Works by Elmgreen & Dragset and Flora Yukhnovich feature in the 2023 NGV Triennial

This major presentation (3 December 2023–7 April 2024) brings together 120 artists and 100 projects.

Flora Yukhnovich's A Taste of a Poison Paradise, 2023, takes its title from the Britney Spears's song Toxic and draws inspiration from Dutch still-lifes. Through a painterly language that hovers between figuration and abstraction, Yukhnovich challenges historic notions of the 'feminine' in her choice of both floral subject matter and pop-culture references. The work is on view surrounded by historical still-life and flower paintings from the NGV Collection.

Since they began collaborating in 1995, Elmgreen & Dragset have challenged and reshaped the way in which art is presented and experienced. The Triennial features several works by the duo, including The painter, fig. 1, 2021, a playful amalgamation of painting and sculpture.

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Images

Flora Yukhnovich, A Taste of a Poison Paradise, 2023

Oil on linen

160 x 275 cm, 63 x 108 1/4 in

© Flora Yukhnovich

Elmgreen & Dragset, The painter, fig 1, 2021

Bronze, lacquer, linen, paint

98 7/16 x 100 3/8 x 23 5/8 in

© Elmgreen & Dragset