Ólafur Elíasson

Summary

Ólafur Elíasson is a human^[1]. He was born in Copenhagen^[2]. He was born on February 5, 1967^[3]. He worked as a visual artist^[4], sculptor^[5], scenographer^[6], photographer^[7], and installation artist^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (815 views/month, #7,013 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Ólafur Elíasson's place of birth was Copenhagen^[2].
• Ólafur Elíasson was born on February 5, 1967^[3].
• Ólafur Elíasson was born on January 1, 1967^[10].
• Ólafur Elíasson held citizenship in Kingdom of Denmark^[11].
• Ólafur Elíasson held citizenship in Iceland^[12].
• Ólafur Elíasson held citizenship in Germany^[13].
• Ólafur Elíasson worked as a visual artist^[4].
• Ólafur Elíasson worked as a sculptor^[5].
• Ólafur Elíasson's professions included scenographer^[6].
• Ólafur Elíasson worked as a photographer^[7].
• Ólafur Elíasson worked as an installation artist^[8].
• Ólafur Elíasson worked as an artist^[14].
• Ólafur Elíasson's field of work was opera^[15].
• Ólafur Elíasson was educated at Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts^[16].
• A notable student of Ólafur Elíasson was Julius von Bismarck^[17].
• A notable student of Ólafur Elíasson was Jeppe Hein^[18].
• A notable work attributed to Ólafur Elíasson is Riverbed^[19].
• A notable work attributed to Ólafur Elíasson is New York City Waterfalls^[20].
• Ólafur Elíasson received the Prince Eugen Medal^[21].
• Ólafur Elíasson received the Goslarer Kaiserring^[22].
• Ólafur Elíasson received the Telenor Culture Award^[23].
• Ólafur Elíasson received the Thorvaldsen Medal^[24].
• Ólafur Elíasson received the Honorary craftsman^[25].
• Ólafur Elíasson received the Officer of Arts and Letters^[26].
• Ólafur Elíasson was a member of Academy of Arts, Berlin^[27].

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: DK^[29]

• Began / founded: 1967-02-05^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 0a1f21aa-41e9-4aa8-ade4-442ded215b26^[31]

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Origins and Family

Ólafur Elíasson's place of birth was Copenhagen^[2]. Recorded date of birth include February 5, 1967^[3] and January 1, 1967^[10].

Education

Ólafur Elíasson's education included a stint at Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts^[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include visual artist^[4], sculptor^[5], scenographer^[6], photographer^[7], installation artist^[8], and artist^[14]. Ólafur Elíasson's field of work was opera^[15]. Notable students include Julius von Bismarck^[17] and Jeppe Hein^[18].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Riverbed^[19] and New York City Waterfalls^[20], an installation artwork^[32], founded in 2008^[33].

Recognition

Awards received include Prince Eugen Medal^[21], a medallion^[34], in Sweden^[35], founded in 1945^[36]; Goslarer Kaiserring^[22], an art prize^[37], in Germany^[38], founded in 1975^[39]; Telenor Culture Award^[23], an award^[40], in Norway^[41], founded in 1995^[42]; Thorvaldsen Medal^[24], an art prize^[43], in Denmark^[44], founded in 1837^[45]; Honorary craftsman^[25], an award^[46], in Denmark^[47], founded in 1973^[48]; and Officer of Arts and Letters^[26], a grade of an order^[49], in France^[50].

Why It Matters

Ólafur Elíasson ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (815 views/month, #7,013 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[51] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[52]

FAQs

Where was Ólafur Elíasson born?

Ólafur Elíasson was born in Copenhagen^[2].

What did Ólafur Elíasson do for work?

Ólafur Elíasson worked as visual artist^[4], sculptor^[5], scenographer^[6], photographer^[7], and installation artist^[8].

Where did Ólafur Elíasson go to school?

Ólafur Elíasson was educated at Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts^[16].

What awards did Ólafur Elíasson receive?

Honors received include Prince Eugen Medal^[21], Goslarer Kaiserring^[22], Telenor Culture Award^[23], and Thorvaldsen Medal^[24].