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Thinking Sphere

2011

Olafur Eliasson

Associated Names

Olafur Eliasson

Artist, Danish, born 1967

The sculpture is a geometric structure resembling a sphere made up of triangular facets. The triangles are crafted from a translucent yellow material that allows light to pass through, casting yellow patterns on the surface the sphere is hanging from. Some sections appear to be either colorless or have no material in them. In the center, there is a smaller sphere that appears darker, covered by illuminated triangular patterns.

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Artwork overview

Medium

stainless steel dark gray backside mirror and colored glass
Credit Line

Gift of The Tony and Trisja Podesta Collection, Washington, DC
Dimensions

overall: 149.86 × 149.86 × 149.86 cm (59 × 59 × 59 in.)
Accession Number

2023.80.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York); purchased 2011 by Tony Podesta, Washington, D.C.; gift 2023 to NGA.

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