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.

Olafur Eliasson Artworks

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Windmill and two people lying on the ground

Olafur Eliasson

Windmill and two people lying on the ground

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Untitled, 1994–1995

Olafur Eliasson

Untitled, 1994–1995

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Melting ice series (in 20 parts), 2002

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Melting ice series (in 20 parts), 2002

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Shadow projection lamp (various sizes), 2004

Olafur Eliasson

Shadow projection lamp (various sizes), 2004

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Square sphere, 2007

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Square sphere, 2007

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The moss series (16 works), 1999

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The moss series (16 works), 1999

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Untitled, the glacier series, 1999

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Untitled, the glacier series, 1999

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Iceland

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Iceland

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Blue lagoon (8 works), 1997

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Blue lagoon (8 works), 1997

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To day, 2005

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To day, 2005

Sale Date: October 18, 2008

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Glass eye, 2005

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Glass eye, 2005

Sale Date: October 18, 2008

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The igloo series (9 works), 1999

Olafur Eliasson

The igloo series (9 works), 1999

Sale Date: October 20, 2008

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Untitled (from Iceland series), 2000

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Untitled (from Iceland series), 2000

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Untitled - Hot water (+ 8 others; 9 works), 1999

Olafur Eliasson

Untitled - Hot water (+ 8 others; 9 works), 1999

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Negative quasi brick, 2003

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Negative quasi brick, 2003

Sale Date: September 11, 2008

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Untitled (dbl-sided), 2002

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Untitled (dbl-sided), 2002

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Drahtstein, 2003

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Drahtstein, 2003

Sale Date: September 6, 2008

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Your blue afterimage exposed, 2000

Olafur Eliasson

Your blue afterimage exposed, 2000

Sale Date: September 10, 2008

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Dodecahedron lamp, 2005

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Dodecahedron lamp, 2005

Sale Date: July 1, 2008

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Untitled - Iceland Series #36, 2005

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Untitled - Iceland Series #36, 2005

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Untitled - Island series #35, 2003

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Untitled - Island series #35, 2003

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Untitled - Island series # 20, 2003

Olafur Eliasson

Untitled - Island series # 20, 2003

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Windmill and two persons lying on the ground

Olafur Eliasson

Windmill and two persons lying on the ground

Sale Date: June 12, 2008

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Negative quasi brick, 2003

Olafur Eliasson

Negative quasi brick, 2003

Sale Date: June 10, 2008

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