Olafur Eliasson — Biography, Exhibitions, Galleries & Auction Results

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Selected Works195

Museum Acquisitions

MoMA

Met

NGA Washington

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Previous Sales 97

Sotheby's

Lille Gletcher Serie [The Small Glacier Series], 1999

$32,000

Apr 2026

Christie's

Colour experiment no. 36, 2011

Sotheby's

Sotheby's

The walk series (The Alftavatn close-up series)

Sotheby's

Christie's

Colour experiment no. 15 (large inside spiral), 2010

£225,000 ($297k USD)

Jul 2021

Christie's

Yellow to orange and six yellow movie, 2010

$11,875

Mar 2018

Christie's

National Career Lamp, 2007

Withdrawn

Apr 2016

Christie's

Schinkel Sonne (Schinkel Sun), 2015

£122,500 ($162k USD)

Oct 2015

Christie's

The sunset series, 2006

Christie's

Christie's

Untitled (Iceland Series), 2002

£8,500 ($11k USD)

Sep 2010

Christie's

The Inner Cave Series, 1998

£85,250 ($113k USD)

Jul 2010

Christie's

Iceland Series #1, 2000

$7,500

Apr 2010

Christie's

The River Raft Series, 2000

$240,000

May 2006

Christie's

Untitled (Iceland Series), 2000

$10,800

Mar 2005

Los Angeles Modern Auctions

Untitled #9 (from the Iceland series)

$5,250

Dec 2022

Wright

Drawing machine for all ellipses

Wright

Phillips

Your absolute 7 degrees, 2004

Phillips

Christie's

Small cloud series, 2001

$25,533

Oct 2025

Christie's

Your pyramidic double asymmetrical polyhedron, 2019

Bought In

Sep 2025

Sotheby's

Colour Motoric Entrance, 2004

Sotheby's

For Sale 9

Weng Contemporary · Artsper

Contact is Content at Seljalandsfoss

$7,282

Print

PKM Gallery · Artsy

Square sphere, 2006

For sale

PKM Gallery · Artsy

Void expansion, 2025

Price on request

Acrylic ink on canvas

Schellmann Art · Artsy

Sunset Door, 2006

€21,000

Wooden door panel with color effect filter and light, bucket

MLTPL · 1stDibs

Olafur Eliasson, Herbarium - Collage of Dried Water Lilies, Contemporary Art

$7,852

Collage of dried and pressed Nympheas Ellisana water lilies (Latour-Marliac) on Lanaquarelle handmade paper, in fl...

Dellasposa Gallery · 1stDibs

Herbarium

$4,460

Huxley-Parlour · 1stDibs

Olafur Eliasson, The Walk Series, The Alftavatn Close-Up Series, Landscape, 1999

$82,329

Caviar20 · 1stDibs

"Your Reversed Berlin" 2016 Color-print on Fuji crystal archive II paper

$28,000

Weng Contemporary (ArtXX AG) · 1stDibs

Contact is content at Seljalandsfoss, Contemporary, 21st Century, C Print

$6,805

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Market750 auction results

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$693 – $185K

28 of 37 sculpture/objects lots with prices

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$62.3K

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$51.8K

28 priced sculpture/objects lots

calendar_todayLast Sculpture/objects Sale

Jan 2026 · $5.3K

Latest tracked sale in this object type

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Sculpture/objects: $51.8K medianPhotographs: $10.8K medianWorks on paper: $9.1K medianPaintings: $82.5K medianUnclassified lots: $15.0K medianEditioned photos: $32.4K medianBooks/portfolios: $2.3K medianEditioned objects: $3.9K median

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Galleries1

#29 Tanya Bonakdar Gallery

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Prizes & Awards7

Praemium Imperiale

Winner 2023

Wolf Prize in Arts

Winner 2014

Goslarer Kaiserring

Winner 2013

Thorvaldsen Medal

Winner 2013

Joan Miró Prize

Winner 2007

Crown Prince Couple's Awards

Winner 2006

Hugo Boss Prize

Shortlisted 2002

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Podcast Interviews2

podcasts A brush with… Olafur Eliasson A brush with... · Dec 17, 2025

Olafur Eliasson talks to Ben Luke about his influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work

podcasts No. 50: Olafur Eliasson The Modern Art Notes Podcast · Oct 25, 2014

Episode No. 50 of The Modern Art Notes Podcast features artist Olafur Eliasson. An exhibition of Eliasson’s newest photographs — featuring his ancestral homeland of Iceland — opens next week at Chelsea’s Tanya Bonakdar G…

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Publications31

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Monograph 5

Olafur Eliasson

Phaidon Press · 2018

Your Glacial Expectations Author

Thames & Hudson · 2017

Olafur Eliasson: Dufttunnel

Hatje Cantz · 2005

Olafur Eliasson

Phaidon Press · 2002

Olafur Eliasson

Hatje Cantz · 2000

Exhibition Catalog 15

EXPO 2020 Dubai: On the Book of Sceneries

Hatje Cantz · 2022

Olafur Eliasson - Riverbed

MoMA Publications · 2015

Fresh Widow: The Window in Art since Matisse and Duchamp

Hatje Cantz · 2012

Olafur Eliasson Author

Hatje Cantz · 2012

Die Weite des Eises: Arktis und Alpen 1860 bis heute

Hatje Cantz · 2008

Infinite Ice: The Arctic and the Alps from 1860 to the Present

Hatje Cantz · 2008

Julia Stoschek Collection Number One: Destroy, She Said

Hatje Cantz · 2008

Take your time Author

Thames & Hudson · 2007

No art=no city! Author

Hatje Cantz · 2004

Olafur Eliasson Your Lighthouse. Arbeiten mit Licht 1991-2004

Hatje Cantz · 2004

Olafur Eliasson Your Lighthouse. Works with Light 1991-2004

Hatje Cantz · 2004

Olafur Eliasson: The Blind Pavilion Author

Hatje Cantz · 2003

Sonne statt Regen Author

Hatje Cantz · 2003

Olafur Eliasson: Your only real thing is time

Hatje Cantz · 2001

Olafur Eliasson

MoMA Publications · 2000

Group Catalog 3

BMW Art Cars

Hatje Cantz · 2018

Index: Fotografie DZ BANK Sammlung im Städel Museum

Hatje Cantz · 2008

ArtBarn: The Stern Collection

Phaidon Press

Survey 8

BMW Art Cars

Hatje Cantz · 2025

MirrorMirror: The Reflective Surface in Contemporary Art

Thames & Hudson · 2024

This is Tomorrow: Twentieth-century Britain and its Artists

Thames & Hudson · 2022

No Plan At All: How the Danish Printshop of Niels Borch Jensen Redefined Artists' Prints for the Contemporary World

Hatje Cantz · 2021

BMW Art Cars

Hatje Cantz · 2014

SOM Journal 9

Hatje Cantz · 2014

Chromaphilia: The Story of Color in Art

Phaidon Press

Rainbow Dreams: Color and Light in Contemporary Art

Phaidon Press

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Current Exhibitions3

Queensland Art Gallery

Olafur Eliasson

Stanley Pl, South Brisbane QLD 4101, Australia

Dec 6, 2025 — Jul 12, 2026

Immerse yourself in 'Olafur Eliasson: Presence'. Icelandic-Danish artist Olafur Eliasson invites us on an expansive, multi-sensory journey that engages our s...

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Queensland Gallery of Modern Art

Olafur Eliasson

Stanley Pl, South Brisbane QLD 4101, Australia

Dec 6, 2025 — Jul 12, 2026

Immerse yourself in 'Olafur Eliasson: Presence'. Icelandic-Danish artist Olafur Eliasson invites us on an expansive, multi-sensory journey that engages our s...

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Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane

Olafur Eliasson

Dec 6, 2025 — Jul 12, 2026

Immerse yourself in 'Olafur Eliasson: Presence'. Icelandic-Danish artist Olafur Eliasson invites us on an expansive, multi-sensory journey that engages our s...

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Recent News20

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The Crisis of the Museum Is the Crisis of the White Cube

The article examines the widespread consensus that museums are in crisis, synthesizing multiple diagnoses from recent debates in publications like Art…

cultureJun 10, 2026

12 Best Museums That Could Only Exist in LA

This article from Google News highlights 12 museums in Los Angeles that are uniquely tied to the city's history, geography, and cultural diversity. It…

localJun 9, 2026

18 must-see exhibitions for a European art road trip this summer

This article highlights 18 must-see art exhibitions across Europe for summer 2026, featuring major solo shows by artists such as Cecilia Vicuña at the…

exhibitionsJun 8, 2026

Julio Le Parc, Father of Interactive Art, Dies at 97

Franco-Argentinian artist Julio Le Parc, a pioneer of kinetic and Op art whose interactive works presaged contemporary participatory art, died in Pari…

obituaryJun 8, 2026

This humble building in small-town Texas houses one of America’s greatest private art collections

In Marble Falls, Texas, a new gallery called Arthouse has opened, housing the extensive private art collection of Mickey and Jeanne Klein. The couple,…

exhibitionsJun 3, 2026

Art Basel Reveals More Participating Galleries and the Artists Selected for its ‘Exclusive’ Initiative, Which Withholds Artworks from Email Previews

Art Basel has announced that 193 of its 232 main-sector exhibitors (83%) have signed on to a new initiative called Basel Exclusive, which requires par…

marketJun 2, 2026

What Will Art Basel’s No-Preview-Allowed ‘Basel Exclusive’ Initiative Offer?

Art Basel has announced the list of artists participating in its new "Basel Exclusive" initiative at its flagship Swiss fair, which opens to VIPs on J…

marketJun 2, 2026

Leandro Erlich, JR, Tomás Saraceno… Ces artistes qui transforment le réel

Beaux Arts Magazine profiles a group of contemporary artists who manipulate perception and reality through illusion, including Leandro Erlich, JR, Tom…

exhibitionsMay 29, 2026

Shenzhen International Museum of Art to open Saturday

The Shenzhen International Museum of Art (SIMoA) will officially open to the public on Saturday in the Guangming Science City district. The museum, co…

exhibitionsMay 27, 2026

The 10 summer festivals in Paris and Île-de-France that will make temperatures rise from June

Beaux Arts Magazine lists ten summer festivals in Paris and Île-de-France running from June to August 2026, including the debut of the Art & Environme…

localMay 26, 2026

The 21st Century’s Biggest Art Trend is Not a Style. But Once You See It, You’ll Notice It Everywhere.

The article traces the evolution of "systems art," a term coined by critic Jack Burnham in 1968 to describe art that uses rules, seriality, and repeti…

cultureMay 24, 2026

Singapore Art Museum at 30: tough decisions

The Singapore Art Museum (SAM) is celebrating its 30th anniversary while navigating the challenges of its 2022 relocation to Tanjong Pagar Distripark,…

exhibitionsMay 20, 2026

‘A watershed moment’: Major Brisbane art exhibition opens at prestigious London museum

The Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) has exported a major exhibition, "Rising Voices: Contemporary Art from Asia, Australia and…

exhibitionsMay 19, 2026

Taipei Fine Arts Museum unveils 'Surrealism: The World in Dialogue'

Taipei Fine Arts Museum (TFAM), in collaboration with the Institute for Cultural Exchange in Tübingen, Germany, has launched its major spring exhibiti…

exhibitionsMay 18, 2026

Exhibition | Byoung Cho, 'WHEN SPACE BECOMES PAINTING' at BB&M, Seoul, South Korea

BB&M gallery in Seoul presents "When Space Becomes Painting," a solo exhibition of leading Korean architect Byoung Cho, organized in partnership with …

exhibitionsMay 16, 2026

Hall Art Foundation Opens Season With Three Major Exhibitions

The Hall Art Foundation is reopening its Vermont campus for the 2026 season with three major exhibitions running through November 29. The centerpiece,…

exhibitionsMay 6, 2026

In Stockholm, the Tech scene supports art

Stockholm's art fair, featuring 54 galleries and around 150 artists, offers a democratic layout with no sections, placing established and emerging gal…

exhibitionsMay 3, 2026

Who’s Showing What—and What They Love—at Market Art Fair

Market Art Fair in Stockholm celebrated its 20th edition, the largest to date with 150 exhibitors, after moving from Liljevalch’s to Magasin 9, a form…

exhibitionsMay 3, 2026

Your Australian art guide for May 2026 is here

May 2026 brings a packed calendar of art exhibitions across Australia, with highlights including Rone's 'Another TIME' at COMA Gallery in Sydney, the …

exhibitionsMay 1, 2026

The great Anselm Kiefer arrives in Valencia for an exhibition. There is a rare work for the first time in Europe

German artist Anselm Kiefer is coming to Valencia for the first time, inaugurating the temporary exhibition program at the CAHH – Centro de Arte Horte…

exhibitionsApr 29, 2026

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Past Exhibitions10

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Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane

Olafur Eliasson Presence

Olafur Eliasson

Jan 1, 2025

Olafur Eliasson Presence When 6 Dec 2025 – 12 Jul 2026Where GOMAAdmission Buy Tickets

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#6,980 Elements Gallery London

OLAFUR ELIASSON: OPEN

Olafur Eliasson

Sep 15, 2024 — Dec 14, 2024

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The Frick Collection

Olafur Eliasson and Claude Monet

Olafur Eliasson, Claude Monet

1 E 70th St, New York, NY 10021, USA

Oct 20, 2022 — Jan 22, 2023

Olafur Eliasson and Claude Monet October 20, 2022 to January 22, 2023 The Frick presents an installation inspired by the acclaimed Diptych publication series...

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