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. 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. While your house was conceived by eliasson, it was designed and realized at groenland. Designed and realised by michael heimann and claudia baulesch, the book is based on a computergenerated model of the house, sliced vertically into 454. Your house by olafur eliasson this is an architecture book. 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. Apr 07, 2020 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. Destined to become the authoritative text on eliasson as well as a lasting resource on contemporary installation art. Olafur eliassons your house, is a limitededition artists book with a lasercut negative impression of his house in copenhagen, denmark. Eliasson uses natural elements like light, water, fog and makeshift technical devices to transform museum galleries and public areas into immersive environments. 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. 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. Discover the act of cooking and eating in a creative environment with studio olafur eliasson.
Recreating the house in this way creates a materiality that a drawing or painting could not. It is not just about decorating the world but about taking responsibility, olafur eliasson said of his practice in a 2009 ted talk. Originally printed in an edition of 225, only 85 copies were made. Designed and realized by michael heimann and claudia baulesch, the book is based on a computergenerated. 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. Olafur eliasson s your house, is a limitededition artists book with a lasercut negative impression of his house in copenhagen, denmark. In 1995 he established studio olafur eliasson in berlin, a. 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. Designed and realized by michael heimann and claudia baulesch, the book is based on a computergenerated model of the house, sliced vertically into even. The negative space of a house cut inside a 908page book. Olafur eliasson your house 2006 available for sale artsy. 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.
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. 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. Members do not need to book to see the exhibition just show your membership card at the. Olafur eliasson and timothy morton, leeum 2016 youtube. The experimental art of olafur eliasson studio olafur eliasson is an experimental laboratory located in berlin. Kremo, of mosbach, germany, produced the book s 452 lasercut leaves, and the computeraided modeling was created by georg sagurna. From simple square windows to silhouettes of stairs and whole rooms, the resulting house tour is beautiful. 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. Available for sale from lovaas projects, olafur eliasson, your house 2006, bound book with 400 laser cut pages, 29. Your house is limited edition artists book by icelandicdanish artist olafur eliasson that depicts the negative space formed by his home located. The book consists of 454 pages each lasercut to produce a section representing 2. Feb 23, 2019 your house by olafur eliasson this is an architecture book with more descriptive power than words alone could possible achieve. Jun 23, 2016 discover book depositorys huge selection of olafur eliasson books online. In this limited edition from acclaimed artist olafur eliasson, he created a visual and interactive representation of his nordic romantic style house in copenhagen.
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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. Studio olafur eliasson open house is one of eliasson s contributions to the venice biennale 2017. Your house by olafur saved from thinkingimages thinking images. Olafur eliasson, a danish artist who frequently makes use of natural phenomena in his work, created a kinetic installation called your split second house. Colour activity house artwork studio olafur eliasson. 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 artists book is the seventh volume in the studios tyt take your time series. Discover book depositorys huge selection of olafur eliasson books online. 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. An actual space made up of pages of book with individual cut outs and corresponds to an image of an actual house composition. The parliament of possibilities, a conversation between the artist and timothy morton, who has ex. Conceived by olafur eliasson, your house was designed and realized at groenland.
The books 454 handbound leaves or 908 pages digitally reproduce a series of vertical crosssections of the house on a scale of 85. Your house by olafur eliasson this is an architecture. In his installations, the danishicelandic artist focuses on the factors that influence human perception in the. Browse more artworks olafur eliasson from carolina nitsch contemporary art. Your house is limited edition artists book by icelandicdanish artist olafur eliasson that depicts the negative space formed by his home located outside copenhagen.
Well designed on the computer, by constructing a mental physical narrative. Your house by olafur eliasson this is an architecture book with more descriptive power than words alone could possible achieve. The book shows a lasercut negative impression of eliassons house in copenhagen. 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. If youre looking at the book your house by danishicelandic artist olafur eliasson, you wont find any words. 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. Instead youll find a complete replica of eliasson s house near copenhagen. The kitchen, makes a strong argument for the symbiotic relationship between conceptual investigations and everyday feasting.
Books by olafur eliasson author of studio olafur eliasson. Celebrating the opening of the exhibition olafur eliasson. 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. Illustrated by olafur eliasson using computer aided laser diecuts. 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. Your invisible house artwork studio olafur eliasson. 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 house by olafur eliasson graphic arts princeton university. Olafur eliasson, which will then travel to new york, to the museum of modern art, with an annex of the show at p. Every structural detail of the house from the roof, windows, and even a basement crawlspace are depicted within the thick layer of lasercut paper. 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.
In the book, comprised of 454 pages, each sheet is laser cut to scale, reflecting a negative space crosssection of the residence. Edited by anna engbergpedersen, joanna warsza, christina werner. Binding and leaves pristine as issued, signed by eliason on the colophon, no. Gift of the library council of the museum of modern art. Every structural detail of the house from the roof, windows, and even a basement crawlspace are depicted within the thick layer of. 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. Oct 11, 20 a wonderland hides in the pages of your house by danishicelandic artist olafur eliasson. Oct 23, 20 conceived by olafur eliasson, your house is a laser cut book that depicts the artists copenhagen home. May 03, 2012 danishicelandic artist olafur eliasson conceptualised your house. Olafur eliassons your house is an oversize, sculptural volume evoking a. Olafur eliasson your house 2006 available for sale.
As you move from the front to the back of the book you. Commissioned by the library council of the museum of. Olafur eliasson returns to tate modern with this unmissable exhibition. Eliasson has related the process of reading a book to that of walking through a building, both being physical, mental, and experiential activities. 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. The books 454 handbound leaves or 908 pages digitally reproduce a series of. The subject of the piece is eliassons house in denmark, its negative spaces rendered in a cross section through an. 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. Sep 02, 2007 so begins olafur eliassons commentary in the prospectus for his 2006 book your house, recently acquired for the graphic arts collection. Each of the 454 pages are individually cut and corresponds to 2.
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