Realizzata in stretta collaborazione con l'artista, questa aggiornata monografia ripercorre la carriera artistica di Olafur Eliasson dagli esordi negli anni Novanta fino a oggi, includendo anche le recenti mostre alla Tate Modern di Londra del 2019 e alla Fondazione Beyeler di Basilea del 2021. Attraverso centinaia di illustrazioni intervallate da testi scritti su e da Eliasson, il volume offre una panoramica inedita sull'eccezionale produzione dell'artista, la pubblicazione più esaustiva sull'opera di Eliasson che presenta alcune delle opere fondamentali come Green River (1998) e Waterfall (2016), presentate a Versailles, e lavori come la serie sulla sostenibilità The glacier melt 1999/2019 (2019), fino a opere più piccole realizzate su carta, vetro, passando per fotografia e film.

'Leggere è respirare, è divenire' è la raccolta inedita in Italia dei testi più rilevanti del noto artista internazionale Olafur Eliasson. Attraverso ventiquattro brevi saggi, alla stregua di appunti di studio e sperimentazione, accompagnati da immagini esemplificative di alcune delle sue opere più significative, l'artista si sofferma sulle questioni più ricorrenti del suo percorso artistico. Egli ci invita a riflettere sul suo complesso universo estetico e sensoriale, ma anche politico e sociale, e ad interagire con esso prendendo coscienza del nostro ruolo attivo di osservatori come parte integrante ed essenziale di un sistema di relazioni nel quale, luce, spazio, tempo e movimento sono messi in rapporto tra loro come elementi satelliti attorno all'opera d'arte. «Se io fossi un'opera d'arte non mi sentirei autosufficiente. La parola 'autonomia' non farebbe parte del mio vocabolario. Anzi sarebbe più come una rete di luoghi , persone e intenzioni, inestricabilmente connessi e sempre parte di un movimento correlato».

The first monograph of Olafur Eliasson in more than ten years, produced in close collaboration with the artist and his studio, explores his driving interest in finding visionary shapes to physically represent abstract ideas. It is a richly illustrated journey through spheres, tunnels, towers, walkways, and archways, as well as pavilions and larger buildings realized by Eliasson and his studio since the late 1990s. The work is illuminated by in-depth project descriptions and Eliasson’s own words. Informative essays by renowned writers across a variety of fields—from geologists and historians of art and science to architects, artists, and philosophers—give the works context.Eliasson’s works around the world range from small-scale experiments, such as pavilions or tunnels, to large-scale public projects, among them such seminal works as The Serpentine Pavilion (2007) in London (with Kjetil Thorsen), Your Rainbow Panorama (2011) in Aarhus, Denmark, or the crystalline façade for Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre (2005–11) in Reykjavik. The works investigate the nature of space itself, in particular considering how space is actively conceived of by viewers as they move through and perceive the artwork.

Content through contact between landscapes and artworks, bodies and weather conditions, light and darkness. Over the years, Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson (b. Copenhagen, 1967; lives and works in Berlin and Copenhagen) has continually returned to Iceland to investigate its landscape with his camera. The ambitious, ongoing venture--almost cartographical in its scope--has resulted in approximately eighty photo series to date, and a wealth of individual photographs of glaciers, waterfalls, rivers, volcanoes, and caves. Far from merely documenting the terrain, Eliasson's vibrant images reflect on our relationship to nature, the physical space in which we exist, and the body's felt motion through the space--central concerns in his oeuvre. Alongside Eliasson's photographs, this lavishly designed book in large format presents a selection of further works by the artist, granting the reader a glimpse into the process of inspiration leading from physical experience to abstraction. The sequence of images, curated by Eliasson himself, traces the intuitive connections between the landscape and the different modes of expression employed by the artist.

In electrifying color and exquisite detail, this survey of Kvadrat, the renowned Danish textile company, tells the complete story from inception to collaborations with world-famous visual artists and designers. One of the world's leading textile manufacturers, Kvadrat has been a pioneer of Scandinavian style for four decades; its fabrics have become essential components of the most exquisite modern interiors. From the classic designs of the 1960s and 1970s to the vibrant, ecologically and technologically advanced styles of today, Kvadrat has worked with some of the icons of 20th-century art and design, including Nanna Ditzel and Verner Panton, and nurtured important relationships with many of the world's most creative artists, architects, and designers, such as David Adjaye, Patricia Urquiola, Roman Signer, Thomas Demand, and Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec.This beautiful volume, designed by Graphic Thought Facility, celebrates the textiles of Kvadrat, drawing a thread from its deep roots in the coastal landscape of Denmark to a herd of Icelandic sheep bred and reared by artist Olafur Eliasson. Filled with color photographs and fascinating texts, the book highlights specific themes that characterize Kvadrat's association with the likes of Tord Boontje, Akira Minagawa, Finn Sködt, and Sevil Peach, as well as its influence in the field of textile design in offices, entertainment venues, and the home.

Using a typological structure (landscape, park, square, garden, promenade, etc.),Günther Vogt describes the theoretical foundation on which the successful projects of Vogt Landscape Architects are based. In recent years the office has realized international projects in Europe and the United States, including a new type of city park for the Tate Modern in London (with Herzog & de Meuron); an 'all-weather garden' with great poetic power at the Hyatt Hotel in Zürich (with Meili, Peter Architekten); an indoor tropical garden for the Novartis Campus in Basel (with Diener & Diener); and the exterior spaces of the Allianz Arena in Munich (with Herzog & de Meuron). This new and extended version of one of our best sellers also documents recent works, such as public realm and streetscape designs for the athletes' village of the Olympic Games in London 2012.

Lo Studio Olafur Eliasson è un laboratorio, che oltre alle sperimentazioni dell'artista, si dedica anche a progetti architettonici. Grazie a questa monografia il lettore sarà in grado di capire gli aspetti più reconditi dell'arte di Olafur. Tutti i concetti base sono esposti in ordine alfabetico e spiegati grazie a un dialogo diretto con l'artista. Naturalmente, sono incluse tutte le più importanti realizzazioni di Olafur: installazioni, fotografie, sculture e progetti architettonici. L'autorevole Philip Ursprung è autore dell'introduzione e protagonista delle conversazioni con l'artista.