Concrete Playground

In a world where the new is often demanded but rarely considered or discussed for any length of time, the Berlin-based Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson is a memorable exception. A self-defined 'phenomenon-producer', Eliasson creates work from nature's supermarket: light, moss, water, ice and steam. He has summoned a geyser in Pittsburgh, erected waterfalls in New York, installed a sun inside the Tate Modern, and coloured rivers in Stockholm, Los Angeles, Iceland and Bregenz (Germany) a gaudy radioactive green.

Renowned for his studio practice (where a small militia of assistants and collaborators specializing in anything from science, architecture and horticulture are employed), Eliasson is a serious manufacturer of experiences and one of those contemporary artists that art history won't be able to neglect.

Here for his touring exhibition, Take Your Time, Eliasson will partake in a conversation with curator Madeleine Grynsztejn on his collaborations, past projects and current exhibition. And with much of Eliasson's work centered on shifting our perspectives through momentary and surprising encounters, you may well find that the mother nature of contemporary art has more to speak about than just the weather.

If you miss the man see the show: Take Your Time: Olafur Eliasson is on from December 10 - April 11, 2010.