Olafur Eliasson

(Danish, born 1967)

Olafur Eliasson is a Conceptual Danish-Icelandic artist concerned with sensorial experience and perception. Through installations, public projects, films, photography, and paintings, Eliasson activates the senses of his viewers in immersive artworks, as seen in his The Weather Project (2003) installation at the Turbine Hall of the Tate London. His practice has been compared to Robert Irwin and James Turrell for his interest in the reflexive qualities of the audience and his attention to light. “I want to expose and evaluate the fact that the seeing and sensing process is a system that should not be taken for granted as natural—it's a cultivated means of reality production that, as a system, can be negotiated and changed,” the artist stated. Born on February 5, 1967 in Copenhagen, Denmark to Icelandic parents, Eliasson grew up in the city and went on to study at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1989–1995. After graduating, he established his multi-disciplinary studio and laboratory in Berlin. In 2016, Eliasson was invited to create a network of installations at the Palace of Versailles in France. He currently lives and works between Copenhagen, Denmark and Berlin, Germany. The artist’s works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Kunstmuseum Basel, among others.

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WATERFALL, 1996

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WATERFALL, 1996

Sale Date: October 24, 2017

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ISLAND, 1996

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SANS TITRE (DWELL SERIES), 1999

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SANS TITRE (DWELL SERIES), 1999

Sale Date: October 24, 2017

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The Inner Cave Series, 36 parts, 1998

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The Inner Cave Series, 36 parts, 1998

Sale Date: October 25, 2017

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UNTITLED (WATERFALL SERIES), 1996

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UNTITLED (WATERFALL SERIES), 1996

Sale Date: October 6, 2017

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Untitled, 1998

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Untitled, 1998

Sale Date: September 28, 2017

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Untitled, from “The Iceland Series

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Untitled, from “The Iceland Series", 1996

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Untitled, from the “Iceland Series”, 1/1, 1997

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Untitled, from the “Iceland Series”, 1/1, 1997

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The Chinese Series, 1997

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The Chinese Series, 1997

Sale Date: September 27, 2017

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UNTITLED (FROM ICELAND), 1998

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UNTITLED (FROM ICELAND), 1998

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Landscape, 2003

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Landscape, 2003

Sale Date: July 4, 2017

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Untitled (2 works), 2002

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Untitled (2 works), 2002

Sale Date: June 27, 2017

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Untitled (Iceland Series) -29 bilder, 1997

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Untitled (Iceland Series) -29 bilder, 1997

Sale Date: June 9, 2017

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A sketch book with 23 drawings, 1980

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A sketch book with 23 drawings, 1980

Sale Date: June 7, 2017

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Spring Puddle Series, 2004

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Spring Puddle Series, 2004

Sale Date: June 6, 2017

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The Glacier Mill Series, 2007

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The Glacier Mill Series, 2007

Sale Date: May 18, 2017

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The Earthquake Series (in 16 parts), 2000

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The Earthquake Series (in 16 parts), 2000

Sale Date: May 17, 2017

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10 Meter Cable for all Colours

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10 Meter Cable for all Colours

Sale Date: April 25, 2017

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Studio Olafur Eliasson. An Encyclopedia...., 2006

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Studio Olafur Eliasson. An Encyclopedia...., 2006

Sale Date: April 4, 2017

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The Hydraulicpowerstation Serie, 2000

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The Hydraulicpowerstation Serie, 2000

Sale Date: April 4, 2017

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Small Cloud Series (set of 9), 2001

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Small Cloud Series (set of 9), 2001

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Sunset Kaleidoscope, 2005

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Sunset Kaleidoscope, 2005

Sale Date: March 8, 2017

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The Hekla Twilight Series, 2006

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The Hekla Twilight Series, 2006

Sale Date: March 8, 2017

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Spring Puddle Series, 2004

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Spring Puddle Series, 2004

Sale Date: March 8, 2017

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