Elmgreen & Dragset Transform Städel Museum with 'Still Life with Vegetables'
The Städel Museum in Frankfurt am Main is currently hosting the exhibition 'Still Life with Vegetables' by the artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset, which will run until January 17, 2027. This exhibit showcases the museum's extensive 700-year collection and also incorporates pieces from the Liebieghaus Sculpture Collection. Visitors can expect large installations, sculptures, and surprising interventions that create a dreamlike interaction with historical art. Curated by Svenja Grosser and overseen by Maja Lisewski, the exhibition features notable works such as 'The Visitor' (2025, bronze, lacquer) and 'The Conversation' (2024, silicone, table and chair). Collaborating since the mid-1990s, Elmgreen & Dragset invite viewers to reflect on everyday moments and challenge conventional museum displays.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'Still Life with Vegetables' by Elmgreen & Dragset at Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, until 17 January 2027.
- The show occupies the entire Städel Museum and extends into the neighboring Liebieghaus Sculpture Collection.
- Starting point is two large installations from the contemporary art collection.
- Works include 'The Visitor' (2025, bronze, lacquer), 'The Conversation' (2024, silicone, table and chair), '60 minutes' (2025, bronze, patina), and 'Still Life' (bronze, lacquer, electromechanical bird).
- Curated by Svenja Grosser, head of contemporary art collection; project management by Maja Lisewski.
- Elmgreen & Dragset have collaborated since the mid-1990s and work across sculpture, installation, performance, and architecture.
- The exhibition invites visitors on a treasure hunt through unexpected locations.
- The duo's interventions create an almost surreal dialogue with the Städel collection spanning over 700 years.
Entities
Artists
- Elmgreen & Dragset
Institutions
- Städel Museum
- Liebieghaus Sculpture Collection
Locations
- Frankfurt am Main
- Germany