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Hans ulrich obrist and icelandic artist olafur eliasson have known each other for many years, and have worked together intimatelyon exhibitions, book projects, performances and more. Conceived as an illustrated a field guide to the work of danish artist olafur eliasson b. It is organised around the alphabet, with each letter being. Olafur eliasson was born in copenhagen, denmark in 1967, a year after his 21yearold parents, elias hjorleifsson and ingibjorg olafsdottir, immigrated to the city from iceland. Olafur eliasson exhibition catalogs, books, bibliography, biography. Members do not need to book to see the exhibition just show your membership card at the entrance. Discover book depositorys huge selection of olafur eliasson books online.