Carsten Höller

(German, born 1961)

Carsten Höller is contemporary German conceptual artist. Through a wide variety of large-scale, interactive works, he has established himself as one of the most inventive and influential artists at work today. One his most iconic works, The Slide at the Arcelor Mittal Orbit (2016), consists of the world’s largest and tallest tunnel slide, which he created with the help of Anish Kapoor. “A slide is a sculpture that you can travel inside,” Höller remarked. “People coming down the slides have a particular expression on their faces, they’re affected and to some degree ‘changed.’” He emerged as a major figure of the Relational Aesthetics movement of the 1990s alongside artists like Rirkrit Tiravanija and Andrea Zittel by creating artworks that foster shared group experiences and connections between its audience members. What sets Höller apart is his background as a trained scientist, which has featured into his technologically complex installations that regularly incorporate buildings, lighting, and computer games. Born in December 1961 in Brussels, Belgium, he went on to study insects and their olfactory communications, eventually earning a doctorate in agricultural science and working as a research entomologist before committing himself to artmaking full-time in 1993. Höller has been the subject of major museum exhibitions worldwide, including at MASS MoCA, the Tate Modern, and the Guggenheim in New York for their survey theanyspacewhatever in 2008–2009. The artist lives and works in Stockholm, Sweden, and Biriwa, Ghana.

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Carsten Höller (115 results)

Rhinoceros, 2005

Carsten Höller

Rhinoceros, 2005

Sale Date: July 2, 2014

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Grönalund Tivoli star and roller coaster, 2005

Carsten Höller

Grönalund Tivoli star and roller coaster, 2005

Sale Date: June 12, 2014

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Carrara star and roller coaster and giant..., 2005

Carsten Höller

Carrara star and roller coaster and giant..., 2005

Sale Date: June 12, 2014

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A-Rad, 1997

Carsten Höller

Sale Date: June 7, 2014

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Grünes Bayer-Auge (3 works), 2004

Carsten Höller

Grünes Bayer-Auge (3 works), 2004

Sale Date: March 26, 2014

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Kleiner Pilzkoffer, 2001

Carsten Höller

Kleiner Pilzkoffer, 2001

Sale Date: March 7, 2014

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Gardaland Street, 2008

Carsten Höller

Gardaland Street, 2008

Sale Date: December 6, 2013

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Pilzkoffer (Rot), 1997–2001

Carsten Höller

Pilzkoffer (Rot), 1997–2001

Sale Date: November 27, 2013

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Quallen 2 (Jellyfish 2), 1998

Carsten Höller

Quallen 2 (Jellyfish 2), 1998

Sale Date: November 27, 2013

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Mushroom (set of 12), 2004

Carsten Höller

Mushroom (set of 12), 2004

Sale Date: October 28, 2013

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Adriatico Matterhorn, 2005

Carsten Höller

Adriatico Matterhorn, 2005

Sale Date: October 19, 2013

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The Loverfinch (in 3 parts), 1995

Carsten Höller

The Loverfinch (in 3 parts), 1995

Sale Date: July 17, 2013

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Wrapped Candy Face

Rosemarie Trockel and Carsten Höller

Wrapped Candy Face

Sale Date: July 17, 2013

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A-Rad, 1997

Carsten Höller

Sale Date: June 28, 2013

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Grönalund Tivoli star and roller coaster, 2005

Carsten Höller

Grönalund Tivoli star and roller coaster, 2005

Sale Date: June 7, 2013

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Carrara star and roller coaster and Giant..., 2005

Carsten Höller

Carrara star and roller coaster and Giant..., 2005

Sale Date: June 7, 2013

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Strabilia Giant Wheel, 2005

Carsten Höller

Strabilia Giant Wheel, 2005

Sale Date: March 8, 2013

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Untitled (Orango Tango), 2001

Carsten Höller

Untitled (Orango Tango), 2001

Sale Date: February 13, 2013

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A-Rad, 1997

Carsten Höller

Sale Date: February 13, 2013

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Red Double Sphere Hanging, 2008

Carsten Höller

Red Double Sphere Hanging, 2008

Sale Date: November 15, 2012

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Forte dei Marmi Ballerina, 2007

Carsten Höller

Forte dei Marmi Ballerina, 2007

Sale Date: September 21, 2012

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Dandelion, 1995

Carsten Höller

Dandelion, 1995

Sale Date: June 29, 2012

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Cabin, 2007

Carsten Höller

Sale Date: June 27, 2012

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Reflections on my eyes (2 works, indivisible), 1996

Carsten Höller

Reflections on my eyes (2 works, indivisible), 1996

Sale Date: May 29, 2012

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