) id → 122278879
    + 49 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Cantic id: 981058614193406706, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257405|batch #257405]]"
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