Olafur Eliasson in Berlin

Olafur Eliasson behind his Berlin studio.
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With his monumental conceptual pieces—reverse waterfalls, indoor sunsets, rivers dyed green—Olafur Eliasson is creating art that mesmerizes critics and crowds alike.

By Christopher Bagley
Photograph by Gareth McConnell
July 2007
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