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Take Your Time: Olafur Eliasson
Destined to become the authoritative text on Eliasson as well as a lasting resource on contemporary installation art.
In the work of Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson, the sun can rise inside a museum and rainbows can appear indoors. His immersive installations explore the intersection of nature and artifice, transforming ordinary spaces into sites of wonder and spectacle. From kaleidoscopes to waterfalls to mirrored passageways, the projects invite the viewer's active participation while posing provocative questions about the workings of human perception.
This catalogue is published in association with the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and accompanies a major touring exhibition. More than two hundred color reproductions offer a rich visual survey of Eliasson's most significant works from 1990 to the present, while a series of original essays investigate the complex origins and implications of his practice, from the legacy of the Light and Space movement to the artist's recent forays into architectural design. 200+ color illustrations.
In the work of Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson, the sun can rise inside a museum and rainbows can appear indoors. His immersive installations explore the intersection of nature and artifice, transforming ordinary spaces into sites of wonder and spectacle. From kaleidoscopes to waterfalls to mirrored passageways, the projects invite the viewer's active participation while posing provocative questions about the workings of human perception.
This catalogue is published in association with the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and accompanies a major touring exhibition. More than two hundred color reproductions offer a rich visual survey of Eliasson's most significant works from 1990 to the present, while a series of original essays investigate the complex origins and implications of his practice, from the legacy of the Light and Space movement to the artist's recent forays into architectural design. 200+ color illustrations.
- GenresArtArt Design
272 pages, Hardcover
First published September 30, 2007
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October 2, 2022
A genius who paints with light and physics
January 21, 2008
Great artist, love his thought process. However I wouldn't recommend the book because his work doesn't really function in pictures. For his thoughts and information on how he works it is great.
March 14, 2011
Truly one of my most valued books from one of my favorite artists. Few have done more for my creative expansion than Olafur Eliasson. I adore this.
September 25, 2011
A very nice catalog. The curator, Madeleine Grynsztejn's essay is especially good. An odd tendency toward utopianism, though.
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