Studio Oĺafur Eliásson : an encyclopedia / Oĺafur Eliásson and Anna Engberg-Pedersen; intro. by Philip Ursprung.
Contributor(s): Engberg-Pedersen, Anna
| Oĺafur Eliásson | Ursprung, Philip.
Material type: 
BookPublisher: Köln : Taschen, 2012Description: 531 p. : ill. (mostly col.) ; 26 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 9783836527279; 3836527278.Subject(s): Oĺafur Eliásson, 1967- | Studio Olafur EliassonDDC classification: 709.2 ELI | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Cork Centre Architectural Education Lending | 709.2 ELI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00159038 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Light, water, and wonder: Conversations with Olafur Eliasson Famed for such show-stopping works as The Weather Project at the Tate Modern and The New York City Waterfalls, Olafur Eliasson is celebrated around the world for his public space interventions and exploration of elemental materials.
In 1995, Eliasson established Studio Olafur Eliasson in Berlin, a laboratory for spatial research and fresh dialogues between art and its surroundings. First published as a limited Collector's Edition and now available as an updated standard edition, Studio Olafur Eliasson enables the reader to delve into all the corners and crevices of the studio's diverse projects. The key concepts behind the works are presented alphabetically and further developed in the course of short conversations with the artist himself.
Highlights from Eliasson's thought-provoking installations, photographs, sculptures, and architectural projectsare included, with additional material focusing on the research processes that contribute towards them. Noted art historian Philip Ursprung offers an introduction to Eliasson's celebrated practice. Text in English, French, and German
Statement of responsibility from colophon.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 518-521) and index.
From observer to participant: in Olafur Eliasson's studio / Philip Ursprung -- Architecture -- Beauty -- Color -- Democracy -- Experiment -- Friction -- Gravitation -- House -- Institution -- Journey -- Kaleidoscope -- Landscape -- Movement -- Now -- Orientation -- Perspective -- Quasi -- Reality -- Studio -- Temporality -- Utopia -- Vibration -- Weather -- Xenophilia -- You -- Zero -- Biography.
"Studio Olafur Eliasson is an experimental laboratory located in Berlin. Run by renowned Danish-Icelandic artist Oĺafur Eliásson,it functions as an interdisciplinary space, generating fresh dialogues between art and its surroundings. This rich sourcebook enables the reader to delve into corners and crevices of the Studio's diverse projects. The key concepts behind the works are presented alphabetically, and unfold in the course of short conversations with the artist. The majority of Eliásson's thought-provoking installations, photographs, sculptures, and architectural projects to date are included, with additional material focusing on the research processes at Studio Olafur Eliasson."--Book cover flap.
Text in English, French and German.
UCC Fund.
Author notes provided by Syndetics
The artist:
Olafur Eliasson , born 1967 in Copenhagen, of Icelandic parentage, studied at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, from 1989 to 1995. Early in his career he moved to Germany, establishing Studio Olafur Eliasson in Berlin. Internationally acclaimed, Eliasson lives and works in Copenhagen and Berlin.
The contributing author:
Philip Ursprung is professor of modern and contemporary art at the University of Zurich. He is the editor of Herzog & de Meuron: Natural History , author of Grenzen der Kunst: Allan Kaprow und das Happening, Robert Smithson und die Land Art , and also works as a curator.