Olafur EliassonDanish, 1967I only see things when they move
Can I see it?
Not on view at present
Where is “I only see things when they move” now? Collection: The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Not on view at present. Checked September 22, 2026.
New York, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- 568.2008
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- The Museum of Modern Art
- Image: The Museum of Modern Art — © the artist or rights holder
In the life of Olafur Eliasson
The whole life2003
Represents Denmark at the Venice Biennale
Eliasson represents Denmark at the 50th Venice Biennale; later that year he opens “The Weather Project” at Tate Modern.
2003
Marries Marianne Krogh Jensen
He marries the Danish art historian Marianne Krogh Jensen; the couple adopt a son (in 2003) and a daughter (in 2006) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The family lived in a house designed by the architect Andreas Lauritz Clemmensen in Hellerup near Copenhagen; the marriage later ended.
2004 · Award
Eckersberg Medal
2005 · Award
Prince Eugen Medal
2005–2007
A new violin with Hans Jóhannsson
With the classical violin maker Hans Jóhannsson he develops a new instrument, aiming to reinterpret the violin-making traditions of the 17th and 18th centuries with today's technology and a contemporary visual aesthetic.
2006
Eye See You lamps for Louis Vuitton and the 121Ethiopia foundation
Commissioned by Louis Vuitton, about four hundred deliberately low-tech lamps — a monofrequency light source and a parabolic mirror — are installed in the stores' Christmas windows, while a lamp titled You See Me goes on permanent display at Louis Vuitton Fifth Avenue in New York. All fees are donated to 121Ethiopia.org, a charitable foundation he initially established with his wife to renovate an orphanage.
