The exhibition Spaces by the Berlin-based Nordic artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset is currently on view at the Amorepacific Museum of Art. Commemorating the 30th anniversary of their collaboration, the exhibition is their most extensive presentation in Asia to date.

Elmgreen & Dragset transform five exhibition spaces of the museum into realistic representations of everyday environments, including a Nordic-style house, a large swimming pool devoid of water, a fine dining restaurant titled The Cloud, a kitchen where molecular gastronomy research and culinary practices converge, and a space resembling an atelier. Scattered throughout these installations are fragments of daily life and human figures that blur the boundaries between reality and the virtual. Notable elements, such as the message “See you never!” written on the entrance mirror at the house, children playing alone by the pool immersed in themselves, a figure slumped over on the couch at the restaurant entrance while drinking a glass of whiskey, and a diner engaged in a Facetime call with a recently broken-up friend, embody discontinuous narratives that encourage active participation from the viewers.

By dismantling the concept of the white cube and incorporating architectural elements, the artist duo traverses between public and private spaces, wittily yet grotesquely illustrating the boundaries between reality and fiction, presence and absence, and the subjectivity and otherness of the act of seeing. Furthermore, through reflections in mirrors and the portrayal of individuals absorbed in their own worlds, the exhibition invites viewers to confront and contemplate the complexities of contemporary existence. The exhibition continues through February 23, 2025.