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Ólafur Elíasson
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Danish-Icelandic artist (born 1967)
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Ólafur Elíasson is a Danish Realm, Icelandic, and German visual artist, sculptor, scenographer, and photographer. Born in Copenhagen in 1967, he is associated with abstract art, installation artwork, contemporary art, and light art. He began his work period in 1989 and is educated at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. His notable work includes New York City Waterfalls. He is a member of the Academy of Arts, Berlin, and the Royal Academy of Arts.
Elíasson has received the Prince Eugen Medal, Thorvaldsen Medal, Eckersberg Medal, and Wolf Prize in Arts. He works in Copenhagen and Berlin and is affiliated with Studio Olafur Eliasson. His works are held in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Städel Museum, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, and The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. He speaks Danish and German and has students including Julius von Bismarck and Jeppe Hein.
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- Listeners
- 1
- Total plays
- 5
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Official website
Studio Olafur Eliasson
Official website of Olafur Eliasson and his studio: Studio Olafur Eliasson
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ólafur
- Family name
- Eliasson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Copenhagen
- Educated at
- Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
- Languages spoken
- German
- Notable work
- New York City Waterfalls
- Field of work
- opera
- Genre
- installation artwork
- Movement
- light art
- Official website
- olafureliasson.net
- Image
- Ólafur Elíasson Internationale Jury Berlinale 2017 (cropped).jpg
- Work location
- Berlin
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- Commons category
- Olafur Eliasson
- date of birth
- 1967-01-01
- member of
- Academy of Arts, Berlin
- Commons gallery
- Olafur Eliasson
- Commons Creator page
- Olafur Eliasson
- name in native language
- Ólafur Elíasson
- student
- Jeppe Hein
- copyright representative
- Ólafur Elíasson
- start of work period
- 1989-01-01
- affiliation string
- Studio Olafur Eliasson
- P12674
- Gad Beck
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Ólafur Elíasson, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
