Olafur Eliasson
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Olafur Eliasson is a Danish-Icelandic artist renowned for large-scale installations and artworks that explore perception, light, and the environment.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Olafur Eliasson canonical | 38 |
| Eliasson | 2 |
| Studio Olafur Eliasson | 1 |
| Ólafur Elíasson | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Olafur Eliasson Context triple: [The Phillips Collection, hasWorkBy, Olafur Eliasson]
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A.
Wolfgang Laib
Wolfgang Laib is a German contemporary artist renowned for his meditative, minimalist installations using natural materials such as pollen, milk, and beeswax.
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B.
Erik van Egeraat
Erik van Egeraat is a Dutch architect known for his expressive, contemporary designs and influential contributions to European architecture.
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C.
Anish Kapoor
Anish Kapoor is a renowned British-Indian sculptor known for his large-scale, reflective, and often abstract public artworks that explore perception, space, and materiality.
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D.
Tavares Strachan
Tavares Strachan is a Bahamian-born conceptual artist known for his ambitious, research-driven projects that explore themes of identity, history, and the politics of visibility.
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E.
Wolfgang Tillmans
Wolfgang Tillmans is a German photographer and artist renowned for his innovative, often abstract and experimental approach to photography that blurs the boundaries between fine art and documentary.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Olafur Eliasson Target entity description: Olafur Eliasson is a Danish-Icelandic artist renowned for large-scale installations and artworks that explore perception, light, and the environment.
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A.
Wolfgang Laib
Wolfgang Laib is a German contemporary artist renowned for his meditative, minimalist installations using natural materials such as pollen, milk, and beeswax.
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B.
Erik van Egeraat
Erik van Egeraat is a Dutch architect known for his expressive, contemporary designs and influential contributions to European architecture.
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C.
Anish Kapoor
Anish Kapoor is a renowned British-Indian sculptor known for his large-scale, reflective, and often abstract public artworks that explore perception, space, and materiality.
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D.
Tavares Strachan
Tavares Strachan is a Bahamian-born conceptual artist known for his ambitious, research-driven projects that explore themes of identity, history, and the politics of visibility.
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E.
Wolfgang Tillmans
Wolfgang Tillmans is a German photographer and artist renowned for his innovative, often abstract and experimental approach to photography that blurs the boundaries between fine art and documentary.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (71)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artist
ⓘ
contemporary artist ⓘ human ⓘ installation artist ⓘ |
| appointed |
UNDP Goodwill Ambassador for climate action
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linked to:
UN Goodwill Ambassador
|
| awardReceived |
European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award (special mention, collaborative projects)
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linked to:
Mies van der Rohe Award
Niels Bohr Institute Medal of Honour ⓘ Wolf Prize in Arts ⓘ |
| basedIn | Berlin ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Denmark
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Iceland ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Sebastian Behmann
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Studio Other Spaces ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Denmark ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1967-02-05 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
Biennale di Venezia
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linked to:
Venice Biennale
Guggenheim Museum ⓘ
linked to:
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art ⓘ Museum of Modern Art ⓘ Tate Modern ⓘ |
| familyName |
Eliasson
ⓘ
linked to:
Olafur Eliasson
|
| fieldOfWork |
environmental art
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installation art ⓘ light art ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| founded |
Studio Olafur Eliasson
ⓘ
linked to:
Olafur Eliasson
|
| givenName |
Olafur
ⓘ
linked to:
Ólafur
|
| hasWebsite | https://olafureliasson.net ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Studio Olafur Eliasson, Berlin ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Danish
ⓘ
English ⓘ Icelandic ⓘ |
| movement |
contemporary art
ⓘ
relational aesthetics ⓘ |
| name | Olafur Eliasson ⓘ |
| nationality |
Danish
ⓘ
Icelandic ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Beauty
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Contact ⓘ Green River ⓘ Ice Watch ⓘ In real life ⓘ New York City Waterfalls ⓘ Riverbed ⓘ Room for one colour ⓘ The Weather Project ⓘ Your Rainbow Panorama ⓘ Your spiral view ⓘ |
| occupation |
artist
ⓘ
professor ⓘ |
| parentOccupation | cook (father) ⓘ |
| parentOrigin | Iceland (parents) ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Copenhagen ⓘ |
| representedCountryAtEvent | Denmark at the Venice Biennale ⓘ |
| residence |
Berlin
ⓘ
Copenhagen (periods of life) ⓘ |
| teachesAt |
Berlin University of the Arts (guest or visiting roles)
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linked to:
Berlin University of the Arts
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| theme |
climate change
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environment ⓘ light ⓘ nature ⓘ perception ⓘ space ⓘ time ⓘ |
| usesMedium |
fog
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glass ⓘ light ⓘ mirrors ⓘ natural materials ⓘ water ⓘ |
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Referenced by (42)
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linked to: Olafur Eliasson
linked to: Olafur Eliasson
linked to: Olafur Eliasson
linked to: Olafur Eliasson
subject linked to:
Sebastian Behmann