Olafur Eliasson creates waterfall in Versailles palace show PARIS (AP) – Artist Olafur Eliasson is vowing to turn visitors into explorers in his summer project at the palace of Versailles outside of Paris.
Tate programs encourage creativity at homeLONDON – From visiting artists in their studios, listening to Tate’s podcast series or watching “How To” videos to follow in the footsteps of some of the nation’s favorite artists, Tate is offering a wealth of activities, games and resources both on and offline to help keep people feeling creative at home.
Tate to exhibit Turner-inspired works by Olafur EliassonLONDON – Olafur Eliasson, creator of the acclaimed Turbine Hall commission “The weather project 2003,” has made a new a new series of paintings responding to the work of JMW Turner (1775-1851). Turner color experiments will demonstrate Turner’s continued relevance to and fascination for artists today and will coincide with Tate Britain’s major autumn exhibition, […]
Art installation lights up Ukranian steel plantDNIPROPETROVSK, Ukraine (AFP) – Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson opened one of his famed light installations Thursday in the unlikely setting of an industrial Ukraine steel plant owned by one of the ex-Soviet state’s biggest tycoons. The conceptual collections’ unveiling was attended by Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych — formally there to cut the ribbon on a […]