{"id":30877,"date":"2019-10-27T11:52:40","date_gmt":"2019-10-27T11:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=30877"},"modified":"2019-10-27T11:52:40","modified_gmt":"2019-10-27T11:52:40","slug":"olafur-eliasson-in-real-life-at-the-tate-modern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/olafur-eliasson-in-real-life-at-the-tate-modern\/","title":{"rendered":"Olafur Eliasson: In Real Life at the Tate Modern"},"content":{"rendered":"

Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson makes his long-awaited return to the Tate Modern with his <\/span>In Real Life <\/span><\/i>exhibition. On display until 5<\/span>th<\/span> January 2020, the exhibition is the first of Elisasson\u2019s since his unforgettable 2003 display \u2018<\/span>The Weather Project\u2019<\/span><\/i>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Artwork by Olafur Eliasson; photo – Jodie Shepherd<\/p><\/div>\n

The display features over 40 works – from installations and sculptures to photography and paintings. Created between 1990 and today, the works have all been inspired by three of Eliasson\u2019s major passions: his concern with nature – a recurring theme in his work (Eliasson displayed giant blocks of melting polar ice outside of the Tate Modern to draw attention to the vast rates of global warming), his research into geometry and his investigations into how the world is perceived and shaped by us.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Artwork by Olafur Eliasson; photo – Jodie Shepherd<\/p><\/div>\n

The exhibition was perhaps most representative of how Eliasson believes we shape the world – even using museum-goers as part of his installation. In this sensory experience, visitors senses are tried and tested in pitch dark rooms, optical illusions, and a corridor full of fog.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If there was one standout instalment it would be \u2018Din Blinde Passager\u2019 \u2013 a 39-metre-long corridor filled with fog. The true epitome of a sensory experience, this installation is disorientating, eerie and quite simply terrifying. It\u2019s not shocking that some visitors are left clinging to their friends\u2019 arms whilst trying to manoeuvre their way through the room but, at the same time, it\u2019s strangely beautiful; the way the golden light filters through the fog is like something from another world \u2013 and it\u2019s an experience like no other.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Artwork by Olafur Eliasson; photo – Jodie Shepherd<\/p><\/div>\n

As an artist, Eliasson doesn\u2019t disappoint \u2013 his work is contemporary, unusual and simply mesmerising; and this exhibition is the perfect example of such. <\/span>In Real Life <\/span><\/i>is a thoroughly enjoyable experience that is not one to miss.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In Real Life <\/span><\/i>is at the Tate Modern until 5<\/span>th<\/span> January 2020.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Bankside, London, SE1 9TG\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

It is recommended to book in advance\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Ticket prices: <\/i><\/b>Adult \u00a318; Senior citizen \u00a317; Student \u00a317; Job seeker \u00a317; Disabled \u00a317; Disabled companion free; Family child aged 12-18 (no ticket required for under 12s) \u00a35; Members free\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Words: Jodie Shepherd<\/p>\n

Photos: Jodie Shepherd (artwork by Olafur Eliasson)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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