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Olafur Eliasson

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lylie fisher A JOURNAL OF CREATIVE ADVENTURES thursday, november 01, 2007 Olafur Eliasson "Take Your Time" @ SFMOMA, through Feb 24, 2008 http://www.sfmoma.org/ The opportunity to feel, be inspired and emotionally attach to a major art exhibition is thrilling. The Olafur Eliasson survey at SFMOMA offers deep feelings of attachment and longing that I seek and value in art. Eliasson, born in  Copenhagen  (of Icelandic heritage) and currently living in  Berlin  has honed his tactile sensual communication and is able to transport the viewer into a truly transcendent state. For me this experience quells all longing, nourishes my intellectual hunger and transports me to a place of profound creativity. This metaphoric domain is free of constricting labels and boundaries, yet allows me to inhabit my need for a spiritual artistic union. Through a series of immerse spaces the SFMOMA show encourages the audience to undertake...