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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Olafur Eliasson Artworks

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Untitled, 1993

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Untitled, 1993

Sale Date: March 7, 2017

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An Encyclopedia, 2008

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An Encyclopedia, 2008

Sale Date: February 16, 2017

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BLUE LAGOON, 1997

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BLUE LAGOON, 1997

Sale Date: February 23, 2017

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Your Mercury Ocean, 2009

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Your Mercury Ocean, 2009

Sale Date: February 18, 2017

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Composition with window

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Composition with window

Sale Date: January 23, 2017

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The Cartographic Series I (19), 2000

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The Cartographic Series I (19), 2000

Sale Date: January 18, 2017

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Studio Olafur Eliasson. An Encyclopedia (bk..., 2008

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Studio Olafur Eliasson. An Encyclopedia (bk..., 2008

Sale Date: December 29, 2016

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Contact is content at Seljalandsfoss, 2014

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Contact is content at Seljalandsfoss, 2014

Sale Date: December 9, 2016

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Eye See You, 2006

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Eye See You, 2006

Sale Date: November 17, 2016

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FAULT SERIES (in 32 parts), 2001

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FAULT SERIES (in 32 parts), 2001

Sale Date: November 18, 2016

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Black Activity Sphere, 2009

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Black Activity Sphere, 2009

Sale Date: October 22, 2016

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Shadow Projection Lamp, 2004

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Shadow Projection Lamp, 2004

Sale Date: October 22, 2016

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An Encyclopedia, 2008

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An Encyclopedia, 2008

Sale Date: October 26, 2016

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Untitled #34 (from

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Untitled #34 (from "The Iceland-series"), 2004

Sale Date: September 28, 2016

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Untitled #36 (from

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Untitled #36 (from "The Iceland-series"), 2004

Sale Date: September 28, 2016

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WHO IS AFRAID FLOWERBALL, 2006

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WHO IS AFRAID FLOWERBALL, 2006

Sale Date: September 20, 2016

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Green Outside, Gold Inside, 2016

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Green Outside, Gold Inside, 2016

Sale Date: July 20, 2016

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An Encyclopedia, 2008

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An Encyclopedia, 2008

Sale Date: August 10, 2016

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National Career Lamp, 2007

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National Career Lamp, 2007

Sale Date: June 30, 2016

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Wall Eclipse, 2004

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Wall Eclipse, 2004

Sale Date: June 30, 2016

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Football Lamps, 2005

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Football Lamps, 2005

Sale Date: June 28, 2016

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An Encyclopedia, 2008

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An Encyclopedia, 2008

Sale Date: June 30, 2016

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DOMESTIC EYE DEVICE, 2011

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DOMESTIC EYE DEVICE, 2011

Sale Date: June 29, 2016

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Two untitled photographs, from the Iceland..., 2001

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Two untitled photographs, from the Iceland..., 2001

Sale Date: June 13, 2016

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