Olafur is a visual artist with critically acclaimed solo shows that
have appeared in major museums around the world since 1997.
His work, which is described by the artist as ‘experimental
setups’, spans photography, installation, sculpture, and film.
Established in 1995, Eliasson’s Berlin studio today numbers
about fifty craftsmen, architects, geometers, and art historians. As
a professor at the Berlin University of the Arts, Olafur Eliasson
has run the Institut für Raumexperimente (Institute for Spatial
Experiments), an innovative model for art education.
In 2003 he represented Denmark at the 50th Venice Biennale and
installed The Weather Project at Tate Modern, London. The 2007
SFMOMA exhibition Take your time: Olafur Eliasson travelled
until 2010. The projects Innen Stadt Aussen (Inner City Out),
2010, and Seu corpo da obra (Your body of work), 2011, involved
interventions across the cities of Berlin and São Paulo. Other
projects in public space include Green River, realized in various
cities between 1998 and 2001; the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion
2007, London, with Kjetil Thorsen; and The New York City
Waterfalls, 2008. Recent architectural works are Your Rainbow
Panorama, for ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum, and Harpa
Reykjavik Concert Hall and Conference Centre. In July 2011,
Eliasson hosted the “How to train compassion” workshop,
conceived and developed by Prof. Tania Singer, at his studio in
Berlin.
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