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title: "2 Art Market Quotes By Olafur Eliasson"
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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olafur-eliasson/i-am-not-opposed-to-the-art-market-i-have-lots-of-friends-who-are/)

[Olafur Eliasson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olafur-eliasson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de8/olafur-eliasson-18866_art_i-am-not-opposed-to-the-art-market-i-hav_329399.png)

> [When museums are left with so little money that their future is in the hands of private donors, then they are unable to develop their own signatures by collecting themselves. On the other hand, though, I think we should also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olafur-eliasson/when-museums-are-left-with-so-little-money-that-their-future-is-in/)

[Olafur Eliasson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olafur-eliasson/)

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## More by Olafur Eliasson

> [It's hardly even noticeable that so many artists, designers and architects live here. It isn't reflected in the cityscape or in the museums. Many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olafur-eliasson/it-s-hardly-even-noticeable-that-so-many-artists-designers-and/)

[Olafur Eliasson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olafur-eliasson/)

> [I want to expose and evaluate the fact that the seeing and sensing process is a system that should not be taken for granted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olafur-eliasson/i-want-to-expose-and-evaluate-the-fact-that-the-seeing-and-sensing/)

[Olafur Eliasson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olafur-eliasson/i-am-not-opposed-to-the-art-market-i-have-lots-of-friends-who-are/)

[Olafur Eliasson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olafur-eliasson/)

> [Ive walked a lot in the mountains in Iceland. And as you come to a new valley, as you come to a new landscape,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olafur-eliasson/ive-walked-a-lot-in-the-mountains-in-iceland-and-as-you-come-to-a-new/)

[Olafur Eliasson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olafur-eliasson/)

> [For the sake of sanity, the brain and the eyes keep things simple. But take away the sense of sight and suddenly things are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olafur-eliasson/for-the-sake-of-sanity-the-brain-and-the-eyes-keep-things-simple-but/)

[Olafur Eliasson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olafur-eliasson/)

> [I can use the camera to make a place or landscape; the camera to a greater extent projects rather than takes in or reproduces.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olafur-eliasson/i-can-use-the-camera-to-make-a-place-or-landscape-the-camera-to-a/)

[Olafur Eliasson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olafur-eliasson/)

> [In the past Berlin was much more radical and extreme and now it's becoming much more of a conventional European city.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olafur-eliasson/in-the-past-berlin-was-much-more-radical-and-extreme-and-now-it-s/)

[Olafur Eliasson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olafur-eliasson/)

> [Over the years, in making art, I have constantly explored issues dealing with space, time, light, and society. I am particularly interested in how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olafur-eliasson/over-the-years-in-making-art-i-have-constantly-explored-issues/)

[Olafur Eliasson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olafur-eliasson/)

> [The viewer brings something individual to the experience of any artwork.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olafur-eliasson/the-viewer-brings-something-individual-to-the-experience-of-any/)

[Olafur Eliasson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olafur-eliasson/)

> [If I have the choice of traveling to Russia, India or New Zealand alone for a week for preliminary discussions or to spend that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olafur-eliasson/if-i-have-the-choice-of-traveling-to-russia-india-or-new-zealand/)

[Olafur Eliasson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olafur-eliasson/)

> [I was in Beijing a month ago working on the smoke project in collaboration with an architect there, and I was asked very directly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olafur-eliasson/i-was-in-beijing-a-month-ago-working-on-the-smoke-project-in/)

[Olafur Eliasson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olafur-eliasson/)

> [I've walked a lot in the mountains in Iceland. And as you come to a new valley, as you come to a new landscape,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olafur-eliasson/i-ve-walked-a-lot-in-the-mountains-in-iceland-and-as-you-come-to-a/)

[Olafur Eliasson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olafur-eliasson/)

> [It would be wrong to say that the city of Berlin is not regulated. What I think is more interesting is to what extent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olafur-eliasson/it-would-be-wrong-to-say-that-the-city-of-berlin-is-not-regulated/)

[Olafur Eliasson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olafur-eliasson/)

> [Your rainbow panorama enters into a dialogue with the existing architecture and reinforces what is assured beforehand, that is to say the view of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olafur-eliasson/your-rainbow-panorama-enters-into-a-dialogue-with-the-existing/)

[Olafur Eliasson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olafur-eliasson/)

> [I see the artist as a participant, a co-producer of reality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olafur-eliasson/i-see-the-artist-as-a-participant-a-co-producer-of-reality/)

[Olafur Eliasson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olafur-eliasson/)

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