Hygienic Dress League
American public art duo
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The Hygienic Dress League, also known as HDL, is an American art duo founded by Dorota Coy and Steve Coy. Operating as a corporation,[1] the group is known for their public artworks in the Detroit, Michigan area.[2]
History
The duo first met in Hawaii, where they were married.[3] They then moved to Detroit, where the group's first activities involved tagging abandoned buildings with graphics related to the Hygienic Dress League Corporation.[3] In recent years, the group has made a change from these "urban interventions" towards sculptural instillations that they consider to be "surreal augmentations of reality".[1]
Founded in 2007, the group held a public offering of shares in 2014.[4] Using their status as a corporation as their art medium,[2] the group brands themselves with golden gas masks and animals.[1] The pair have stated that the goal of HDL is to critique commercial promotion, by promoting itself.[5][2][6]
Public works
- 2013: Barn mural, Soddard road, Port Austin, Michigan.[7][8][9]
- 2017: Flight, installation of metallic pigeon sculptures over Detroit's Woodward Esplanade.[10]
- 2018: Diamond II, Limited Edition, Spirit of the Forest, installation at the DTE Energy Conner Creek power plant.[1]
- Profit of Doom, Detroit-based installation and photography series.[11][12]
- 2019: Future Distortion installation as part of Detroit Art Week.[13]
- 2021: First Contact, NFT release.[14]
- 2022: Employees: 55,554 NFT release.[14]