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 (891 results)

Petrun's garden series (set of 20), 1994

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Petrun's garden series (set of 20), 1994

Sale Date: October 15, 2011

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Spring puddle series (set of 12), 2004

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Spring puddle series (set of 12), 2004

Sale Date: October 15, 2011

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Hot air columns (+ another, lrgr.; pair), 2005

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Hot air columns (+ another, lrgr.; pair), 2005

Sale Date: October 15, 2011

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Children (in 3 parts), 1995

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Children (in 3 parts), 1995

Sale Date: September 14, 2011

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The wave moving on the sea between Greenland , 1999

Elias Hjörleifsson and Olafur Eliasson

The wave moving on the sea between Greenland , 1999

Sale Date: September 14, 2011

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Light work, 1993–1994

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Light work, 1993–1994

Sale Date: September 14, 2011

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Waterfall (in 3 parts), 1996

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Waterfall (in 3 parts), 1996

Sale Date: September 14, 2011

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Ohne Titel

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Sale Date: September 20, 2011

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360° compass, 2009

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360° compass, 2009

Sale Date: June 27, 2011

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The Serpentine pavilion lamps (in 2 parts), 2007

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The Serpentine pavilion lamps (in 2 parts), 2007

Sale Date: June 30, 2011

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River raft series (in 42 parts), 2000

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River raft series (in 42 parts), 2000

Sale Date: June 29, 2011

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Komposition, 1996

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Komposition, 1996

Sale Date: June 24, 2011

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Persons at wind mill, 1994

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Persons at wind mill, 1994

Sale Date: May 31, 2011

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The blue lagoon, 1996

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The blue lagoon, 1996

Sale Date: June 9, 2011

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Scenery, Iceland, 1994

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Scenery, Iceland, 1994

Sale Date: June 8, 2011

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Crystal wall series (8 works), 1998

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Crystal wall series (8 works), 1998

Sale Date: June 8, 2011

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Untitled (from Iceland), 2002

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Untitled (from Iceland), 2002

Sale Date: May 19, 2011

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The path series (in 24 parts), 1999

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The path series (in 24 parts), 1999

Sale Date: May 11, 2011

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Stone series (set of 8 works), 1998

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Stone series (set of 8 works), 1998

Sale Date: May 12, 2011

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The sunset series (set of 25 works), 2006

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The sunset series (set of 25 works), 2006

Sale Date: May 12, 2011

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The cave series, looking in (in 49 parts), 1998

Olafur Eliasson

The cave series, looking in (in 49 parts), 1998

Sale Date: May 12, 2011

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Cartographic series I (set of 25), 2000

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Cartographic series I (set of 25), 2000

Sale Date: April 21, 2011

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Untitled, 1994

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Untitled, 1994

Sale Date: April 12, 2011

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Ohne Titel (Polyeder) (+ design of same in..., 1998

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Ohne Titel (Polyeder) (+ design of same in..., 1998

Sale Date: March 26, 2011

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