I am not opposed to the art market. I have lots of friends who are collectors. But the … - Olafur Eliasson

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I asked Chief Justice John Roberts about this definition of life - you know, what is life? The Supreme Court can't figure it out or doesn't want us to figure it out; the fact that we know that there is no life if there's no heartbeat and brainwaves.

Olafur Eliasson

I am not opposed to the art market. I have lots of friends who are collectors. But the whole idea of the art market is complex. Sadly we have a situation where auction houses and secondary market dealers are creating a lot of confusion and unnecessary pollution.

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Over the years, in making art, I have constantly explored issues dealing with space, time, light, and society. I am particularly interested in how the light of a space determines how we see that space and similarly, in how light and color are actually phenomena within us, within our own eyes.

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Having an experience is taking part in the world. Taking part in the world is really about sharing responsibility.

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I always try to make work that activates the viewer to be a co-producer of our shared reality.

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My goal is to formulate a new color theory based on the full spectrum of visible light.

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I want to expose and evaluate the fact that the seeing and sensing process is a system that should not be taken for granted as natural - it's a cultivated means of reality production that, as a system, can be negotiated and changed.

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