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Olafur Eliasson, born in Copenhagen, Denmark, is a Danish-Icelandic artist known for sculptures and large-scale installation* art employing elemental materials such as light, water, and air temperature to enhance the viewer’s experience. In 1995 he established Studio Olafur Eliasson in Berlin, a laboratory for spatial research. Eliasson represented Denmark at the 50th Venice Biennale* in 2003 and later that year installed The Weather Project in the Turbine Hall of Tate Modern, (showing 500 of 10972 characters). |
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