Olafur Eliasson Experience HB SIGNED RARE

  
Experience spans Eliasson's career to date via images of his installations, sculptures, paintings, photographs, films, architectural projects, and interventions in public space - each with an extended caption to guide readers through the work. Size: 30.5 x 23.8 cm. Hand signed by Olafur Eliasson at Arnolfini - Bristol's International Centre for Contemporary Arts. Conceived in close collaboration with the artist, this survey tracks almost three decades of Eliasson's artistic practice - including works completed in 2018. Hundreds of illustrations are introduced by a perceptive essay by art historian Michelle Kuo and an interview with Eliasson. The book provides an unparalleled overview of his creative output, which speaks to an astonishingly varied audience, from large-scale installations such as The weather project, which drew over two million visitors to London's Tate Modern in 2003-4, to smaller, more delicate works, such as watercolours, compasses, and glass works. Views of his dynamic studio in Berlin round out the picture.

An inspiring guide to the work of one of today's most multi-faceted and influential artists, Experience includes such pivotal artworks as Green river (1998), Ice Watch (2014), and Waterfall at the Palace of Versailles in Paris (2016), and gives an invaluable glimpse into many of his lesser-known works. It also features brand-new projects A view of things to come, Reality projector, and The unspeakable openness of things, which was installed in Beijing in March 2018. The internationally celebrated artist Olafur Eliasson captivates audiences with his kaleidoscopic practice. Eliasson consistently seeks to make his art relevant to society at large, engaging the public in striking ways both inside and outside the museum. The public has responded with sustained enthusiasm.

His work covers a range of media, from painting, sculpture, and photography, to architectural projects, installations, and ambitious interventions in urban space. For Eliasson, the potential of art is created by the viewer's own participation in - and experience with - the artwork. Art isn't bossy, it doesn't tell us what to think or do,' he says. It offers a space, free of external interests, that you can claim as your own. Conceived in close collaboration with the artist and his studio team, this comprehensive survey tracks nearly three decades of Eliasson's artistic practice.

Over 500 coloured illustrations, along with writings on and by Eliasson, provide an unparalleled overview of his remarkable output. The book features such large-scale projects as The weather project (2003), which drew over two million visitors to London's Tate Modern; The New York City Waterfalls (2008), set up in New York Harbour and the East River; Green river (1998), which involved pouring - without advance warning - a water-soluble dye into various urban and rural waterways; and Ice Watch (2014), which brought enormous blocks of glacial ice to public squares in Copenhagen and Paris, making palpable the urgency of climate change.

Alongside architectural works like Your rainbow panorama (2006-11) and Cirkelbroen (2015), Olafur Eliasson: Experience also showcases smaller artworks, from delicate pieces in glass, metal, and wood to a range of works on paper. Among the brand-new artworks included are Reality projector and The unspeakable openness of things, installed in spring 2018 in Los Angeles and Beijing respectively. Bound in a vibrant yellow cloth emblazoned on the back with an image of Beauty (1993), Olafur Eliasson: Experience opens with an adventurous essay by Michelle Kuo, a curator at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and former editor in chief of Artforum. The essay introduces key aspects of Eliasson's work, from geometry to geology, and from expressionism to empathy. A conversation between the artist and his long-time collaborator Anna Engberg-Pedersen gives new insight into his creative process, as do exclusive photographs of his Berlin studio, where Eliasson works with more than a hundred team members.

While the works are organised chronologically, the overall progression is occasionally punctuated by double-page'Wunderkammer' filled with geometric models, watercolours, spheres, colour experiments in oil paint, compasses, and other groupings of works. A full chronology completes the monograph. Engaging and timely, Olafur Eliasson: Experience is the ultimate companion to one of the most multi-faceted and influential artists working today. This elegant volume will appeal to Eliasson enthusiasts, art lovers, and newcomers alike.

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