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OLAFUR ELIASSON, b. 1967 Untitled, 1996 The compl

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OLAFUR ELIASSON, b. 1967
Untitled, 1996
The complete set of five photogravures in colors, on wove paper, all with full margins, Largest: I. 14 x 14 in. (35.6 x 35.6 cm).; S. 20 x 19 ½ in. (50.8 x 49.5 cm). All signed, dated '1996' and numbered 5/18 in pencil, printed by Niels Borch Jensen, all in excellent condition, all framed.  

Eliasson's work typically concerns itself with the sensory perception and spectral phenomena.  Like one of his early influences, Robert Irwin, Eliasson wants to make viewers aware of their own role in the process of experiencing art.  And by using a wide range of media from the natural world - wind, ice, arctic moss - he often appeals to one's senses of smell, sound and touch as well as sight. C. Bagley, W. Magazine, July 2007, p. 104-11. In this group of images, the artist conveys ideas incorporate the use of light, water, steam/mist, mirrors and photography to illustrate the natural landscape of his Scandinavian roots entangled with the dynamics of contemporary society.  This summer, Eliasson's New York City Waterfalls will be the artist's first public project in the city and scheduled to run from the middle of July through the middle of October at four waterfront areas in Manhattan, Governors Island and Brooklyn. Different waterfalls will be created in these locations using green energy and commissioned by the Public Art Fund.  This comes off the heels of his first museum survey at MOMA and P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center from April 20 through June 30.  The first U.S. retrospective originated at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and will end at the Dallas Museum of Fine Art.  

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