Olafur Eliasson

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Olafur Eliasson is a Danish-Icelandic artist renowned for large-scale installations and artworks that explore perception, light, and the environment.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Olafur Eliasson canonical 7
Eliasson 2
Studio Olafur Eliasson 1

Statements (71)

Predicate Object
instanceOf artist
contemporary artist
human
installation artist
appointed UN Goodwill Ambassador
surface form: UNDP Goodwill Ambassador for climate action
awardReceived Mies van der Rohe Award
surface form: European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award (special mention, collaborative projects)

Niels Bohr Institute Medal of Honour
Wolf Prize in Arts
basedIn Berlin
citizenship Denmark
Iceland
collaboratedWith Sebastian Behmann
Studio Other Spaces
countryOfBirth Denmark
dateOfBirth 1967-02-05
educatedAt Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture
surface form: Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
exhibitedAt Venice Biennale
surface form: Biennale di Venezia

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
surface form: Guggenheim Museum

Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Modern Art
Tate Modern
familyName Olafur Eliasson self-linksurface differs
surface form: Eliasson
fieldOfWork environmental art
installation art
light art
sculpture
founded Olafur Eliasson self-linksurface differs
surface form: Studio Olafur Eliasson
givenName Ólafur
surface form: Olafur
hasWebsite https://olafureliasson.net
headquartersLocation Studio Olafur Eliasson, Berlin
languageSpoken Danish
English
Icelandic
movement contemporary art
relational aesthetics
name Olafur Eliasson self-link
nationality Danish
Icelandic
notableWork Beauty
Contact
Green River
Ice Watch
In real life
New York City Waterfalls
Riverbed
Room for one colour
The Weather Project
Your Rainbow Panorama
Your spiral view
occupation artist
professor
parentOccupation cook (father)
parentOrigin Iceland (parents)
placeOfBirth Copenhagen
representedCountryAtEvent Denmark at the Venice Biennale
residence Berlin
Copenhagen (periods of life)
teachesAt Berlin University of the Arts
surface form: Berlin University of the Arts (guest or visiting roles)
theme climate change
environment
light
nature
perception
space
time
usesMedium fog
glass
light
mirrors
natural materials
water

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Description of subject: Olafur Eliasson is a Danish-Icelandic artist renowned for large-scale installations and artworks that explore perception, light, and the environment.

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Phillips Collection hasWorkBy Olafur Eliasson
Turbine Hall hasNotableArtist Olafur Eliasson
Olafur Eliasson name Olafur Eliasson self-link
Olafur Eliasson familyName Olafur Eliasson self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Eliasson
Olafur Eliasson founded Olafur Eliasson self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Studio Olafur Eliasson
Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre facadeDesigner Olafur Eliasson
this entity surface form: Ólafur Elíasson
Jan Eliasson familyName Olafur Eliasson
this entity surface form: Eliasson
Kaiserring Goslar notableRecipient Olafur Eliasson
National Museum of Western Art hasWorkBy Olafur Eliasson
Wayne McGregor hasCollaboratedWith Olafur Eliasson
Larry Aldrich Award hasRecipient Olafur Eliasson