A man lying face down in a swimming pool was one of the disturbing narratives in the Nordic pavilion at the 2009 Venice Biennale. Meet the makers, activist/artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset, in Jannik Splidsboel's documentary HOW ARE YOU, selected for Panorama DOKUMENTE at the Berlin International Film Festival 2011.
HOW ARE YOU is a remarkable documentary about two now-famous artists. The film not only displays a strong selection of their works -- and the making of these. It also strings out their career from when the pink-knitting clown helped the emerging artist to create an Instant Baby, to the grand opening and prize reception at the Biennale in Venice.
Even though the two young rebels started out shooting salt water into their veins, they ended up meeting a real queen at the height of their fame...
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