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Cover of Olafur Eliasson Versailles - Photo: María del Pilar García Ayensa / Studio Olafur Eliasson
Cover of Olafur Eliasson Versailles
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Spread from Olafur Eliasson Versailles
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Spread from Olafur Eliasson Versailles
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Spread from Olafur Eliasson Versailles
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Spread from Olafur Eliasson Versailles
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Spread from Olafur Eliasson Versailles - Photo: María del Pilar García Ayensa / Studio Olafur Eliasson
Spread from Olafur Eliasson Versailles
Photo: María del Pilar García Ayensa / Studio Olafur Eliasson
Spread from Olafur Eliasson Versailles - Photo: María del Pilar García Ayensa / Studio Olafur Eliasson
Spread from Olafur Eliasson Versailles
Photo: María del Pilar García Ayensa / Studio Olafur Eliasson
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Spread from Olafur Eliasson Versailles
Photo: María del Pilar García Ayensa / Studio Olafur Eliasson
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Spread from Olafur Eliasson Versailles
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Cover of Olafur Eliasson Versailles - Photo: María del Pilar García Ayensa / Studio Olafur Eliasson
Cover of Olafur Eliasson Versailles
Photo: María del Pilar García Ayensa / Studio Olafur Eliasson
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Olafur Eliasson Versailles arose from a remarkable dialogue between artist Olafur Eliasson and graphic designer Irma Boom, and accompanies the artist’s summer exhibition, on view in the palace and gardens of Versailles from 5 June to 30 October 2016. The artist’s book is printed on three different kinds of paper – black, grey, and white – with different colours for each paper type. Readers are invited to turn the book (some images are oriented sideways), while colour and paper combinations – Eliasson’s personal Versailles photographs appear blue on black – add visual uncertainties and hesitation, making you look closer.

Publication details

Type

Artist's book

Design

Irma Boom

Editor

Kristina Köper

Image editor

Kathryn Politis

Text author

Olafur Eliasson

Publisher

Studio Olafur Eliasson, Berlin

Language

English / French

Dimensions

21.6 x 28 cm, 200p. pages

ISBN-13

978 3 00 053631 1