Your house by olafur eliasson graphic arts princeton university. From simple square windows to silhouettes of stairs and whole rooms, the resulting house tour is beautiful. The kitchen, makes a strong argument for the symbiotic relationship between conceptual investigations and everyday feasting. Olafur eliasson your house 2006 available for sale. In the work of icelandic artist olafur eliasson, the sun can rise inside a museum and rainbows can appear indoors. Feb 23, 2019 your house by olafur eliasson this is an architecture book with more descriptive power than words alone could possible achieve. A commission by the library council of the museum of modern art in new york, your house consists of a lasercut negative impression of eliassons house in copenhagen on a scale of 85. Olafur eliassons most popular book is studio olafur eliasson. Olafur eliasson, which will then travel to new york, to the museum of modern art, with an annex of the show at p.
Olafur eliasson s your house, is a limitededition artists book with a lasercut negative impression of his house in copenhagen, denmark. Apr 07, 2020 your house by olafur eliasson this is an architecture book with more descriptive power than words alone could possible achieve. Kremo, of mosbach, germany, produced the book s 452 lasercut leaves, and the computeraided modeling was created by georg sagurna. Olafur eliasson s reality projector installation at the marciano art foundation is a smashing immersive environment guaranteed to elicit an immediate oh, wow from visitors. Your house by olafur eliasson this is an architecture book with more descriptive power than words alone could possible achieve. Browse more artworks olafur eliasson from carolina nitsch contemporary art. A commission by the library council of the museum of modern art in new york, ny, usa, your house is a limitededition artists book by eliasson with a lasercut negative impression of his house in copenhagen, denmark. In this limited edition from acclaimed artist olafur eliasson, he created a visual and interactive representation of his nordic romantic style house in copenhagen. Olafur eliassons your house, is a limitededition artists book with a lasercut negative impression of his house in copenhagen, denmark. Instead youll find a complete replica of eliasson s house near copenhagen.
Commissioned by the library council of the museum of modern art in new york, your house by danish artist olafur eliasson is made up of 454 lasercut negative impressions of the artists own home in copenhagen, scaled down by a factor of 85. Olafur eliasson returns to tate modern with this unmissable exhibition. Kremo of mosbach, germany, produced the book s 452 lasercut leaves and the computeraided modeling was created by georg sagurna. The parliament of possibilities, a conversation between the artist and timothy morton, who has ex. Studio olafur eliasson open house is one of eliasson s contributions to the venice biennale 2017.
Olafur eliasson s installation the weather project cast a veritable spell over visitors to the tate museum of modern art in london as they gazed in wonder into a glowing artificial sun shrouded in mist in an exhibition setting transformed by the work into a neoromantic landscape. Wall street journal it took an artist to look at eating differently alice waters in the cosmos of studio olafur eliasson, food and art are inextricable wall street journal. Olafur eliasson eliasson has related the process of reading a book to that of walking through a building, both being physical, mental, and experiential activities. Conceived by the danishislandic artist olafur eliasson b. Members do not need to book to see the exhibition just show your membership card at the. Eliasson has related the process of reading a book to that of walking through a building, both being physical, mental, and experiential activities.
Your house is limited edition artists book by icelandicdanish artist olafur eliasson that depicts the negative space formed by his home located outside copenhagen. The book shows a lasercut negative impression of eliassons house in copenhagen. Oct 23, 20 conceived by olafur eliasson, your house is a laser cut book that depicts the artists copenhagen home. The graphic arts division has been fortunate to acquire a copy of this extraordinary livre dartist, published for the library council of the museum of modern. Your house by olafur eliasson this is an architecture. The book, designed in 2006 by michael heimann and claudia baulesch, is a limitededition artists book with a lasercut negative impression of eliassons house in copenhagen.
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Led by renowned danishicelandic artist olafur eliasson, it functions as an interdisciplinary space, generating fresh dialogues between art and its surroundings. Every structural detail of the house from the roof, windows, and even a basement crawlspace are depicted within the thick layer of lasercut paper. A commission by the library council of the museum of modern art in new york, ny, usa, your house is a limitededition artists book by eliasson with a. In 1995 he established studio olafur eliasson in berlin, a. Celebrating the opening of the exhibition olafur eliasson. Official website of olafur eliasson and his studio. Your house olafur eliasson aesthetics materialtechniques.
May 16, 2012 commissioned by the library council of the museum of modern art, danish architect, olafur eliasson, made this beautiful book, with 454 lasercut leaves, which shows a cross section of his own house in copenhagen. Only the interior chambers have been hollowed out using lasercutting technology to arrive at a variant popup book designed by michael heimann and claudia baulesch. Your invisible house artwork studio olafur eliasson. Binding and leaves pristine as issued, signed by eliason on the colophon, no. Originally printed in an edition of 225, only 85 copies were made. The books 454 handbound leaves or 908 pages digitally reproduce a series of vertical crosssections of the house on a scale of 85.
Every structural detail of the house from the roof, windows, and even a basement crawlspace are depicted within the thick layer of. The artists book is the seventh volume in the studios tyt take your time series. The book, designed in 2006 by michael heimann and claudia baulesch, is a limitededition artists book with a lasercut negative impression of eliasson s house in copenhagen. In his installations, the danishicelandic artist focuses on the factors that influence human perception in the. Edited by anna engbergpedersen, joanna warsza, christina werner. Artists book with lasercut leaves, 2006, signed in pencil and numbered 7225 on the justification page, published by the library council of the museum of modern art, new york, bound as issued in the original clothcovered boards, contained in the original cardboard box. Sep 26, 20 a commission by the library council of the museum of modern art in new york, your house consists of a lasercut negative impression of eliassons house in copenhagen on a scale of 85. Jun 23, 2016 discover book depositorys huge selection of olafur eliasson books online. Conceived by olafur eliasson, your house was designed and realized at groenland. Olafur eliasson your house 2006 available for sale artsy. Destined to become the authoritative text on eliasson as well as a lasting resource on contemporary installation art. Eliasson uses natural elements like light, water, fog and makeshift technical devices to transform museum galleries and public areas into immersive environments. Sep 02, 2004 olafur eliasson s installation the weather project cast a veritable spell over visitors to the tate museum of modern art in london as they gazed in wonder into a glowing artificial sun shrouded in mist in an exhibition setting transformed by the work into a neoromantic landscape.
The enchanting design reveals itself as an inverted pop out book, precise cuts of paper aline for a miniature model of the artists real copenhagen house. Oct 11, 20 a wonderland hides in the pages of your house by danishicelandic artist olafur eliasson. Olafur eliasson your house contemporary prints and. Sep 23, 20 your house is limited edition artists book by icelandicdanish artist olafur eliasson that depicts the negative space formed by his home located outside copenhagen. Discover the act of cooking and eating in a creative environment with studio olafur eliasson. Well designed on the computer, by constructing a mental physical narrative. The subject of the piece is eliasson s house in denmark, its negative spaces rendered in a cross section through an elaborate laser diecut process applied to each leaf.
Recreating the house in this way creates a materiality that a drawing or painting could not. Danishicelandic artist olafur eliasson conceptualised your house. Olafur eliasson and timothy morton, leeum 2016 youtube. Olafur eliassons your house is an oversize, sculptural volume evoking a. While your house was conceived by eliasson, it was designed and realized at groenland. Books by olafur eliasson author of studio olafur eliasson. Designed and realized by michael heimann and claudia baulesch, the book is based on a computergenerated. The majority of eliassons thoughtprovoking installations, photographs, sculptures, and architectural projects to date is included, with additional material focusing on the research processes at studio olafur eliasson. The negative space of a house cut inside a 908page book. The subject of the piece is eliassons house in denmark, its negative spaces rendered in a cross section through an.
Designed and realised by michael heimann and claudia baulesch, the book is based on a computergenerated model of the house, sliced vertically into 454. Each of the 454 pages are individually cut and corresponds to 2. A commission by the library council of the museum of modern art in new york, your house consists of a lasercut negative impression of eliasson s house in copenhagen on a scale of 85. An actual space made up of pages of book with individual cut outs and corresponds to an image of an actual house composition. Designed and realised by michael heimann and claudia baulesch, the book is based on a computergenerated model of the house, sliced vertically into 454 even. Gift of the library council of the museum of modern art. I bought this book for its design aesthetic along with my personal love for olafur eliassons work and studio, despite concerns that the vegetarian recipes would be a bit too inaccessible for my wife and i who eat vegetarian at home, but generally look for economic, timefriendly recipes that utilize ingredients that are pretty readily accessible. Made in collaboration with our young producers, watch how visitors have reacted to artist olafur eliasson s room for one colour, an immersive light install. Olafur eliasson has 59 books on goodreads with 2194 ratings. Commissioned by the library council of the museum of modern art in new york, your house is a remarkable arrangement of cutouts and imagery presented in a minimalist yet technical format. Olafur eliasson, your house, 2006 olafur eliassons your house is an oversize, sculptural volume evoking a passage through a turnofthetwentiethcentury european house in the nordic romantic stylethe artists own house in copenhagen, denmark. Your house by olafur eliasson is a visuospatial essay on a single piece of architecture. The experimental art of olafur eliasson studio olafur eliasson is an experimental laboratory located in berlin. The books 454 handbound leaves or 908 pages digitally reproduce a series of.
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The one that has caught my eye is olafur eliasson s your house. In your house, he has created a model of his own house outside of copenhagen, with lasercut pages representing a vertical cross section of the building realized on a scale of 1. Discover book depositorys huge selection of olafur eliasson books online. It is not just about decorating the world but about taking responsibility, olafur eliasson said of his practice in a 2009 ted talk. Olafur eliasson, a danish artist who frequently makes use of natural phenomena in his work, created a kinetic installation called your split second house. A laser cut book by olafur eliasson apartment therapy. In this limited edition from acclaimed artist olafur eliasson, he created a visual and interactive representation of his nordic romantic style house in copenhagen, denmark. As you move from the front to the back of the book you. Sep 02, 2007 so begins olafur eliassons commentary in the prospectus for his 2006 book your house, recently acquired for the graphic arts collection. Through 908 handbound pages eliasson digitally reproduces cross sections from the building on a scale of 85.