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Colour Society NSW March Event :: Olafur Eliasson's Take Your Time Exhibition

Posted by International School of Colour and Design on 10 March 2010 | 2 Comments

Tags: we love, colour, inspiration, visual arts

Greetings everyone and here's to an exciting and colourful 2010. Read below a fantastic opportunity for keen Designers and Colourists alike.

Please NOTE: there are limited spaces available for this event so book online asap to not miss out.

The Colour Society NSW Division's first event of 2010 will take place at the Museum of Contemporary Art on Thursday 18 March, where they will have a private guided tour of the very colourful "Take your time: Olafur Eliasson", the first large-scale exhibition of works by the Danish/Icelandic artist presented in Australia. The exhibition includes works from major collections worldwide, spanning Eliasson's diverse career from 1993 to the present; large-scale installations, sculpture and photography.

The MCA is open until 8pm on Thursday evening for this exhibition. Full details below.

WHAT:Take your time: Olafur Eliasson

WHERE: MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, 140 George Street, The Rocks

PARKING: Car parking stations are within walking distance to the MCA, located at: Harrington St and The Rocks.
Limited meter parking may be available in nearby streets.

WHEN: 6pm for 6.15 guided tour. Meet at entrance to the exhibition.

RSVP: Prebooking and payment essential at Try Booking by 14 March. It is important that numbers are known as there are limited places available.
$27.50 Colour Society Members, $30.00 non Members - includes entry ticket and private guided tour

Olafur Eliasson is among the most influential and widely acclaimed artist of his generation.
From light-filled environments to walk-in kaleidoscopes, his unique participatory works offer alluring spaces that harness optical cognition and meteorological elements, examine the intersection of nature and science, and explore the boundary between the organic and the artificial.
Having been raised partly in Iceland, Eliasson's practice is informed by that country's primordial landscape and spectacular weather. He recontextualises elements such as light, water, ice, fog, arctic moss, and lava rock to create altogether new circumstances that shift the viewer's consciousness and sense of place. By extension, his work prompts an intensive engagement with the world outside and a fresh consideration of everyday life.
Born in Denmark in 1967 to Icelandic parents, Eliasson studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. In 1995 he established Studio Olafur Eliasson in Berlin, a laboratory for spatial research. He has engaged in a number of projects in public space, and as professor at Universität der Künste in Berlin, founded the Institut für Raumexperimente in 2009.
He presently divides his time between his family's home in Copenhagen, his studio in Berlin, and periods of work in Iceland.
For more information on the exhibition, head to eliasson.com.au.