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)
Untitled (Iceland), 2000

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Untitled (Iceland), 2000

Sale Date: April 4, 2023

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Fivefold dodecahedron lamp, 2006

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Fivefold dodecahedron lamp, 2006

Sale Date: March 31, 2023

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CONTACT IS CONTENT AT SELJALANDSFOSS, 2014, 2014

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CONTACT IS CONTENT AT SELJALANDSFOSS, 2014, 2014

Sale Date: March 30, 2023

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Horizon study, 2011

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Horizon study, 2011

Sale Date: March 16, 2023

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Untitled, 2002, 2002

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Untitled, 2002, 2002

Sale Date: March 16, 2023

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“Island Series Panorama”, 1997

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“Island Series Panorama”, 1997

Sale Date: February 28, 2023

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Composition no. 22 from “Islandsserie” (The..., 2004

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Composition no. 22 from “Islandsserie” (The..., 2004

Sale Date: March 7, 2023

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Mirror, mirror, 2002

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Mirror, mirror, 2002

Sale Date: February 23, 2023

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Contact is Content at Seljalandsfoss (diptych), 2014

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Contact is Content at Seljalandsfoss (diptych), 2014

Sale Date: February 24, 2023

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Spiral Tower, 2000

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Spiral Tower, 2000

Sale Date: February 22, 2023

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Life, 2021

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Life, 2021

Sale Date: December 8, 2022

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Lupe, 1999

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Lupe, 1999

Sale Date: January 8, 2023

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Untitled, 1994–1995

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Untitled, 1994–1995

Sale Date: December 15, 2022

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Untitled #9 (from the Iceland series), 2000

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Untitled #9 (from the Iceland series), 2000

Sale Date: December 15, 2022

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Horizon study (orange), 2011

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Horizon study (orange), 2011

Sale Date: December 8, 2022

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“Local Career Lamp”, 2007

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“Local Career Lamp”, 2007

Sale Date: December 7, 2022

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“Domadalur” from “Islandsserien” (The..., 1999

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“Domadalur” from “Islandsserien” (The..., 1999

Sale Date: December 7, 2022

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Untitled from “Islandsserien” (The Iceland..., 2004

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Untitled from “Islandsserien” (The Iceland..., 2004

Sale Date: December 7, 2022

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Lampada da soffitto

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Lampada da soffitto "Starbrick", 2009

Sale Date: December 6, 2022

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Light Removal, 2005

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Light Removal, 2005

Sale Date: December 8, 2022

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Eyeball stamp, 2005

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Eyeball stamp, 2005

Sale Date: November 24, 2022

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Fivefold dodecahedron lamp, 2006

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Fivefold dodecahedron lamp, 2006

Sale Date: November 22, 2022

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“Islandsserien” (The Iceland Series), 2002

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“Islandsserien” (The Iceland Series), 2002

Sale Date: December 7, 2022

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Bachs Pythagoraskrone, 2011

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Bachs Pythagoraskrone, 2011

Sale Date: December 2, 2022

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