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The Experiment
Elmgreen & Dragset Danish
Not on view
Here, a young boy, wearing just his white briefs, a pair of (his mother’s?) high-heeled shoes, and lipstick, probes prescriptions of gender. This piece embodies the artists’ interest in showing figures in transitional spaces, in double, and in states that complicate notions of gender and sexuality. This projection of identity combines ideas of control, experimentation, self-recognition, and performance. As viewers encounter the boy’s private moment, they might reflect on their relationships to these issues and their own voyeurism.
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