10 Meter Cable for all Colours, 2004
Woven extension cable in the colours of the rainbow (Schuko plug)
Length: 10m
Ed. 99/100
Lot number 54
Minimum bid: 100,- EUR / estimated price 250,- -300,- EUR
Olafur Eliasson
- Über das Werk: An extension cord is wrapped in a colourful woven sleeve. The slim cable is coiled around itself and terminates at either end in the heavy black CEE 7 plug and socket that are standard on the European continent, where Eliasson’s studio is located. The strict utility of the object is playfully challenged by the purple, blue, green, yellow, orange, and red of the rainbow. The extension cable is generally a neglected, overlooked utilitarian object, valuable only for what it conveys: the electricity needed to power another activity. Here, the vibrant wrapping grants the cable a care and attention that elevates it to the centre of attention.
- Olafur Elliason
- The works of Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson (born 1967) explore the relevance of art in the world at large. Since 1997, his wide-ranging solo shows – featuring installations, paintings, sculptures, photography, and film – have appeared in major museums around the globe. In 2003, he represented Denmark at the 50th Venice Biennale, and later that year he installed The weather project at Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall, London. Eliasson’s projects in public space include The New York City Waterfalls, 2008; Fjordenhus, Vejle, 2018; and Ice Watch, 2014. In 2012, Eliasson founded the social business Little Sun, and in 2014, Eliasson and Sebastian Behmann founded Studio Other Spaces, an office for art and architecture. In 2019, Eliasson was named UNDP Goodwill Ambassador for climate action. Located in Berlin, Studio Olafur Eliasson consists of specialised technicians, architects, artists, art historians, cooks, and administrators. The team works with Eliasson to experiment, develop, and install artworks, projects, and exhibitions as well as to communicate and contextualise his work. www.olafureliasson.net
