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Studio Olafur Eliasson. An Encyclopedia, Art Edition

Edition of 200
Hardcover with cover artwork in clamshell box, 12.1 x 15.4 in., 17.58 lb, 528 pages
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Enter the experimental laboratory of Studio Olafur Eliasson, where the internationally renowned artist works on projects that harness the elemental powers of light, water, and air supported by a team of creative innovators. You’ll find all of Eliasson’s major installations, photographs, sculptures, and architectural projects along with material focusing on the research processes of the studio. This sumptuous Art Edition features a special cover custom made by Eliasson and imitating the prismatic effect of raindrops falling into water.

Limited Art Edition of 200 copies with custom-made cover

Concepts in Space

The experimental art of Olafur Eliasson
An encyclopedic vision on Olafur Eliasson’s art and architecture in XL format. Limited to 200 numbered copies, delivered in a luxurious clamshell box and each signed by the artist, the Art Edition features a special cover custom made by Olafur Eliasson: a cold-formed steel plate polished to a high gloss imitating the prismatic effect of raindrops falling into water.

Studio Olafur Eliasson is an experimental laboratory located in Berlin. Led by renowned Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson, it functions as an interdisciplinary space, generating fresh dialogues between art and its surroundings.

This rich sourcebook enables the reader to delve into the corners and crevices of the studio’s diverse projects. The key concepts behind the works are presented alphabetically and unfold in the course of short conversations with the artist.

The majority of Eliasson’s thought-provoking installations, photographs, sculptures, and architectural projects to date are included, with additional material focusing on the research processes at Studio Olafur Eliasson. The introduction is provided by the noted art historian Philip Ursprung, who also participates in the conversations.
The artist

Olafur Eliasson, born 1967 in Copenhagen, of Icelandic parentage, studied at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, from 1989 to 1995. Early in his career he moved to Germany, establishing Studio Olafur Eliasson in Berlin. Internationally acclaimed, Eliasson lives and works in Copenhagen and Berlin.

The author

Philip Ursprung is professor of Art and Architecture at the University of Zurich. He is the editor of Herzog & de Meuron: Natural History, author of Grenzen der Kunst: Allan Kaprow und das Happening, Robert Smithson und die Land Art, and also works as a curator.

Studio Olafur Eliasson. An Encyclopedia, Art Edition
Edition of 200
Olafur Eliasson, Philip Ursprung
Hardcover with cover artwork in clamshell box, 12.1 x 15.4 in., 17.58 lb, 528 pages