As if he wasn’t busy enough… Recently The Art Newspaper reported that Olafur Eliasson had been asked to build a bridge in Copenhagen over the Christianshavn Kanal.
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Building bridges?
As if he wasn’t busy enough… Recently The Art Newspaper reported that Olafur Eliasson had been asked to build a bridge in Copenhagen over the Christianshavn Kanal.
Posted in Words & Inspiration Tagged architecture, bridge, Denmark, Iceland
Serpentine Gallery Pavilion (2007)
Something strange happened to London’s Kensington Garden in late August 2007. What was once a grassy patch of land near the garden’s Serpentine Gallery had morphed into a large timberland structure, encased in a wide, spiralling ramp.
Posted in Visuals Tagged architecture, exhibition, London, park, Snohetta
Your mercury ocean (2009)
The way that people interact with, and reflect upon, their environments are crucial to Olafur Eliasson’s work. Whether we be looking into a waterfall or staring at the sun, Eliasson encourages us to participate with his creations; we are central to their existence. His latest collaboration with Mekanism Skateboards called ‘Your mercury ocean’ (2009), is no [...]
Posted in Words & Inspiration Tagged Light, perception, Reflection, Skateboard
Eliasson and The Tate Modern Turbine Hall
Now I’m no art critic — I am the public, which is largely the reason that the Tate Modern Turbine Hall is one of my favourite gallery spaces. The exhaustive concrete and steel expanse looks and behaves the least like any other conventional gallery. Walking in, you feel that you’ve entered both an art gallery and [...]
Posted in Words & Inspiration Tagged Frieze Art Fair, Light, space, TATE Modern, Weather
Olafur Eliasson at MoMA & PS1: “Seeing Yourself Seeing”
Footage of installation at MoMA and P.S.1 courtesy of Mads Jorgensen, JJ Film.
Posted in Motion Tagged installation, MoMA, PS1, Take Your Time
Olafur Eliasson: Seeing Space (2009)