Olafur Eliasson
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Olafur Eliasson will blur advertising billboards in London, Seoul, New York and Berlin
The Danish-Icelandic artist is unveiling a series of out-of-focus videos, Lifeworld, on 1 October
Vija Celmins and Olafur Eliasson win £90,000 Praemium Imperiale prizes
The annual award, under the patronage of Japan’s Imperial Family, spans five categories including painting, sculpture and architecture
Olafur Eliasson puts climate change front and centre in Qatar exhibition and desert installation
The artist’s first solo show in the Gulf region presents sculpture, photography and more at the National Museum of Qatar, as well as 12 open-air pavilions at a nature preserve
Olafur Eliasson to create major new land art project on UK coast
Artist has been commissioned to create a mirror-like steel pool in the Lake District in collaboration with the writer Robert Macfarlane
A giant inflatable Koons, a desert mirror illusion and a giant football goal: seven of the best new sculptures in Qatar
On display from the airport to the desert, the public art commissions have been installed in time for the World Cup this month
Olafur Eliasson launches a virtual reality work and NFT commissioned by MetaKovan—the man who paid $69.3m for 'that' Beeple
The Icelandic-Danish artist talks exclusively to The Art Newspaper about his viewer-first approach to his work Your view matter, which is available to all in AR and VR
Rachel Whiteread and Roger Hiorns shortlisted for major new UK land art project
The Deep Time initiative on West Cumbria coastline also includes works by Susan Philipsz and Ryan Gander
Olafur Eliasson unveils a prismatic tasting pavilion at a California winery
The Icelandic-Danish artist and architect Sebastian Behmann designed a kaleidoscopic tasing pavilion for the Donum Estate, one of California’s leading Pinot Noir producers
‘The numbers no longer add up’: artist Olafur Eliasson calls for solidarity as Cop26 kicks off
Eliasson will present a film with activist Kumi Naidoo at the summit on how the worlds of art and activism can help each other curb the climate crisis
Spot the difference? Sam Smith’s new tattoo looks just like a drawing by Elmgreen & Dragset
Olafur Eliasson floods museum and removes wall, opening it 24-hours-a-day to ‘insects, bats or birds’
Site-specific installation called Life opened this week at the Fondation Beyeler near Basel in Switzerland and can be visited at all hours
Opera as art: the rise of the artist as impresario
Marina Abramovic's opera The Seven Deaths of Maria Callas, which opened to a socially distanced audience in Munich last week, is the latest in a long history of artistic explorations of the art form
Berghain—Berlin’s exclusive nightclub—to transform into huge art venue during pandemic
“Studio Berlin” offers a way to circumvent the toughest door policy in the world and see works by Olafur Eliasson, Wolfgang Tillmans and Anne Imhof
Wunderkammer: this augmented reality app is the giftshop postcard of Olafur Eliasson's work
Our expert XR panel review the smartphone app that enables you to view the first AR artwork by the Icelandic artist
Three-dimensional lift off: The Art Newspaper launches reviews of virtual art
The Covid-19 pandemic has seen the art world renew its engagement with virtual and augmented reality. Now is the time to give this format a critical framework
Olafur Eliasson brings the Northern Lights or a blazing sun into your bedroom
The artist is releasing his first collection of augmented reality digital objects through the Acute Art app
Olafur Eliasson wants us to see the world differently through his new Instagram animations
The Danish-Icelandic artist is releasing the participatory social media project in celebration of Earth Day
Olafur Eliasson will create 'pan-European' work of art for Germany's EU presidency next year
The project, which is to be designed with participation from children and young people, will be supported by the Goethe Institute
Is ‘Instagrammable’ art world praise or the ultimate insult?
Olafur Eliasson's show at London’s Tate Modern is the latest in an increasingly long line of exhibitions whose main take-away seems to be the perfect selfie
Olafur Eliasson appointed UN Goodwill Ambassador for climate
The Danish-Icelandic artist has long been addressing environmental issues in his work
Columbia University launches year-long programming on climate change
Artists such as Olafur Eliasson will participate in the university’s Year of Water initiative
Wheelchair user blasts Olafur Eliasson show at Tate Modern over rampless work
After consulting with the Danish-Icelandic artist and technicians, Tate says installation “cannot be made safely accessible for wheelchair users”
Top of the Pods: climate crisis with Olafur Eliasson, Justin Brice Guariglia and Anna Somers Cocks
As many parts of the world record their highest ever temperatures, we look back on three interviews focusing on climate change and the anthropocene.
Olafur Eliasson: the art world is 'trying to find its feet' on climate change
Artist's Tate Modern retrospective features works drawn largely from European collections in an effort to reduce carbon footprint
How the art world is going green
Those within the art world who advocate for environmentally friendly practices are finding a sector willing to do its part.
Olafur Eliasson's latest work is melting away on the bank of the Thames in London
Public sculpture unveiled to coincide with the COP24 climate summit in Poland
Olafur Eliasson on climate change. Plus, Art Basel in Miami Beach
The artist tells us about bringing ice blocks to London, we discuss the threat of sea level rise on heritage sites, and trace the changing cultural landscape of Miami. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.
'What on earth is going on with Earth?' Olafur Eliasson on bringing ice blocks to London
The Danish-Icelandic artist tells The Art Newspaper podcast about the latest iteration of Ice Watch and why climate change refugees should automatically get passports from well-off states