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Studio Olafur Eliasson. An Encyclopedia, Art Edition

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 high gloss polished and cold formed steel plate imitating the prismatic effect of raindrops falling into water.

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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 is 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.

About 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.

About the author:
Philip Ursprung is professor of modern and contemporary art 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.
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Studio Olafur Eliasson. An Encyclopedia, Art Edition

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Ursprung, Philip
Hardcover 12.1 x 15.4 in., 528 pages, $ 1000.00
ISBN: 978-3-8365-0761-5
Multilingual Edition: German, French, English
Availability: October 2008
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Studio Olafur Eliasson. An Encyclopedia
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Iceland's finest - an encyclopedic vision on Olafur Eliasson's art and architecture in xl-format
Christopher Wool, Art Edition
Christopher Wool, Art Edition
Covering all work phases in large-scale reproductions  accompanied by extensive texts as well as production Polaroids and installation photos by Wool himself. Limited to 100 numbered copies, each signed by the artist and accompanied by an original artwork.